LogInThey also delayed the sequel's launch to the end of 2024.
ARK: Survival Evolved developers announced ARK: Survival Ascended – a next-generation remaster of the game powered by Unreal Engine 5. It will be released on Xbox Series S/X, PC, and PlayStation 5 by the end of August 2023. The game will include The Island, The Survival of the Fittest, and all the “non-canon” DLC maps.
ARK: Survival Ascended will feature:
- Unreal Engine 5 Overhaul with Nanite, Lumen and RTXDI
- Dynamic Water
- Interactive Foliage
- Unreal Engine 5 performance gains: instanced rendering, threaded server networking, and native physics engine
- Cross-platform Multiplayer
- Cross-platform Modding
- Cross-platform Anti-Cheat
- Survival of the Fittest
- Art Assets are being upgraded throughout the entire game
- Newly-designed holiday events take advantage of the next-gen pipeline, released as mods, so they’re always available to play!
- Updated mini-map
- New structures
- Queueing System
- New third-person camera
- Directional Sprinting and Walking
- Ping system
- Gamepad cursor
- Chibi Slot and Skins Tab
- Balance passes
- …and more!
PC and Xbox owners will be able to get the remaster via the ARK Respawned Bundle, which includes ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK 2 and will be priced at $49.99. This bundle will be available to purchase from the end of August for up to one year. Additionally, the bundle will provide players access to an exclusive one-month closed beta to ARK 2 in 2024.
PlayStation 5 users will be able to get their hands on ARK: Survival Ascended as a standalone next-gen game at launch in August 2023 for $39.99.
Speaking of ARK 2, the developers also said the sequel had been delayed to the end of 2024.
"Our goal is to make ARK 2 the best game it can be and provide a truly exceptional and rewarding experience for players. Unreal Engine 5 is incredibly new technology to us (and all developers), and we aim to use this cutting-edge tech to its fullest potential while creating a game with never-before-achieved scope at Studio Wildcard. As we learn more about the engine and develop the sequel, we have adapted our workflows and adjusted our pipelines to accommodate this new next-generation paradigm, and because of everything that involves, we need more time for development."
As for other news, Studio Wildcard is planning to relaunch ARK: Mobile as a completely revamped product at the year's end. Moreover, it was revealed that ARK: The Animated Series has completed the animation and cast recordings of all its 14 initial episodes, which are currently in post-production.
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