ARK: Survival Evolved Xbox Series X Enhancement Update Out Now - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 28 October 2020 / 1,173 Views

Studio Wildcard has released update 802.9 for the Xbox One version of ARK: Survival Evolved. The update adds the Xbox Series X enhancements to the game.

View the Xbox Series X upgrade video below:

Her is an overview of what the Xbox Series X enhancements include:

4K output at 30 to 60 frames per second
Extreme draw / LOD distance (higher than PC)
Extreme level streaming distance (higher than PC)
Epic sky and atmospherics quality
Epic subsurface scattering quality
Infinite-range high precision screen space ambient occlusion
Max texture resolution
16x anisotropic filtering
Infinite-range distance field shadows
Terrain self-shadowing
Epic dynamic shadow quality
Epic ground clutter distance
High-precision HDR output
Epic postprocessing quality
Tetherless non-dedicated hosting
Tetherless splitscreen
100-player dedicated server hosting
Split-screen multiplayer uses Epic graphics settings
Seven-times faster loading

ARK: Survival Evolved is available now for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, iOS, and Android. A Google Stadia version will launch in early 2021.

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