The already chaotic situation surrounding Ark: Survival Evolved’s remaster has been compounded by developer Studio Wildcard delaying the game’s release to October.
according to reports PC gamerupdate information ark forum A specific release date was not shared, although it was revealed that it would be postponed to October. Studio Wildcard’s controversial move to shut down the original game’s servers has also been postponed until September 30th.
The remastered version, titled Ark: Survival Ascended, has also been slashed to $44.99, but those who buy it on day one will pay $39.99.
This lag is a result of the complexity of using the new engine. “Working with Unreal Engine 5.2 has been challenging, but incredibly exciting at the same time,” said Studio Wuldcard in a forum post.
“We’re discovering new ways to push our technology to the next level every day. Combined with the work needed to support a fully cross-platform, moddable gaming ecosystem on console and PC, that’s a little more. It is clear that it will take time.” “
This isn’t the first time a developer has backtracked on a decision regarding Ark: Survival Ascended, due to significant backlash from the community following the initial announcement. The remaster was announced as part of the pre-order bundle for the sequel, along with news that the current game servers would be shut down.
For example, a player who played hundreds of hours on a PlayStation 4 couldn’t keep playing the game unless he purchased a PlayStation 5 by pre-ordering the $50 sequel bundle. Even after dropping the pre-order bundle and selling the games individually, I still couldn’t keep playing the game. Users will have to upgrade to the next-gen console and purchase the game again.
In a 7/10 review of the base game, IGN said: “ARK: Survival Evolved has some great moments of combat with prehistoric beasts, but just as many AI bugs and struggles.”
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance reporter for IGN. He will talk about witchers all day long.
