Thanks to a combination of star power, ambition, and Palworld-mania, survival game sequel Ark 2 could be Xbox's biggest upcoming console exclusive.
The survival games genre has grown rapidly in popularity in recent years, and 2024 is set to see it take centre stage.
Ark 2 has been delayed to 2024! Studio Wildcard has also announced Ark Survival Ascended for PS5, Xbox Series and PC. Features list revealed.
I forgot this was suppose to release this year. This was one of Xbox's timed exclusives also.
Nonsense.
“Phil Spencer dislikes timed exclusives“
https://www.gamereactor.eu/...
“Paying for third-party exclusives isn’t our long term strategy,’ says Xbox’s Phil Spencer“
https://www.destructoid.com...
It's been a long term strategy since early 360 days. Mass Effect, Oblivion, Bioshock, Alan Wake, Ryse, Dead Rising, Titanfall, Tomb Raider, Pubg, Sunset O, Quantum, ReCore, The Medium, Call of the Sea, Bright Memory, The Ascent, High on Life, The Gunk, Scorn, Ark, Stalker, and dozens more. Funny how MS acts like this isn't at all part of their equation. They do it, but ppl don't notice bc they can't get the big games anymore due to GP hurting sales.
If you took away the third party deals last gen XB1 probably would've had closer to Wii U numbers. Games like Titanfall, Tomb Raider, and Pubg carried them until they started pushing Gamepass, BC, and Scorpio. XB1 would've nearly died without those games.
Yeah at THAT time. The whole Tombraider debacle. They stopped doing it over the extreme backlash they got. Only for Sony to do it in spades with no backlash whatsoever so MS decided to start doing it again.
That was nothing more than a grand overreaction from ppl back then. Like it's ok for Sony to do it but not MS at the time.
Lightning why do you always turn a blind eye like ms to this day doesn't have any 3rd party deals? You will reply to a whole comment but not touch that. That's pretty Phil of you
Learning from ms real good lightning
"Lightning why do you always turn a blind eye like ms to this day doesn't have any 3rd party deals? "
"Did you not see the part where I said"
"so MS decided to start doing it again."
Clay they are you're literally in article that's a 3rd party exclusive. You need to learn to read.
"Nonsense."
I call it fire vs fire!
Did you just expected Phil to turn the other cheek for Sony to slap?
You better expect way more timed and full third party exclusives on Xbox from now on.
Hypocrite PS fanboys will bitch about every timed or full third party exclusives on Xbox but will give Sony a free pass and a tap on the back from doing the exact same thing as they did with FF games, Silent Hill 2: Remake, Stellar Blade (stolen from Xbox by Sony) and KOTOR: Remake.
Sony will reap what they saw.
Despite the stigma that only Sony does timed exclusives, MS had a ton as well this gen. From The Medium to Like a Dragon next gen version, Scorn, High on Life, Ark, Stalker, etc. They just can't get the big games bc GP kills sales.
Why are you bringing up games like Quantum Break and ReCore in your argument? Those are 1st party ips and they released simultaneously on XB and PC.
I don't really care about timed exclusives myself. Only the people that have to play just the newest and greatest thing. These days imo I'd rather play games 6 months year after release. Atleast their mostly fixed by then. My backlog is huge. I'm finally playing tales of arise right now.
I loved ark a few years ago. But now addicted to Rust.
If it had a free upgrade or a discounted upgrade from the PS4 version then I would of dived back in.
@ocelot not even that, the PS5 just performs better via brute force with the original code.
They advertised a next gen overhaul ages ago but it never materialised, I guess this is it.
The announcement of Ark Ascended says it's not going to be free. All owners of ARK survival are basically screwed since they are shutting the old servers and expect you to buy the remastered version.
I remember the buzz when it was announced with the Vinny D trailer. I forgot about it. I'll try it on GP i presume. Has to better than Valheim.
I think it will be better than Valheim, I imagine higher production values and such, established mechanics, and hopefully less buggy than the first game.
Valheim is really fun tho, I have been playing since it came to GP with my pals and having a good time. While you can see it's not a AAA product, it certainly is well done and can become addicting. I'm up to the 2nd boss, who kicked our arses, last night leveled up all our bronze armor to lvl 3...gonna fight him again today...fun time.
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because we havent seen anything other than that trailer years ago. lol
This shit is jokes 😂😂😂
Probably because it’s just a launch exclusive too. I think people are tired of / don’t value that. It might be a cool game (who knows at this stage) but people will just wait for it to be on their desired platform either way.
Probably cause they already released another Ark which is a broken copy paste of an already broken first game? Hard to be excited for more broken copy pasted mess, also Vin Diesel does not excite.
Idk ark popularity seemed to peter out a while ago.