The saga of Ark: Survival Ascended’s console release date has taken another twist, with developer Studio Wildcard committing to a release date for the Xbox version, but delaying the PlayStation 5 version.
Ark: Survival Ascended is Studio Wildcard’s Unreal Engine 5 remake of the original Ark: Survival Evolved. (If you’re playing, check out IGN’s comprehensive Ark: Survival Ascended guide).
It finally launches on Xbox Series X and S today, November 21 at 9am Pacific / 12noon Eastern / 5pm UK, Studio Wildcard said in a post on X/Twitter. Despite long-running scepticism from the Ark community about Studio Wildcard announcements, this one seems locked in.
However, it’s bad news for the PS5 version, which was due out at the end of November but is now delayed to early December. Apparently Studio Wildcard has encountered “some issues” getting Ark: Survival Ascended certified for release by Sony.
It sounds like cross-platform play is causing some sort of problem here. “We’re working diligently to bring you the best possible cross-platform experience, and we appreciate your patience and understanding,” Studio Wildcard said in the statement.
While Ark: Survival Ascended has suffered a number of delays on console, its Steam launch was declared successful. Snail, Inc., owner of developer Studio Wildcard, announced the game sold over 600,000 copies on Steam in the two weeks following launch.
Ark: Survival Ascended quickly shot to the top of Steam’s best-selling games list upon release, but players ran into performance issues that marred the launch. The game currently has a ‘mixed’ Steam user review rating of 56%.
Studio Wildcard has acknowledged these issues, admitting to “a few bumps” since launch. But, it stressed, it’s working to address issues players report with patches. At the time of this article’s publication, more people were playing Ark: Survival Evolved than Ark: Survival Ascended.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
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