Studio Wildcard announces the delay of Ark 2, which means we won’t see Vin Diesel take the spear in the next version of the hugely popular dinosaur survival game until “late 2024” on Steam and PC Game Pass. Instead, the team says that players can look forward to a remaster of the first game, titled Ark: Survival Ascended, although the decision to make the update paid, despite previous offers, could be free and shut down the official servers of the game. original. once the new version is released. the release leaves many scratching their heads.
“Unreal Engine 5 is incredibly new technology for us,” the team explains in a blog post about the Ark roadmap. Therefore, the changes associated with working with new technologies mean that the development of the sequel will take longer than initially thought. However, he continues: “Our desire to push the boundaries of what Ark 2 is led us to decide to create an intermediate product of Unreal Engine 5 Ark, which will allow us to deepen our skills in the new engine and eventually test some of it. . . our most adventurous technical advances.”
The result is Ark: Survival Ascended, “a next-gen remaster of our beloved Ark: Survival Evolved,” due out in August. It will include The Island, Survival of the Fittest, and all “non-canon” DLC maps as the base product, but expansion packs released during the original game’s lifetime will be included in two separate packs, each sold separately and must be purchased separately. on top of the base cost of Ark: Survival Ascended.
While it’s possible to buy a bundle that includes both this new remaster and Ark 2, Studio Wildcard also reveals that the official servers for the original Ark: Survival Evolved will shut down when Survival Ascend launches in August. You will still be able to play in single player or on player-hosted servers, but with no crossplay support between the two versions. The new game also includes support for cross-platform modding tools, with the ability for mod creators to charge for their mods if they wish.
“This is the best April Fool’s Day prank I’ve ever heard,” notes one Ark Reddit user, though the announcement was made on March 31 and seems very real. While a redesign of the first next-gen game that helps pave the way for a sequel is a nice idea, the decision to charge for the remake and then again for its expansions has some gamers wondering why they have to pay. keep playing play on official servers.
We’ll be sure to keep you posted on when Ark 2 launches. In the meantime, check out the best Ark mods in 2023 and our Ark dinosaur taming guide to set yourself up for success when the remaster launches.
Source : PC Gamesn
