Ark Dev Backtracks On Upgrade Plans And Cancels Bundle: "Not Our Best Move"
Ark developer Studio Wildcard has backtracked on some of its plans for the future of the dinosaur-survival game series following what the studio said was «passionate» feedback about a bundle.
The biggest change, the studio confirmed in a blog post, is that the Ark Respawned Bundle is getting cancelled entirely. This Xbox-only bundle would have included Ark Survival Ascended and Ark 2, and the intent was to offer players a package that gave them «two products for the price of one,» Studio Wildcard said. However, the studio said with the benefit of hindsight, it sees that this was «not the best move,» so the bundle is being scrapped entirely.
«Our bad; we recognize how combining Ark Survival Ascended with Ark 2 and requiring further DLC upgrades wasn't optimal, especially since you wouldn't be able to judge Ark 2 as no gameplay or content would be available yet,» Studio Wildcard said.
The Ark Survival Respawned bundle was previously going to be sold for $50 on Xbox for up to one year. It was never planned for release on PlayStation, with those players instead originally offered a $40 Ark Survival Ascended standalone game with options to buy more content in two DLC packs at $20 each.
Going forward, the Ark Survival Respawned bundle is cancelled, replaced by a standalone version of Ark Survival Ascended for $60 on every platform, not just Xbox, so it will also release on PlayStation and PC. The bundle will include all the content listed below included in the product, with the previously announced paid-for expansion packs now included in the base game.
Ark Survival Ascended Bundle ($60) Includes:
Also in the blog post, Studio Wildcard explained why it is not making any upgrades to the original Ark: Survival Evolved and is
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