{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ad2933045e880eb06dcaed1f","clusterId":"c_baf141fbc06e9fc4ea56a81c","slug":"spike-chunsoft-ends-ps4-ark-survival-evolved-sales-and-support-on-october-25","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Spike Chunsoft Ends PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved Sales And Support On October 25","summary":"Spike Chunsoft will end sales of the base game and DLC and user support for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, and the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK, on October 25 after its licensing agreement expired. From October 26, operations for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved move to distributor Solutions 2 GO. Existing players can keep playing. Support continues for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.","whyItMatters":"The publisher is handing off one PS4 title to a new distributor while leaving PixARK with no announced successor, which splits how these Spike Chunsoft releases are handled in Japan.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSpike Chunsoft cited the expiration of its licensing agreement as the reason for the October 25 cut-off. For the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, a new distributor, Solutions 2 GO, takes over operations from October 26, and existing players can continue playing as before. Future announcements and the latest information will be posted on a newly established official Japanese account for the PS4 version. For the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK, no announcement has been made about future sales or a transfer of operations. Sales and user support from Spike Chunsoft continue for the PS5 version of ARK: Survival Ascended and the Switch version of ARK: Survival Evolved.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"PixARK loses its PS4 and Switch sales and support on the same day, so the departure is two titles for Spike Chunsoft, not one. Solutions 2 GO only takes on the PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved operation.","twitterPost":"PixARK for PS4 and Switch loses Spike Chunsoft support on the same October 25 date. Only PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved moves to Solutions 2 GO.","threadsPost":"Spike Chunsoft exits two titles on the same day, not one. PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved and PixARK for PS4 and Switch all lose sales and support on October 25, but Solutions 2 GO picks up only the PS4 ARK: Survival Evolved operation the next day.","newsletterBlurb":"Spike Chunsoft will stop selling the base game and DLC and end user support for the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, plus the PS4 and Switch versions of PixARK, on October 25. It cited the expiration of its licensing agreement. For the PS4 version of ARK: Survival Evolved, operations pass to distributor Solutions 2 GO from October 26, and existing players can keep playing. PixARK has no announced plan for future sales or a transfer.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610142i\",\"title\":\"PS4 version of 'ARK: Survival Evolved' to end sales and support from Spike Chunsoft on October 25; operations to transfer to Solutions 2 GO from October 26\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4262,"outputTokens":676,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791965240,"createdAt":"2026-10-14T08:02:34.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-14T08:06:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T08:06:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_baf141fbc06e9fc4ea56a81c","canonicalTitle":"PS4版『ARK: Survival Evolved』10月25日をもってスパイク・チュンソフトからの販売、サポートが終了へ。10月26日よりSolutions 2 GOへ運営を移管","representativeArticleId":"a_53af3d57df74ec890721a4ac","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"ARK: Survival Evolved\"],\"studios\":[\"Spike Chunsoft\",\"Solutions 2 GO\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-14T06:58:47.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-14T06:58:47.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-14T08:06:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610142i","title":"PS4版『ARK: Survival Evolved』10月25日をもってスパイク・チュンソフトからの販売、サポートが終了へ。10月26日よりSolutions 2 GOへ運営を移管"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["ARK: Survival Evolved"],"studios":["Spike Chunsoft","Solutions 2 GO"],"people":[],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}