As James Cameron’s Avatar series is finally ready to hit the big screen again, Ubisoft is preparing to release its own official Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora (blue guys, not airbenders) game in the coming months. The game promises to be a showcase of just what the latest consoles like the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 can do as players will be able to explore the beautiful world of Pandora (blue guys, not vault hunters). Here’s everything we know!
Ubisoft’s stated release date is simply 2022. Obviously, that’s a broad window (and half-over), but a specific launch date hasn’t been announced yet. As we’ve seen frequently in the past few years, games can get multiple delays, and there’s no sure guarantee of when Frontiers of Pandora will be released. However, we can glean a few things.
First, Cameron’s next big Avatar movie, which is supposed to be followed by three more sequels in the coming years, is set to launch sometime at the end of 2022. Releasing the game near that window could have a lot of synergy that Ubisoft may want to tap into. Second, during its latest financial report, Ubisoft mentioned that the game would be released before the end of its next financial year, which is April 1, 2023. That gives us a different window to work with, but one that still includes plenty of 2022. Some leaks indicate November 18, but that’s nothing we can confirm.
Frontiers of Pandora will be available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Google Stadia, and Amazon Luna. Developers used the Snowdrop engine to create it, and it’s expected to be one of the best-looking games on consoles this year … which is also why it’s not available on older console generations, and you’ll want a powerful device (and bandwidth) if you’re playing over
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