Ark remaster now even more expensive, doesn’t include Ark 2 any more
On March 31, Studio Wildcard announced that the Vin Diesel-starring survival game Ark 2 would be delayed until 2024, and that a remaster of the original Ark Survival Evolved, built using Unreal Engine 5, would release as Ark Survival Ascended. Included with Survival Ascended would be access to the full Ark 2, with the bundle priced at $50 USD. However, the developer has now altered its plans, announcing that Survival Ascended will instead be sold separately for $59.99 USD, and will no longer include access to the sequel, as we approach the Ark 2 release date.
Survival Ascended, the UE5-driven remake of the first Ark game, was originally expected as a free update, before Studio Wildcard confirmed that it would instead be bundled with the full sequel, Ark 2, for $50 USD (£39.99 GBP).
This decision was criticised, as it required players who owned the original Ark Survival Evolved to essentially repurchase the game entirely as well as commit to buying Ark 2, a game that is not expected to launch until late 2024 and is yet to receive its first gameplay trailer.
In response, Studio Wildcard has now completely changed its plans for the Ark remaster, and will sell Ark Survival Ascended without the inclusion of Ark 2. The new package will include the remastered version of Ark Survival Evolved as well as its various expansion packs. Many of these however are not currently released, with some not expected until as late as the middle of 2024.
The Island, Survival of the Fittest, and Scorched Earth DLCs will all be included and remastered as part of Survival Ascended at launch, but everything else promised in the bundle is yet to be unveiled.
This includes the Aberration expansion, slated for Q4 2023, Extinction, scheduled for Q1
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