Pandora must wait

Ubisoft is pushing considered one of its video games out of this yr. The writer confirms right this moment that Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora is transferring to fiscal yr 2023-2024.

Beforehand set to launch in 2022, this delay pushes Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora out of the yr and as much as at the very least April 2023. The information arrived through Ubisoft’s monetary earnings right this moment, and no extra specifics got on a date.

It shouldn’t be an enormous shock although, as we’ve but to see a lot of this new Avatar sport. Whereas a June 2021 trailer gave us a cinematic take a look at what’s in retailer, we haven’t seen a lot else within the time since.

It does appear to be extra of the Navi and area company combating one another, very like within the unique Avatar movie. The Frontiers of Pandora sport can also be set for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Collection X, however not previous-generation consoles.

In its monetary assertion, Ubisoft says it’s engaged on taking full benefit of next-gen expertise, because it sees the Avatar model as a “main multi-year alternative” for Ubisoft.

The autumn window forward

Ubisoft additionally introduced a couple of extra adjustments to its upcoming slate. First off, it delayed a smaller however unannounced premium sport from 2022-2023 into 2023-2024.

Additionally, as famous by Axios’ Stephen Totilo on Twitter, Ubisoft canceled growth of 4 extra video games. These are Splinter Cell VR, Ghost Recon Frontline, and two unannounced video games. No additional particulars got on why.

This nonetheless leaves two pretty giant video games in Ubisoft’s upcoming fall lineup. Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope is ready for October 20, 2022 on Nintendo Change. And the long-awaited pirate ship sim Cranium and Bones lastly locked in a date for November 8, on PS5, Xbox Collection X|S, PC, and cloud providers. Those that needed to fly throughout the plains of Pandora this yr must accept the excessive seas as a substitute.