ARK: Survival Evolved, an online dinosaur game, has sold over 16 million copies, and its upcoming sequel planned for next year is expected to bring in millions more. As a sort of intermediate step between the two games, the first installment has been reworked in the Unreal 5 engine and surprisingly released in early access.
While the graphics are impressive, they seem to be of little use when the game fails to run smoothly even on the most powerful gaming setups. Unfortunately, the game has received a poor rating of 44% positive reviews on Steam. The reason? As is often the case with PC games nowadays, the hardware optimization is abysmal. Discussion forums are filled with complaints from players who struggle to run the game even on top-of-the-line graphics cards like the GeForce 4090. “It runs worse than Stephen Hawking,” one user sarcastically comments, warning others against purchasing the game at its full price of approximately 1000 CZK.
Yes, the game is still in early access, but it is surprising that developers feel the need to release games in such a state. Any debate about the game’s qualities or lack thereof is overshadowed by the frustration over its poor optimization.
How has the poor hardware optimization in the early access release of ARK: Survival Evolved impacted the game’s overall rating and player experience?
ARK: Survival Evolved, an online dinosaur game, has sold over 16 million copies, and its upcoming sequel planned for next year is expected to bring in millions more. As a sort of intermediate step between the two games, the first installment has been reworked in the Unreal 5 engine and surprisingly released in early access.
While the graphics are impressive, they seem to be of little use when the game fails to run smoothly even on the most powerful gaming setups. Unfortunately, the game has received a poor rating of 44% positive reviews on Steam. The reason? As is often the case with PC games nowadays, the hardware optimization is abysmal. Discussion forums are filled with complaints from players who struggle to run the game even on top-of-the-line graphics cards like the GeForce 4090. “It runs worse than Stephen Hawking,” one user sarcastically comments, warning others against purchasing the game at its full price of approximately 1000 CZK.
Yes, the game is still in early access, but it is surprising that developers feel the need to release games in such a state. Any debate about the game’s qualities or lack thereof is overshadowed by the frustration over its poor optimization.
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