The Dino MMO Ark Survival Evolved is causing a stir. Will it also come to the next-gen consoles Playstation 4 and Xbox One?
Interest in “Ark Survival Evolved” is high. It shows that many have wished for such a game, even if the performance is still lacking even on powerful PCs. The early figures are excellent. In an interview with Gameindustry, the co-founder of studio Wildcard, Jesse Rapzcak, talks about 10 million US dollars in revenue with only 1.5 million dollars in development costs over the last 7 months. 80% of the game is ready, now it’s just about fine-tuning and incorporating player feedback.
Rapzack presents himself in the interview as a veteran and businessman. Of course, the blockbuster “Jurassic World” was on their radar. Although the studio Wildcard has nothing to do with the movie franchise, they regarded the film release as the “milestone” and the timing to hit with the early access. They expected that the dino fever would reach a peak.
When is ARK coming to PS4 and Xbox One?
There is also talk of a version for the Playstation 4 and Xbox One. And since the iron is hot right now, many are asking: “When is Ark coming to PS4 and Xbox One?”
And yes, a console version is indeed planned. The Playstation blog mentioned in May something about “soon.” But that is probably a very “generous,” Blizzard-esque interpretation of “soon.”
Because Ark will probably only come to consoles at the official release. And that is scheduled for June 2016. In the interview, Rapzack does not provide any concrete details on whether they might be able to make it earlier. But at the moment, there are no options for an early access game on consoles. This prevents H1Z1 from going to PS4 already, even though they wish for it.
If Ark comes to the Playstation, they want to support the virtual reality project Morpheus.
At the moment, there are still no official dates for an “early release” of Ark Survival on Playstation 4 and Xbox One. The official release of the “Retail Version” is planned for June 2016.
