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.
Ark: Survival Ascended Sells Over 600,000 on Steam in Two Weeks
17.11.2023 - 18:52 / ign.com / Studio Wildcard
Ark: Survival Ascended’s publisher has declared its launch successful after the dinosaur survival game sold over 600,000 copies on Steam in the two weeks following launch.
Snail, Inc., owner of developer Studio Wildcard, said Arc: Survival Ascended’s Steam launch “is only the beginning of the journey ahead”. The game is set to launch on Xbox and PlayStation later in November, although fans are sceptical after a number of delays to previously announced release windows.
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).
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.
Snail said it was “pleased” with Ark’s performance on the likes of YouTube, where it became the top live game within 24 hours of release, and Twitch, where it became one of the top six games streamed with over 5.6 million minutes watched during launch day. “The Company is confident that Ark: Survival Ascended will continue to captivate broader audiences worldwide through highly anticipated console releases,” Snail said.
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