Spike Chunsoft to End ARK, PixARK Sales on PS4 and Switch
Sales and support end October 25; PS4 ARK operations move to distributor Solutions 2 GO the next day.
Spike Chunsoft announced on October 14 that its license agreement has expired, so it will end sales of the base game and DLC, along with user support, for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved and the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK on October 25, according to news.denfaminicogamer.jp.
From October 26, operations for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved will be transferred to the new distributor Solutions 2 GO.
Existing players of the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved can continue to play the game as before, and future announcements and the latest information will be shared via a newly established Japanese official account for that version.
No announcement has been made about future sales or a transfer of operations for the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK.
Sales and user support from Spike Chunsoft will continue as before for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
Quick answers
When will ARK: Survival Evolved and PixARK sales end on PS4 and Switch?
Spike Chunsoft will end sales of the base game and DLC, along with user support, for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved and the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK on October 25.
What happens to the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved after October 25?
Operations will be transferred to the new distributor Solutions 2 GO from October 26, and existing players can continue to play as before.
Will Spike Chunsoft continue supporting other versions?
Yes. Sales and user support will continue as before for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.