Ark 2 has been postponed to 2024 and the first part is getting Unreal Engine 5 remaster

Studio Wildcard has postponed Ark 2, the sequel to the popular online survival game, to 2024. Furthermore, the studio has announced that it is working on an Unreal Engine 5 remaster of the original, due for release in August.

Studio Wildcard say Ark 2 because it wants to take full advantage of the new Unreal Engine 5. Earlier, the developer announced that the game would be released “by June 2023 at the latest”. In addition to the fact that the game will not appear until 2024, no screenshots or videos of the game will be shown until then. The studio promises that the sequel will receive a few “significant design changes”, including “Souls-like combat”, “merely primitive weapons” and “strict third-person mechanics”.

Because Studio Wildcard says it thinks that Ark 2 “may not be as appealing to everyone” as the first part due to these changes, the developer is also working on a remaster of the original. The next-gen version, called Ark: Survival Ascended, will get an upgrade to Unreal Engine 5, cross-platform multiplayer and mods on the console versions, the studio promises.

The remaster is due for release at the end of August for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X and PC. Around that date, the official online servers of the original will also be taken down, says Studio Wildcard. It is still possible to play the game offline, or on players’ servers. On the Xbox consoles and PC, the Unreal Engine 5 remaster is not available separately, but only in a bundle with Ark 2 for $ 50. The PS5 version is available separately for $40. Ark 2 will only be released for the PC and Xbox consoles, not the PlayStation 5.

Concept art of Ark 2