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Avatar Frontiers of Pandora pre-orders are set to go live soon, a dataminer has suggested. @ScriptLeaksR6 on Twitter, who appears to obtain information via the Ubisoft Store backend has allegedly found a new image and information suggesting that the pre-orders are set to go live soon.





According to the image, the pre-order will contain a “The child of the worlds pack”, which includes 1 weapon skin and 1 character cosmetic set.

It’s not clear when exactly the pre-orders will go live, but for the information to be added to the Ubisoft Store could suggest its soon.

Update:

Avatar Frontiers of Pandora Pre-Orders to go Live Soon, It's Claimed

Newly found datamined information suggests that Avatar Frontiers of Pandora pre-orders could go live soon.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

I know I am probably grossly overestimating the quality of this game. But goddamn that screenshot looks like a 4K Xenoblade Chronicles X and I am so down for that shit.

 

[Chiggs]

Nice. Can't wait to see more from the game.

 

[Spyxos]

Please do not be a total failure.

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm definitely interested. Love the franchise.

I hope they have some NPCs in the game that talk about doubting James Cameron, and then they get trampled by a stampede.

 

[balls of snow]

And yet ac mirage is nowhere to be found.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Nice!! I'm very excited for it.

Yes, it's Ubisoft. But it's also Avatar!

 

[Umbasaborne]

And yet ac mirage is nowhere to be found.

They were being VERY optimistic when they announced early 2023. It will very likely end up being a holiday game for them. They announced that window strictly for share holders. Things are dire for them right now, the last big multiplatform game they put out was rainbow 6 extracton….that was over a year ago. Then the switch exclusive mario rabbids bombed. To put it lightly, their output essentially crashed and burnt, so they had to say something to instill confidence

 

[Dr. Wilkinson]

They were being VERY optimistic when they announced early 2023. It will very likely end up being a holiday game for them. They announced that window strictly for share holders. Things are dire for them right now, the last big multiplatform game they put out was rainbow 6 extracton….that was over a year ago. Then the switch exclusive mario rabbids bombed. To put it lightly, there output essentially crashed and burnt, so they had to say something to instill confidence

It's probably late summer/ fall. It was never early 2023, otherwise we'd have gotten a firm date by Jan/Feb

 

[Elder Legend]

Very interested in this, hope it's good.

 

[Doom85]

I hope they have some NPCs in the game that talk about doubting James Cameron, and then they get trampled by a stampede.

Hey, a quick death sounds better than sitting through two more bloated three and a half hour nature documentaries that took 13 years to make the effects but only 13 hours to make the script.

No joke, I’m going to laugh my ass off if this video game made by Ubisoft of all people has a better script than the two films. I would have thought that be impossible, but I should have known not to doubt modern James Cameron!

(cue the crowd of people going, “it’s not about the story, bro!”)

Spoiler

But seriously, to the people who are actually chill about this series, and don’t treat it like they’re in a cult, I hope you get a fun video game.

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[PlayedStation]

Awesome, didn't think we'd be seeing this game any time soon. Hopefully, this means a summer release for Frontiers is on the horizon.

 

[reksveks]

Hmmm.... I am not sure about another FPS personally

 

[TheRedRiders]

Let’s hope we can see some actual gameplay.

Ubisoft have many flaws but they’ve excelled in visuals. AC Odyssey is such a gorgeous game.

 

[RoadHazard]

Are they gonna show any gameplay, or do they expect us to pre-order it blind?

 

[Wind's Howling]

Hmmm.... I am not sure about another FPS personally

I don't see how playing as an Avatar works in FPS when the basics of their combat is fast paced. I sure hope they only do FPS when playing as a human.

 

[Braag]

And yet ac mirage is nowhere to be found.

Ubisoft trying to figure out how to make an AC game which isn't bloated and the story doesn't overstays its welcome for 30 hours.

 

[reksveks]

I don't see how playing as an Avatar works in FPS when the basics of their combat is fast paced. I sure hope they only do FPS when playing as a human.

Same here.

 

[Edder1]

Wow, those leaked in-game images look like massive downgrade from the original trailer. Smh, Ubisoft strikes again.

 

[3liteDragon]

That trailer they showed off at E3 was “powered by the Snowdrop engine” aka pre-rendered, hoping the actual game looks close to that trailer. Don’t know how this is gonna play in first-person to be honest, it might feel immersive but things like combat might be a challenge.

I’m very interested to see how this runs on Series S.

 

[STARSBarry]

I don't see how playing as an Avatar works in FPS when the basics of their combat is fast paced. I sure hope they only do FPS when playing as a human

The fact that it's a smurf hand holding the gun is an indicator that this is unlikely.

 

[SlimySnake]

Would be hilarious if it gets leaked after they hid it for 2 years like it’s some kind of nuclear secret.

 

[draliko]

Would be hilarious if it gets leaked after they hid it for 2 years like it’s some kind of nuclear secret.

this looks bad... ubisoft bad... oh wait...

 

[Heisenberg007]

Hmmm.... I am not sure about another FPS personally

Yeah, as much as I love Avatar and super hyped for this game, I was beyond pissed when I learned about it being a first-person game.

This should have been a third-person game. First-person would be perfectly fine if they were making a PS VR 2 version

 

[Punished Miku]

First person, I'm out.

 

[Stuart360]

Dont really care if its first or third person, although it would be nice if the game had both viewpoints (remember when games used to do that?).

I just hope the game is good, and after the surprisingly good orig AVATAR game, i'm pretty calm with that.

 

[SlimySnake]

Yeah, as much as I love Avatar and super hyped for this game, I was beyond pissed when I learned about it being a first-person game.

