
The first ARK 2 trailer was released on Decemat the 2020 Game Awards. Release date: First half of 2023 ARK 2 Trailer No further timing information on the release date has been provided. In June of 2022, Xbox tweeted a list of games, including ARK 2, that will be coming to Xbox "within the next 12 months," indicating that ARK 2 would be released in the first half of 2023. When ARK 2 was first announced in December 2020, the release date was originally "2022," but after a new trailer was released on June 12, 2022, it revealed that the new ARK 2 release date would be 2023.
WILL ARK 2 BE ON PC FULL
Full cross-platform modding support (both on official and unoffical servers), allowing players to create custom creatures, items, maps, and gameplay mechanicsĪRK 2 will be released in 2023.Realistic graphics including foliage phsyics that react to movement and realistic water flow.Realistic day and night cycles and improve lighting and shadows.

Improved rendering and performance to allow for building large structures.Improved dynamic pathfinding allowing dinosaurs to traverse and maneuver around obstacles and player-build structures.Sensory-based dinosaur AI for more realistic hunting using sight, sound, and smell.Co-op structure building with blueprints.Building templates to save and share structure designs.Experience points from gameplay and knowledge points by completing objectives and challenges.Character progression and skill system to unlock active abilities, perks, and passive benefits.Hostile "Aratai" PVE race that will attack players while riding dinosaurs.Dynamic world events throughout a massive, mysterious world called "Arat" that can reward players.Cosmetic item customizations when using regional resources when crafting.Module-based weapon and gear crafting to customize your own unique item's appearance and function.Souls-like melee combat allowing players to block, dodge, target-lock, and special attacks.Interactive character movement and traversal mechanics, including free-climbing, sliding, swinging, and parkour-like maneuver like mantling.

WILL ARK 2 BE ON PC PLUS
It was also revealed that Sony paid a whopping $3.5 million to include Ark: Survival Evolved in March 2022's PS Plus lineup. The filing also states that Snail Games received $2.5 million from Microsoft to keep Ark: Survival Evolved on Game Pass and was paid $2.3 million for Ark II to join Game Pass at release. The agreement was subsequently amended in June 2020 to extend the Ark 1 Game Pass perpetually effective January 1st, 2022, and to put Ark 2 on Game Pass for three years upon release." "The agreement was initially made between the parties in November 2018 and valid through December 31st, 2021.

WILL ARK 2 BE ON PC LICENSE
"The Company also has a long-term title license agreement (“Game Pass”) with Microsoft for a period of three years," the filing reads. The same legal document also states that Microsoft and Snail Game's agreement for Ark: Survival Evolved was amended in June 2020 to keep the game in Game Pass "perpetually" as of January 1st, 2022. YouTuber GP recently found a legal document that reveals Snail Games and Studio Wildcard have an agreement with Microsoft to keep Ark II in Xbox Game Pass for a period of three years after it launches.
