ARK: Survival Ascended is already being heavily criticized for its lack of optimization.

, by Thibaut

ARK: Survival Ascended is already being heavily criticized for its lack of optimization.

Just a few hours after announcing its release, ARK: Survival Ascended is already under fire from critics. Some gamers have noted quite the graphical differences between the trailer of this week and the in-game graphics (see the video in this article).

The game also seems to suffer from a big lack of optimization. This is one of the reasons why only 42% of its 868 Steam reviews are currently positive.

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