
While referring to Ark 2, the studio’s earnings report states: Source: Annual Reportĭigital Domain is a support studio assisting Studio Wildcard with development on Ark 2. As such, this report caught fans by surprise, leading to worries about the state of the game. Why it matters: After the latest delay, Ark 2 is already over a year away. While previous delays were already disappointing for many Ark fans, a recent earnings report from Digital Domain claims Ark 2 was again delayed to Spring 2025. Recently, the studio announced the game would be further delayed till 2024 as the developers needed more time to utilize Unreal Engine 5.
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Ark 2 is expected to release at the end of 2024 for PC and Xbox Series X/S.Ark 2 was first announced in 2020 with a release date of 2022, but the game got delayed to 2023. But it seems there are plenty of areas which might receive criticism from Ark fans when it comes to different access between platforms.Īrk: Survival Ascended releases on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in August 2023. The project seems incredibly ambitious all around. Those in the first group will be able to buy the Ark Respawned Bundle for $49.99, which will mean ownership of both the original game and the sequel on PC or Xbox, while gamers on PlayStation will get Ark as a standalone game for $39.99.

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Cross-platform modding will be made available, which means mods that were created on PC will be "delivered directly to end-users’ consoles from a custom modding backend." All this and more will be sold in different versions to Microsoft and PlayStation users. The new features will include a cross-platform multiplayer option, allowing players to progress through the game no matter which platform they access it with. The base game will contain The Island, Survival of the Fittest, and all the DLC maps, which will be added gradually. This new version will be titled Ark: Survival Ascended and is expected to release in August 2023.

Studio Wildcard lists elements fans can expect such as "Soulslike combat, primitive-only weaponry, and strict third-person mechanics – and an overall very serious tone." Because these elements might not appeal to the fans of the original game, the studio decided to also give players a next-gen version of Ark: Survival Evolved. This will cause a significant change from the original plans for Ark 2. The explanation talks about wanting to use Unreal Engine 5 to create a "never-before-achieved scope," which means the team had to adjust the speed of the development considerably. In a new post on its community forum, Studio Wildcard has told the fans of Ark that, unfortunately, it won't be able to deliver Ark 2 this year and has made the difficult decision to delay it to the end of 2024.
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RELATED: Ark Survival Evolved Gets Update For Nintendo Switch It's being developed together with Grove Street Games and originally was planned to be released in 2023. Thanks to that, the sequel was announced in 2020 at The Game Awards, starring Vin Diesel. The unexpected success of sales brought on DLCs and also made Studio Wildcard think about the possibility of expanding on the storyline. Within a month of the Early Access release, Ark: Survival Evolved had sold over one million copies, and by August 2016, this number grew to 5.5 million between the PC and Xbox One versions.

However, even in its Early Access stage, the game enjoyed a high number of sales. The game received mixed reviews with a lot of critics bringing up how punishing the experience can be, yet most still praised Ark: Survival Evolved for its engaging setting. Even better news, the upgraded Ark: Survival Evolved will arrive with new and exciting features this year.Īrk: Survival Evolved officially released in 2017.

Studio Wildcard has announced that Ark 2 will face major delays, but on the upside, it'll treat fans to a next-gen version of the first game.
