ARK: Survival Ascended Remaster Delayed Until October

ARK: Survival Ascended, the upcoming Unreal Engine 5-based remastered version of ARK: Survival Evolved, will now miss its previously announced release date of late August, according to the game's official newsletter. 

Developer Studio Wildcard published the announcement saying that ARK: Survival Ascended will now launch in October 2023. It stated the studio needs more time to work with the game and the new graphics engine. "We've found it challenging working with Unreal Engine 5.2, but at the same time, it is incredibly exciting. We're discovering new ways each day to push the technology to the next level; combined with the work needed to support a fully cross-platform-moddable game ecosystem on consoles and PC, it’s clear that we’ll need a bit more time", says the blog post. 

The company also shared that the game will launch at a lower price point. Originally, the price was $59.99 but now it will be priced at $39.99. That price will remain the same until it leaves Early Access. It will be released for the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S and X platforms.

The remaster will not have much content on the day of its release as the Scorched Earth expansion will now be added in December 2023. The game's other planned DLC content will be delayed as well into 2024. Actual gameplay footage from ARK: Survival Ascended is planned to be revealed closer to its launch date.

As a result of the remastered game's delay, the official online network for the original ARK: Survival Evolved game will now shut down on September 30 instead of August 31.

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