Is Ark Season Pass Permanent?
The Ark Season Pass is indeed permanent, meaning that once you purchase it, you will have access to the included DLCs (Downloadable Content) forever, without any expiration date or additional costs. The pass includes three huge expansion packs, providing vast new fantastical worlds to explore and conquer, with tons of new powerful creatures, items, and weapons, and you can enjoy them for as long as the game exists.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Season Pass
- How long does a Ark Season Pass last?: The season pass lasts forever, and you get to keep the included DLCs for as long as the game exists.
- How does the Ark Season Pass work?: The ARK: Survival Evolved Season Pass gives you access to three huge expansion packs, providing vast new fantastical worlds to explore and conquer, with tons of new powerful creatures, items, and weapons.
- Is the ark genesis pass permanent?: Yes, purchasing the Genesis Season Pass means you keep the DLCs in it, and it doesn’t expire.
About DLCs and Expansions
- Does Ark Season Pass include extinction?: Yes, the Season Pass includes ‘Scorched Earth’, ‘Aberration’, and ‘Extinction’, a destroyed future Earth, where titanic monsters duel for domination.
- What is the best season pass for Ark?: The regular Season Pass is recommended, as it includes Gen1 and Gen2, which are fantastic and add massive mountains of content, and are considered the original Ark experience.
- Is Ark 2x permanent?: Yes, the 2x harvesting, EXP, and taming rates are now permanent, after being experimented with for quite some time.
About Ark 2 and Ascended
- Is ARK 2 delayed to 2024?: Yes, Ark 2 has been delayed to 2024, but in the meantime, a next-gen version of the original game, Ark: Survival Ascended, is coming out.
- Will ARK 2 be Xbox only?: Ark 2 is a launch exclusive for Xbox Series X, but it will also be available on PC and Xbox Game Pass.
- Will Ark 1 be shut down when Ark 2 comes out?: Yes, the original Survival Evolved servers will be switched off when Ascended launches.
About Availability and Pricing
- Will Ark be free again 2023?: No, Ark: Survival Evolved will not be free again in 2023, and the remaster, Ark: Survival Ascended, will cost $59.99.
- Is Ark no longer free?: The remaster, Ark: Survival Ascended, will not be a free upgrade to Ark, and will be sold separately.
- How much is Ark Pass?: The Ark Pass has 3 different tiers of rewards, with the Ark Pass Premium costing 1,500 Royal Crystals and the Ark Pass Super Premium costing 3,000 Royal Crystals.
About Servers and Game Access
- Are Ark 1 servers shutting down?: Yes, the official ARK: Survival Evolved servers will be closing down on Friday, September 29th, at 8:00 p.m. EDT.
- Can I still play Ark 1?: Yes, unofficial servers, singleplayer, and nondedicated will remain playable, even after the official servers are shut down.
- Will ARK 2 be free for Ark owners?: No, there is no free upgrade path from the original game to the remaster for current owners, and the only way to play Survival Ascended is to buy a $50 bundle that packages the remaster with the delayed sequel.