Summary
Ark: Survival Ascendedhas just received two new DLCs, namelyExtinction AscendedandBob’s Tall Tales: Wasteland War, but players using Xbox and Microsoft Store can’t access them yet due to a certification delay. Similar to previous expansions, theExtinctionandWasteland WarDLCs also add a dose of fresh content toArk: Survival Ascended, ranging from new mechanical creatures to extensively customizable cars.
Being a remaster of 2017’sArk: Survival Evolved,Ark: Survival Ascendedis an open-world survival gamelike the original but comes with upgraded graphics and various quality-of-life improvements. Since rolling out in 2023, the Studio Wildcard-developed title has been enhanced with several DLCs, with the latest of the bunch landing on December 20. While theExtinctionupdate takes players to a Titan-infested post-apocalyptic Earth, theWasteland Warplunges players into a desolate world rampant with heavily customizable vehicles called BattleRigs. Despite currently being available on PlayStation and Steam, the arrival of the new DLCs on Microsoft-owned storefronts is still pending approval.
An official announcement onArk: Survival Ascended’s Twitter account revealed thatExtinction AscendedandBob’s Tall Tales: Wasteland Warhad been delayed on “Microsoft platforms,” as the update containing these DLCs was yet to “clear certification.” It shared that the process was taking “4x longer” than usual and that Microsoft was “actively investigating” the issue which the devs didn’t have “much insight” on. Notably, the latest incident isn’t the first time theArk: Survival Ascendedstudio has endured a certification delay.
Ark: Survival Ascended DLCs Face Delay on Microsoft Platforms
Justifying Studio Wildcard’s decision to go ahead with the DLCs' launch on other available platforms, the Twitter announcement stated that the developer was “unable to hold back” the update due to its plan to ship “more patches post-release.” However, to ensure Xbox users and certain Windows users weren’t lagging behind compared to other players, the devs also revealed their decision to temporarily disable item and dino uploads in theExtinctionDLC until all platforms were “in parity.” Additionally, the post mentioned that new servers for the game were also expected to be live “shortly.” Although the current certification hiccup affects the release of the newArk: Survival AscendedDLCs on Microsoft platforms, theArkdeveloper has also run into a similar issue on PlayStationin the past.
Meanwhile, fans have been eager to learn more about the sequel toArk: Survival Evolved, the Vin Diesel-starringArk 2, which was first announced in 2020. After facing multiple delays, with the latestpushingArk 2into 2024-end, there still is no official word on when the game will eventually release. Whether fans will get a status update on that front in the coming days is anyone’s guess right now.
Ark: Survival Ascended
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