In , one bug is causing a high level of frustration among players, and it's an issue that may end up killing everyone's favorite creatures and dinosaurs. Anyone who has ever played any iteration of knows that sometimes the game can be rough around the edges, but this bug is a huge one that hasn't been fixed in over a month, causing a ton of frustration for certain players.
Does Ark: Survival Ascended Support Cross-Platform Play?
07.12.2023 - 17:47 / screenrant.com
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.
's announcement refers to BattleEye, an anti-cheat program that's also utilized by other online games like,, and. It's eluded that somehow malicious hackers were able to circumvent the system, leading to cheaters ruining the experience for others in 's own official servers.
In a November Ark Community Crunch update, it was announced that cross-platform with Steam would be enabled on day one for Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, but that was obviously rolled back shortly after the release of the game on consoles. From the looks of things, the developers are working on finding a solution to make sure that the game is fun for everyone, regardless of whether they play on their PlayStation, Xbox, or PC. This is also a noticeable difference with, which limited players to specific servers depending on the platform used.
It is also possible to play on PC and console-exclusive servers on the servers page in ASA.
The update to Unreal Engine 5 did allow the developers to create cross-platform mods, which was
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