ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition for Nintendo Switch announced

Studio Wildcard announced via a press release that its current title, ARK: Survival Evolved, will take the form of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition It will be released for the Nintendo Switch in September. This announcement is the first sign of the hybrid console franchise’s life in three years, and in some ways it’s not entirely unimportant. ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition is actually one whole group The main game and expansions. So ARK: Survival Evolved, ARK: Scorched Earth, ARK: Aberration, and ARK: Extinction are included as well as ARK: Genesis Part 1 & Part 2, which concludes the title saga. However, this content Not all of them are available from the beginning. ARK: Scorched Earth will be initially delivered, and all other expansions will follow each other in a planned time period of two months.

We remember: Over three years ago, Abstraction Games had been planning to patch the Nintendo Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved, but was unable to implement it due to connectivity issues with Studio Wildcard (inform us). The extensions were already hinted at at the time and they seem to have expired due to the issue. In conclusion, this edition addresses both topics simultaneously. While the technical aspects get an overhaul by rewriting the code from the ground up, the new content will keep hundreds of hours occupied. Saved progress should also be preserved while the version is in transition.

It’s interesting to mention one too Little Explorers mode, which is an educational mode where players can pick up different bits of information about the creatures in the game and learn how to inspire developers to implement them. This game mode is really new and was not present in any other version of the title before.

Co-founder and co-creative director Jesse Rapczak of Studio Wildcard added:

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Fixing ARK on the Switch has been on our radar for a while, and we’re glad to have found a talented team to help us achieve that goal. The addition of a new mode that allows younger players to interact with the unique primal creatures of the ARK provides a depth of experience that we hope families will enjoy!

According to the US press release, ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition will be priced at $49.99 when it’s released in September of this year, so ours will likely be comparable. However, original Nintendo Switch owners can breathe a sigh of relief as rework is in progress In this case for free. A retail copy will also appear. Note: It can be assumed, however, that the game card will not occupy the full size and that an additional download will be required. Given the current size of ARK: Survival Evolved (15 GB) in relation to the PC version, which is three times larger, one can assume that the set will take up about 50 GB of storage. At that time they wanted to avoid using a 32 GB card for the main game (inform us).