Here is How Much Sony Paid to Put Ark: Survival Evolved on PlayStation Plus

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A new report revealed how much Sony paid to bring Ark: Survival Evolved to PlayStation Plus as a free monthly game. Users who add these free monthly games to their accounts retain access until their subscription expires. This functions differently from the catalog of games available to PS Plus Extra and Premium members, as players lose access after the game leaves the service in this case.

Ark: Survival Evolved was a part of the PlayStation Plus lineup for March 2022. That month, Sony offered Ghostrunner, Team Sonic Racing, and Ghost of Tsushima: Legends as the other free games. Beginning March 15, players could also download the PS5 version of Grand Theft Auto Online, but users could only play it during a three-month window. Now, it’s revealed that Sony paid millions to add Ark: Survival Evolved to the PS Plus lineup.

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As reported by IGN, a tweet by Ethan Gach reveals that Sony paid $3.5 million to put Ark: Survival Evolved on PlayStation Plus in March 2022. This information comes via a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by the parent company of Ark’s developer Studio Wildcard. The same report reveals that Microsoft paid $2.5 million to add it to the Xbox Game Pass library for a period of six months. Additionally, Microsoft paid $2.3 million to add its sequel Ark 2 as a day-one Xbox Game Pass release. Ark 2 was announced at The Game Awards in 2020 and is set to launch in 2023 on PC and Xbox Series X/S.

The amount Sony or Microsoft pay to add games to PS Plus or Xbox Game Pass rarely gets revealed. So, this news gives an insight into how much it costs to add games of similar stature to the respective subscription services. It’ll be interesting