Talking Point: Have You Been Playing Next-Gen 'Showcase' Avatar: Frontiers Of Pandora?

I’m about 6 hours in and really enjoying so far.
Taking my time as usual, but as I’m getting skilled up it’s becoming more enjoyable.

Graphically on my new 65” QD OLED and my Atmos sound system it is pretty incredible and definitely in some places a pure showcase.

Take note XBOX STUDIOS.

My results across all three consoles in hours.
Switch 450
Series x 230
PS5 35
Switch had a fantastic year for me as you can see from the above.
I will say however I think Nintendo have left Switch 2 too late. My analysis shows the last two months apart from Mario Wonder has Series x above Switch. But of course not for the whole year as seen above.
Switch 2 with new games should have either released this November 2023 or latest March 2024.
Sales in the Switch console apart from Japan are showing this as well.
So my analysis is showing a sharp move in hours played to series x for later in 2023.
If I invest more in Xbox eco system the move will take me further away from Switch and if Switch 2 is not out until maybe October 2024, it could be hard for Nintendo to get me back into its eco system.
Big mistake Nintendo if later than March 2024 for Switch 2.

I’ll buy it when it’s $20, which should be in like a month with Ubisoft. 😃

It's a Ubisoft game. It will be significantly cheaper in a few months. I'll get it then.

My copy is coming in the mail tomorrow. I got it from QVC for $40 and will be playing it this weekend. Looking forward to it!

Not a great Black Friday month November 2023
In the USA compared to last year 2022, for all.

PlayStation 5 sales compared to the same month a year ago are down by 331,212 (-21.3%). Xbox Series X|S sales are down by 173,563 units (-20.2%) and Nintendo Switch sales are down by 591,193 units (-46.5%).

Oh yes, and i FRIKKIN' LOVE it!!!

Nope. I'll wait for a nice price cut on Far Cry: Pandora.

@OldGamer999

I'm reading this unsure of what it has to do with Avatar? I think I'm having a stroke.

@xSILENTxHUNTERx
ok I was like its on switch then how the hell have you played so much then ya I realized what was going on.

@OldGamer999
ok so I own tons of ubi open world games is it the same same? or different? I really liked far cry 5 and odyesey but vahalla and far cry 6 were tedious I cant say why. I want to play this and the wife really wants to play it. Is there any kind of coop? I have a dolby atmos system too so that is good news on that front.

@VisitingComet1 yes, it has online campaign co-op

@xSILENTxHUNTERx cool i just made a post over in the series x forums do you know if it comes with the ubi plus?

@VisitingComet1 yes, it is included with ubi +

@VisitingComet1 you actually get the ultimate edition with ubi+

@xSILENTxHUNTERx thanks ya thats how it works on the pc and its a good deal Ubi just needs to update there Ubi+ xbox games on the pc site.

I have not had a chance to play anything in about a month. Still need to finish Starfield, and once I do, I will likely subscribe to Ubisoft+ for a few months and play through this and AC Mirage.

Beautiful game, tons of fun. I've bounced off of every Far Cry since 4, last AC I enjoyed was Origins, and this finally feels like a fresh take on the formula. The open-world activities feel more influenced by BOTW than the typical UbiSoft game, thanks to the focus on exploration over endless map markers.
The PushSquare review jives much more with the overall take on the game, and I find the PureXbox reviewer's assertion that its beatable in 15 hours highly suspect, unless they were playing on easy mode in every category.

@VisitingComet1 I haven't enjoyed a Far Cry since FC4, last AC game I liked was Origins. Avatar feels fresh to me. Whether its the setting, the Mirror's Edge-esque freerunning, or the lack of endless map markers, this one really hits for me.

What are you on? It doesn't even look that good.