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Studio Wildcard has announced the release date for the Xbox version of Ark: Survival Ascended, while delaying the PlayStation 5 version due to issues with certification. The game has seen success on Steam, selling over 600,000 copies in two weeks, but has faced performance issues and received mixed user reviews. Studio Wildcard is working to address these issues with patches.
Studio Wildcard has announced that Ark: Survival Ascended will be released on Xbox Series X/S and Windows PC on November 14, with crossplay enabled from day one. However, the PlayStation 5 version has been delayed to the end of November, with the exact date still being finalized. The game has experienced performance issues since its release on Steam, but the developer is actively working on patches and improvements.
Studio Wildcard has announced a delay in the release of Ark: Survival Ascended, a remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, due to challenges working with Unreal Engine 5.2. The game will now launch in October 2023 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with the inclusion of The Island DLC expansion. The remaster of the Scorched Earth expansion has been delayed until December, while the Ragnarok and Abberation expansions are set to launch in the first quarter of 2024. The game's early access price will be $45, with a launch discount price of $40. Additionally, the original game's servers will shut down on September 30. Studio Wildcard is also working on a sequel, Ark 2, set to release in late 2024 and featuring actor Vin Diesel.
Studio Wildcard has announced that the remastered version of Ark: Survival Evolved, titled Ark: Survival Ascended, has been delayed to October and will now be slightly cheaper, with a price adjustment from $60 to $45. The game's planned shutdown has also been pushed back to September 30th. The studio cited challenges with Unreal Engine 5.2 and the need for more time to support a fully cross-platform-moddable game ecosystem. The Scorched Earth expansion will be released in December, with the Ragnarok and Aberration expansions following early next year. The remastered version will remain in early access until late 2024.
Studio Wildcard has announced that the remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, titled Ark: Survival Ascended, has been delayed to October due to complications in working with Unreal Engine 5.2. The original game's servers shutdown has also been postponed to September 30. The remaster will now be priced at $44.99, with a discounted price of $39.99 for day one buyers. This comes after significant community backlash to the initial announcement, which required players to upgrade to the next generation of consoles and buy the game again.
Studio Wildcard announces that the Ark Survival Ascended remaster will be delayed until October and will launch in early access. The remaster will be released in parts, with The Island coming first, followed by Scorched Earth in December and the other maps in 2024. The game's launch price will be lowered to $45, with a discount for early access buyers. The decision to make the remaster a paid product has disappointed some fans, leading to memes and jokes on the Ark subreddit. The official network for Ark Survival Evolved will be shut down on September 30, 2023. The game is planned to stay in early access until late 2024.
Studio Wildcard has clarified that the release date for Ark II has not been delayed to spring 2025, as suggested by a typo in Digital Domain's annual report. The game is still on track for a late 2024 release, as announced in March. Studio Wildcard had previously delayed the game's launch to the end of 2024 for the betterment of the final product and the team's well-being. Ark II will be released exclusively on Xbox, Game Pass, and Windows distribution platforms.
Studio Wildcard has decided to make Ark: Survival Ascended a standalone game after receiving backlash from fans for bundling it with Ark 2 and requiring further DLC upgrades. The DLC content will be gradually built into the game instead of being sold on digital storefronts. The original Survival Evolved will still be available for unofficial/player-hosted sessions, but will be sunsetted on August 31 to prepare for the launch of Survival Ascended. The game will release in August 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
Studio Wildcard has cancelled the Ark Respawned Bundle, which would have included Ark Survival Ascended and Ark 2, and is instead releasing a standalone version of Ark Survival Ascended for $60 on all platforms. The bundle will include all previously announced paid-for expansion packs. Studio Wildcard also explained why it is not making any upgrades to the original Ark: Survival Evolved and is instead focusing on the new, Unreal Engine 5-powered Ark: Survival Ascended and Ark II. The official servers for Ark: Survival Evolved will close on August 31, just before Ark: Survival Ascended launches.
Studio Wildcard has responded to fan backlash over the handling of the Ark: Survival Evolved remaster by making it more expensive. The remaster, called Ark: Survival Ascended, will now cost $59.99 and will include all upcoming expansions, but will not include Ark 2. Fans are being forced to buy the new version of the game as servers for the original are being shut down. The new version will release in August.
Studio Wildcard has announced that the release of Ark 2 has been delayed to 2024 due to the need for more time to leverage the Unreal Engine 5. The original game's official servers will shut down soon, but a new version of the game called Ark Survival Ascend will be released in August 2021. The new version will include improvements such as cross-platform multiplayer, cross-platform modding, and premium mods. The final content update for the original Ark: Survival Evolved will be released in June 2021, and official servers will shut down alongside the launch of Survival Ascended.
Studio Wildcard has delayed the release of Ark 2 until the end of 2024, citing the need for more time to work with Unreal Engine 5. In the meantime, a remaster of the first game, Ark: Survival Evolved, will be released by the end of August 2023. However, the game's official servers will be shut down later this year, with support only for critical bug fixes. The move has angered some players, who will have to re-host their own servers or play in singleplayer/non-dedi mode. Two paid expansion packs have also been announced.
Studio WildCard has announced that the release of Ark 2, the sequel to Ark: Survival Evolved, has been delayed to 2024 due to challenges working with Unreal Engine 5. However, a next-gen version of the original game called Ark: Survival Ascended will be released in August for Xbox Series, PC, and PS5. The new version includes graphical and performance upgrades, cross-platform multiplayer and cross-progression, and cross-platform modding supported by Overwolf. Xbox Series X, S, and PC players can only get it by purchasing the Ark Respawned Bundle for $49.99, which includes both Ark: Survival Ascended and Ark 2.