Full list of ARK: Survival Evolved video game’s ambitious Xbox Series X enhancements released

A new video was released today that showcases the stark visual differences between ARK: Survival Evolved running on an Xbox One and a next gen Xbox Series X console.

While there have been several similar videos released recently comparing footage between cross-gen titles playing on different Xbox consoles, this one by far shows the greatest gap in image quality that goes beyond a simple resolution and framerate increase.

In addition to an improved 4K output on an Xbox Series X console, ARK: Survival Evolved will also get improved atmospheric and subsurface scattering quality, maximum texture resolution on surfaces, dynamic shadow quality, and terrain self-shadowing.

Check out the video below for visual comparisons of several in-game locations.

Along with the above video, a full list of Xbox Series X improvements was also released boasting an impressive number of technical upgrades that even beat how the game plays on PC.

• 4K Output at 30-60 FPS
• Extreme Draw/LOD Distance (Higher than PC)
• Extreme Level Streaming Distance (Higher than PC)
• Epic Sky & 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
• Splitscreen Multiplayer uses Epic Graphics Settings
• 7x Faster Loading

ARK: Survival Evolved has been available to play on Windows PC and Xbox One consoles for a while now. Owning either version will automatically unlock it on Xbox Series X for free as long as the same account is being used. The game is also available to play for free for Xbox Game Pass subscribers.

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ARK: Survival Evolved

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