This should have been a third-person game. First-person would be perfectly fine if they were making a PS VR 2 version

It's like they learned nothing from cyberpunk. It's a better looking game than Witcher 3 but far less immersive. Also, the blue people are the main draw of Avatar, not guns which will now be the focus thanks to the first person view.

It just shows how developers simply struggle to understand the source IP and what people want fom open world games. FPS are undoubtedly superior if you're trying to create a shooter, but why would you want to create a shooter in Avatar? Should be an action adventure game.

Cyberpunk, Metro, Far Cry all pale in comparison to Witcher, Horizon, Red Dead, and almost every other third person open world game. I am hoping this one is different but after cyberpunk, im pretty much done with this silly concept of making open world exploration games first person.

 

[Punished Miku]

I can see the logic behind it in theory, you are being placed in an Avatar body so you see through their eyes, etc. I just don't really like FPS games a ton.

I like some of them, but the bar is a lot higher to convince me to spend money on it. And I think FP is still weaker no matter what for any kind of body / positional awareness (stealth, platforming, using cover, nearly anything).

I do love Avatar though. If they knock it out of the park, I guess we'll see.

 

[Umbasaborne]

Would be hilarious if it gets leaked after they hid it for 2 years like it’s some kind of nuclear secret.

Good riddance, sick of the top secret bullshit that is so fucking prevalent in this industry

 

[Umbasaborne]

It's like they learned nothing from cyberpunk. It's a better looking game than Witcher 3 but far less immersive. Also, the blue people are the main draw of Avatar, not guns which will now be the focus thanks to the first person view.

It just shows how developers simply struggle to understand the source IP and what people want fom open world games. FPS are undoubtedly superior if you're trying to create a shooter, but why would you want to create a shooter in Avatar? Should be an action adventure game.

Cyberpunk, Metro, Far Cry all pale in comparison to Witcher, Horizon, Red Dead, and almost every other third person open world game. I am hoping this one is different but after cyberpunk, im pretty much done with this silly concept of making open world exploration games first person.

I heavily disagree, i love first person perspective, cyberpunk was an incredibly immserive experience because of this.

 

[SlimySnake]

And I think FP is still weaker no matter what for any kind of body / positional awareness (stealth, platforming, using cover, nearly anything).

Yep. Like melee which looks extremely janky in first person. That Kingdom Come game wouldve looked amazing in third person but those idiots made it first person and the game is pretty much forgotten.

They also forget that animations are a HUGE part of what makes a game look good. I see Dictator on era trashing third person as cinematic, but it's more immersive to see someone accurately animate the action you're performing. Without animations, you are losing out on maybe half of the impact of the graphics. It becomes a painting instead of a simulation.

 

[SlimySnake]

I heavily disagree, i love first person perspective, cyberpunk was an incredibly immserive experience because of this.

I have tried to play it on and off for almost 3 years now. I just cant get into a story driven game that tells stories in first person. it feels cheap.

The world looks beautiful but i just feel disconnected from it. Witcher 3 felt much more atmospheric than this. If anything, I think the first person view gives it a very euro jank feel which ultimately hurts what is possibly the best looking game on PC still to this day.

 

[BrutalTruth_]

The lack of gameplay and how secretive they are probably isn't a good thing, this game might be a flop.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Yep. Like melee which looks extremely janky in first person. That Kingdom Come game wouldve looked amazing in third person but those idiots made it first person and the game is pretty much forgotten.

They also forget that animations are a HUGE part of what makes a game look good. I see Dictator on era trashing third person as cinematic, but it's more immersive to see someone accurately animate the action you're performing. Without animations, you are losing out on maybe half of the impact of the graphics. It becomes a painting instead of a simulation.

Whenever a non-FPS game goes first-person, this is my first thought. That they were shying away from third-person camera angle because of animations. A first-person only game lets you cut that (tough) corner very easily.

 

[Esppiral]

Is the game crossgen? I hope not.

 

[STARSBarry]

How many special editions do you think this one will have? 5 or 7?

 

[Heisenberg007]

Is the game crossgen? I hope not.

Current-gen only.

 

[Mr.Phoenix]

Do we even know what this game is about? like, what type of game it is? Feels weird getting a preorder before even getting to see a preview of the game.

 

[Ozriel]

Do we even know what this game is about? like, what type of game it is? Feels weird getting a preorder before even getting to see a preview of the game.

It's an Ubisoft game set on Pandora. It'll probably be a Far Cry type open world game.

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[Humdinger]

Current-gen only.

Really? I did not know that. Good!

I'm surprised to hear that preordering may be an option soon. I expected the game to not release for another year or so.

 

[Elder Legend]

Probably this upcoming Monday?

 

[DonJorginho]

Probably this upcoming Monday?

Without any trailers? Surely it'll be during UbiForward no?

 

[Elios83]

I'd like it to be good but with current Ubisoft I fear it will be their usual open world formula with boring fillers copied and pasted all over the map.
Prove me wrong Ubisoft

 

[Elder Legend]

Without any trailers? Surely it'll be during UbiForward no?

And who says they can't release a trailer on Monday without the pre orders? Ubi Forward could just be more of a gameplay deep dive.

 

[Heisenberg007]

Really? I did not know that. Good!

I'm surprised to hear that preordering may be an option soon. I expected the game to not release for another year or so.

It was first scheduled for a 2022 release but got delayed into 2023. I expect a Q4 2023 release.

A trailer in PlayStation Showcase (May or very early June) and a gameplay deep-dive on Ubisoft Foward (June 12). Just my guess.