Does Ark: Survival Ascended Support Cross-Platform Play?

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is a remake/remaster of and built with the all-new Unreal Engine 5, which has enabled the team developing the game, Studio Wildcard, to develop cross-platform play and mods to the title. In addition to the new functionality, the new also has all-new graphics, a sorely needed upgrade from. That said, though the game was touted to have full cross-platform play and cross-progression enabled upon release for the Xbox X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC, it's not totally clear whether the feature is currently available during its early access period.

Those who know the franchise also probably know that delays are somewhat commonplace for releases in the franchise. This includes certain features, maps, or mechanics like crossplay and extends to the release of titles and expansions. Luckily, the developers have cleared up some of the confusion regarding whether supports cross-platform play.

is cross-platform, meaning that people on PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S can play together on official servers. However, crossplay between PC and console users has been temporarily turned off on official PvP servers while Studio Wildcard works with Microsoft and BattlEye to create better anti-cheat measures for the Windows version of the game. However, there are unofficial community servers with full crossplay enabled.

is cross-progression, meaning that people can log into the game using an account, and their progress on servers will remain intact.

According to an post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the team at Studio Wildcard announced that they disabled crossplay temporarily but went on to say, "" No updates have been made on the status of PC and console crossplay since the announcement was made on November 29, as of the time of writing.

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