According to the search results, it appears that there have been some changes to ARK: Survival Evolved. Here is a summary of what has happened:
- Studio Wildcard announced that they will be shutting down all official servers for ARK: Survival Evolved by the end of August 2023 to make way for a next-generation remaster called ARK: Survival Ascended, which will be released on Xbox Series S/X, PC (Windows/Steam), and PlayStation 5.
- The base game of ARK: Survival Ascended will include The Island, SOTF, and all the “Non-Canon” DLC maps (which will be added to ASA over time) .
- Players will be able to take their final save game data into single-player and unofficial servers.
- The delay of ARK 2 was also announced, and the developers cited the teams mental welfare as a main contributing factor.
- Fans will have to purchase the paid "next-gen" upgrade called Ark: Survival Ascended.
- Players can still play on single-player, non-dedicated, player-dedicated, and unofficial servers.
In summary, it seems that ARK: Survival Evolved is not shutting down completely, but the official servers will be shut down to make way for a new remastered version of the game called ARK: Survival Ascended. Players will have to purchase the upgrade to continue playing the game.
