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Community Crunch 355: ARK Roadmap, EVO Event, and More!

Hey there Survivors! We’re ready to reveal ARK's roadmap for the next year, covering various game-related initiatives, new platforms, and media. The community’s support continues to be incredibly humbling and inspiring for the team, and that enthusiasm helps drive us toward creating the ultimate ...

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Ark 2:

After careful consideration, we have decided to delay the sequel's launch to the end of 2024, when it will still launch exclusively on Xbox, Game Pass, and Windows distribution platforms (Steam/PC). We’ve put much thought into delaying ARK 2 for the betterment of the final product and the team's well-being. This news will be disappointing to many - we feel it too - but we’re confident this heavy decision is the right one.

Ark 1 Remaster:

ARK: Survival Ascended is a next-generation remaster of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. It will be released on Xbox Series S/X, PC (Windows/Steam), and PlayStation 5 by the end of August 2023. The base game will include The Island, SOTF, and all the “Non-Canon” DLC maps (which will be added to ASA over time).

Servers for OG Closing in Aug:

With the launch of ASA at the end of August, we will be taking down all Official Servers on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC for ARK: Survival Evolved – at that time, the final save-datas from the ARK: Survival Evolved Official Servers will be uploaded for players to re-host on their own servers or play in singleplayer/non-dedi, as well as slightly earlier snapshots. You will still be able to play on single-player, non-dedicated, player-dedicated, and unofficial servers. ARK: Survival Ascended will have its own fully supported Official Network for all platforms.

 

[Abriael_GN]

I almost feel like it has to be an April Fools' prank. It sounds almost too dumb to be true.

 

[Draugoth]

The game engine is notorious for being full of issues isnt it?

 

[Corndog]

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Ark 2:


Ark 1 Remaster:


Servers for OG Closing in Aug:

So we get to pay again for the same game. How stupid.

 

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Ark 2 is currently listed as a tentative Spring 2025.

 

[Comandr]

Christ. As of 10 months ago it was 23. Then a month ago it was 24. Now maybe early 2025? What the hell happened? With Ark 1 shutting down and Ark 2 getting delayed for a super long time, there's going to be a lot of die hard fans with nothing to play.