Well, that's an unexpected (but most welcome) surprise! Mere days after announcing a port for mobile devices, Studio Wildcard has only gone and officially announced a Nintendo Switch version of Ark: Survival Evolved, too! Revealed at a presentation at GDC today, the open-world survival sim will be ported to Switch with help from Abstraction Games (a studio that specialises in console ports).
Studio Wildcard confirms Switch owners will get,“the complete contents and features of the original game; from the massive and mysterious ARK island, to the more than 100 prehistoric- and fantasy-inspired creatures such as the T-Rex, Giganotosaurus, Rock Drake and Reaper.” So it's the proper version of the game, with all the content you'd get on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. Ahhh, we love the smell of platform parity in the evening.
Check out a clip of the game running on Switch, in real-time, at GDC earlier today. It's due to hit the handheld sometime this autumn, so start sharpening your spears and brushing up on your dinosaur hunting tactics because Ark really is coming. Let us know what you make of the announcement below...
[source clips.twitch.tv]
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as far as I'm informed the game is losing players on pc so it makes sense for them to try the switch. hope it will be a good port
More interested in that spinoff they announced a while back
Great news!
The frame rate looks like it needs some work but it looks great for an early build.
This is hype!
They said it's literally just the core game and subsystems ported over thus far, without any optimizations or anything. I guess their publisher requested the game in a playable state- just a version of the game where you could literally move around in, and that's it.
But they said even though that's all that was asked of them for this conference, they already have it hitting 30fps in most places.
That's extremely promising.
Tried on Xbox and found it a bit dull. Maybe I'll give it a second shot.
I'm glad to see this is hitting the switch. This is good news and very surprising to hear. I'm sure the 32 gig cartridge will be fully used unless they cut out any content to fit on a smaller cartridge, being that the 32gig cartridges are so expensive for developers.
Jai hate de voir ca!! Im looking forward to Ark on Switch.
C'mon c'mon get on the floor. Everybody walk the Dinosaur!
Eh, it's an ok game, from what I've seen of it. I'd like to be proven wrong of this ever goes on sale.
Sweeet! Loved playing this game on PC and I will definitely get this for switch
Never played it. Might give it a shot.
@Prof_Yoshtonics So glad I'm not the only one who caught the reference in the tagline. I forget what it's from, exactly.
Will it be cross platform?
Good to know another big-league game is heading to the Switch platform-parity and all. Hopefully that they got their game together before it's Switch-bound hearing the not so good news from pc and the other consoles. Otherwise, this game will be extinct!
I like a slower paced game now and then. This looks the part. Reviews and a 7+ will halve my wallet open.
Great news! Ive heard great things about this one. Kinda reminds me of Far Cry with dinosaurs.
Looking at the gameplay, it looks like it's already running well. After all is said and done, it should run pretty good.
That's really cool. Another current gen port coming over. Very cool.
Was not Was this hinted at back in November last year? It was yes was indeed
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/879623/Nintendo-Switch-games-ARK-Survival-Evolved-news
It's open the door get on the floor
Does it have offline campaign???
Never heard of Ark but it looks good so far. My youngest nephew loves dinosaurs & Switch so I'm expecting he'll love this game. We need more announcements like this!
@NintyNate The other versions do anyway. Offline is supposed to be the best way to play actually as it can take a lot of grinding to get gear and build your fort only to have it destroyed by other players online.
Hope its a good port because the PS4 version was a buggy mess when that was released. The only game I have ever asked for money back on. Game play seemed interesting but 20% of the time the screen was a flickering mess.
I've heard a lot of good things about this game, but haven't tried it myself. The concept behind it with the dinosaurs and such definitely has be intrigued so I am for sure keeping an eye on this.
@samuelvictor "Although, once a game has been ported to mobile, its almost guaranteed a Switch port is coming. It only makes business sense."
Tell that to Fortnite. 😂
"Come on boys theres no reasoning with him, let's strut away fabulously"
@samuelvictor Well, seeing how Fortnite is indeed coming to Android later on, a Switch port isn't implausible. And yes, as of now it's invite only and iOS exclusive.
You make some good points! I expect Fortnite to eventually come to Switch, and a September release alongside the Switch Online service would be a cash cow for everyone involved.
Nice!
Arc was and is running like crap on pc and requires far more power for far lesser graphics compared to other games. And that mess want's to be on the switch?
That framerate is rufff, but let's hope for the best?
@20wonders @Moshugan To be fair, both the PS4 Pro & Xbox One X struggle to hang around 30fps at 720p (and the XboxOne S can drop below 20fps regularly)... so I'd say it's pretty darned impressive that it's not a slideshow on the Switch! If Wildcard can get the Switch version running a solid 30fps at 720p without toooo many compromises, it could end up being the best version.
@gamerrr72 Studio Wildcard have already tweeted that they're looking at the 16GB card because of how expensive the 32GB card is... in fact they've stated it's the hardest part of the port. At present it looks like there is going to be a hefty download required for the game.
@samuelvictor You said it!
Nice, now just don't add a Switch tax and this will be a textbook example of a Switch port done right!
I'm extremely hyped for this. A friend let me try it on her PS4 and it was really fun! As long as it runs well I'll buy it day one!
Dino-mite!
@DanteSolablood thanks for the update. I figure some content will be minimized to compensate for framerate. Should be interesting to see how it comes together. I'd like to know how expensive these 16 & 32 gig cartridges are. Anyone?
Another game I've always wanted to try. A definite purchase for me.
Looks good and the Switch is still no handheld. Its an H-Y-B-R-I-D console!👍
Cool!
If this is truly the game without optimization as they claim , i can assire you with a bit of efffort this game will be the definitive version
@samuelvictor "because its free, and that doesn't fit Nintendo's current infrastructure until we get the paid online service and more robost online features."
Japan is already getting F2Ps, though - there's Platinum Train, and Phantasy Star Online 2 is due in less than a fortnight (insert 'ba-dum-tss' at your discretion XD). And among generally localised stuff, I recall Onigiri was planned for a release, albeit there's no date yet and it may well be past September as well.
Guys, is this real?
Main Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1crqMP-4whM
https://imgur.com/E8AltM9
http://letsplayvideogames.com/2018/03/have-the-next-two-years-of-switch-games-been-datamined-pokemon-diamond-pearl-remakes-new-zeldas-fortnite-and-more/
http://www.ubergizmo.com/2018/03/nintendo-switch-datamine-pokemon-remasters/?utm_source=mainrss
This is from Feb 4, and it shows games revealed in this direct march 8th, and nindies direct.
What do you think?
This game seems to be very time consuming... but if I had the time I'm sure I'd love it !
I'm not really keen on ARK itself, but UE4 games working on Switch sounds great! It's not a new engine, but it's still a very good one.
I've considered getting this on PC, but now I'll just wait till it comes out on Switch. Looks like an awesome game!
Pass.
@OorWullie yeah hence I don't really do online games lol... Cheers for info
I'll see how it performs/reviews. Totally interested though.
I have over 1000 hours in this game on PC, I love it, but even on high end hardware it runs poorly, so I have no idea how it’s going to run on Switch. If it somehow runs well then I’ll definitely be buying it.
@NintendoKnight @NintendoKnight where you get that??
NintyNate
https://imgur.com/E8AltM9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1crqMP-4whM&t=11s
But take it as a grain of salt.
@TidusUK Enchanté.
It looks good to me...
I remember when I updated my outdated pc mainly to play this game when it first came out in early access. This is exciting and I am impressed.
Been waiting for a good chance to try Arc, this looks like it.
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