Black Myth Wukong Game Director Says Xbox Version Delayed Because of 10GB Memory Optimization Issues on Series S

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While Black Myth Wukong is only available on PS5 and PC, the action game is still set to be released on Xbox Series X|S, though Game Science hasn’t said anything about it…at least until today.

In November, Xbox boss Phil Spencer teased the Black Myth Wukong Xbox version, though he also said he can’t discuss it. One person who can talk about this is the game’s director Feng Ji, who posted what appears to be confirmation that the delay is due to the Xbox Series S.

Black Myth Wukong’s Xbox Series S Technical Struggles Shared by Game Director

Over on Chinese social platform weibo, Feng Ji posted the following message:

Translating the important part of the message (via DeepL), Feng Ji states, “Although there is no big surprise, after all the take down or a little bit of emotion, you combat power horrible as such, only missing the XBOX robe …… seems a little bit shouldn’t (but that 10G of shared memory ah, without a few years of experience in optimization really can’t take down.”

As you can see, the game director pointed to the Xbox Series S’ shared memory, which is why Xbox gamers still haven’t gotten one of the year’s best games. If you’ve played the PS5 version, this really wouldn’t surprise you, as even that version has some technical issues; what more if the game was tasked to run on much inferior hardware?

This message from Feng Ji confirms a report last year that a memory issue was the main thing holding up Black Myth Wukong’s release on Xbox, and not any timed exclusivity deal, as some said exists. Before the game’s release, Game Science published an FAQ stating that they were optimizing the Xbox Series X|S version and that the studio plans to announce a proper release date once the Xbox version meets their quality standards.

My guess? Given the Xbox brand isn’t big in Asia, as most console gamers play on a PS5, Game Science isn’t exactly burning the midnight oil in porting Black Myth Wukong to Xbox. That said, if I was Microsoft, I’d let Game Science just release it on the Xbox Series X, as it’s better a good chunk of Xbox gamers can now play it, rather than none at all.

Black Myth Wukong is a huge achievement for China’s game development scene, as Game Science’s debut AAA game has managed to set new Steam records, and is reported to have already earned close to $1 billion in revenue. If Microsoft issues a statement about Feng Ji’s message, or if something noteworthy surfaces from this latest development, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

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