TheGarlicBrusher

Still upset to see nothing of the Shasta that was supposed to be on The Center, but Gigantoraptor looks pretty cool. I’m hoping the release of the next map gets me back into ASA, I’ve hardly played it since the week it released

Gigantoraptor? That was voted for Ragnarok, was it not? Shastasaurus is crying in the corner for being forgotten

I was not expecting it to drop today, this is a huge win for Xbox players! Bought and installed it as soon as I could on my Series X, and will be playing the heck out of it this evening when I get back home!

Sooooo, we can just plan on seeing ASA on consoles next year? I’m starting to loose faith that it will even come out before Christmas

Heyo, Xbox player here, and I’m very upset about the delay. I understand wanting everything being top-notch for release, but I still feel insanely cheated. If ASA hadn’t launched on Steam already, or if the consoles just launched at the same time with single player only until the multiplayer issues were resolved (if that were possible), it’s simply not fair. I was counting my dollars and getting ready to buy this game as soon as it dropped this month, since I finally had enough money to upgrade to the Xbox Series X that could probably run it better than my PC ever could, and now I can’t even play at all. I don’t have the money to get a better PC and the game both, I simply don’t. I play mainly on single player only anyway since I don’t really have any friends that play ARK to play with, most people on official servers are so mean to new players anyway, and I don’t always have the time to jump on and play. Knowing it was delayed for multiplayer reasons only really irks me, especially knowing it probably could’ve launched with at least single player the same time as Steam did, but didn’t. I’m not a programmer, I don’t know how things work and I’m trying to be sympathetic, but I’m just so upset that us console players continuously get crapped on for not owning it on Steam and a monster PC to play it on. First it was the weeklong delay between the Steam and console launch of Extinction, now the potentially month-long delay between the Steam and console launch of ASA. I am aware that Sony and Microsoft are harder and slower to get their certifications through than Steam, but the thing that makes me upset is that Steam has it and is experiencing everything while console doesn’t even get a date, no matter how vague. I wanted to experience it with everyone else, not experience it through videos like I had to do Extinction in ASE. I hope the DLCs that are included with ASA are all launched at the same time as well, since I want to be able to witness my favorite expansion map, Aberration, with it in my hands rather than on a video from someone who has ASA on Steam. I am still going to buy the game on Xbox when it comes out, but I’m definitely not ecstatic about the very vague delay for November, especially since originally it was slated for a unanimous October release. At least try to estimate early/mid/late Nov. for the fix and subsequent launch so we, the console players as a whole, aren’t left hanging wondering if we’re actually getting the game before Christmas or 2024, please.

Will the Crystal Isles map still keep the Crystal Wyverns and Griffins, or will those be removed for the official? Either way, I can’t wait for the new dino (hope it’s the Amargasaurus!) and the new TLC!! Please give the Megalodon a makeover, it deserves it!