Studio Wildcard has revealed that they have moved the release date for their upcoming free major update for ARK: Survival Evolved to very early November in North America. However, the update for those in the EU region will have to wait a short while after the update reaches the NA region.

The good news here is that they gave us a full blog post to get all the details we could need regarding the update. This includes the roadmap at the top of this article, official servers will be updated to hold 40 players and will go offline for 24 hours when the update is here but it will not be wiped, and so much more!

Along with this announcement, they have shared a new trailer showing the game coming to Nintendo Switch in Q2 2023. While they are aiming to provide a major overhaul update to make the game run as smoothly as possible, it will be released as ARK: Ultimate Survival Edition. This is the definitive collection which includes all upcoming patch improvements as well as all ARK expansion packs, launching Day 1 with Scorched Earth, and with Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2 coming in subsequent months.

The Nintendo Switch version of the game will have an exclusive feature as well. ARK: Dinosaur Discovery mode is tailor-made to guide younger players through the world of ARK in a kid-friendly, non-violent, dino-fact-filled adventure! Featuring simplified controls that can be played on a single Joy-Con, young gamers can learn about the real-life dinosaurs featured in ARK and unlock illustrated Dino Books filled with facts narrated by actress Madeline Madden. Of course, ARK: Dinosaur Discovery will be offered for free as a separate downloadable version of the game in the Nintendo eShop.