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Ark: Survival Ascended

Game Details

Genre: Survival, Action-Adventure

Developer: Studio Wildcard

Publisher: Studio Wildcard

Release Date: November 30, 2023

PS Studios Game? No

PSVR2 Compatible? No

Metacritic Score: 67

Enhancements

PSSR? Yes

RT? Yes

RT Types: Unreal Engine 5 software-based Lumen reflections and global illumination

Highest Resolution: 60fps

Highest FPS: 720p to 1440p PSSR (likely)

Extra Information

According to the developers, Pro has a 30% FPS increase over base PS5 due to its PSSR implementation. While this sounds good, base PS5's framerate hovers at around 30-35fps. Therefore, this 30% increase still won't produce a stable 60fps (will hover around 40-45fps) and there's no toggle to lock at 30fps/40fps for stability. Pro also uses UE5's superior virtual shadow maps over base PS5's cascade shadows, which is nice but won't help with framerate issues.