Spike Chunsoft Ends PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved Sales And Support On October 25
The publisher is handing off one PS4 title to a new distributor while leaving PixARK with no announced successor, which splits how these Spike Chunsoft releases are handled in Japan.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
Spike Chunsoft will end sales of the base game and DLC and user support for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, and the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK, on October 25 after its licensing agreement expired. From October 26, operations for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved move to distributor Solutions 2 GO. Existing players can keep playing. Support continues for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
Spike Chunsoft cited the expiration of its licensing agreement as the reason for the October 25 cut-off. For the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, a new distributor, Solutions 2 GO, takes over operations from October 26, and existing players can continue playing as before. Future announcements and the latest information will be posted on a newly established official Japanese account for the PS4 version. For the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK, no announcement has been made about future sales or a transfer of operations. Sales and user support from Spike Chunsoft continue for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.