Report: Black Myth Wukong Not on Xbox Yet Due to Exclusivity Deal With Sony
For those on Xbox bummed out that they can’t play Black Myth Wukong, you’re not alone. While Microsoft’s statement on why the game isn’t available on Xbox was a bit vague, it seems there are some truth to it.
Contrary to earlier reports that GameScience faced technical issues in the Xbox version of Black Myth Wukong, multiple reports have surfaced today stating that the reason why we haven’t seen the action-game based on the Chinese folklore is due to an exclusivity agreement with Sony.
Forbes has mentioned this exclusivity deal which IGN’s own sources have corroborated. Per the report, there are no tech issues that would delay Black Myth Wukong for Xbox, and describes the memory issue being the cause as “inaccurate.” While GameScience has remained mum on the issue, the official statement released previously mentions optimization issues as the cause, “We are currently optimizing the Xbox Series X|S version to meet our quality standards, so it won’t release simultaneously with the other platforms. We apologize for the delay and aim to minimize the wait for Xbox users. We will announce the release date as soon as it meets our quality standards.”
When asked about the Xbox version of the game and what’s happening with it, this is what Microsoft said in June, “”“We’re excited for the launch of Black Myth Wukong on Xbox Series X|S and are working with Game Science to bring the game to our platforms. We can’t comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders, but we remain focused on making Xbox the best platform for gamers, and great games are at the center of that.”
We’ve reached out to Sony and GameScience to ask for any comment about this, and if we hear anything back, we’ll update the article with the info. What’s interesting here is, most of the time (if not all the time), Sony’s marketing deal with games consist of it being mentioned in trailers and other marketing materials, which Wukong doesn’t have any.
With Black Myth Wukong already selling over 10 million copies in its first few days of availability, imagine if this was available on Xbox as well. That would surely add a bit more to the overall total, no? Let’s hope we get clarification on this sooner rather than later to put all these rumors to rest.
Black Myth Wukong is available now on PS5 and PC, and it got a patch today that nerfed a boss and several other adjustments as well.
Update: Reliable leaker from Giant Bomb Jeff Grub has said that there is no marketing deal keeping Black Myth Wukong from releasing on Xbox per a new video. In addition to that, Shpeshal_Nick who’s also a known insider for Xbox info corroborates this and says there is no exclusivity deal and that Sony only paid to get the port done.
That’s not what I heard.
I heard there was a misunderstanding around this stuff.
I heard Sony only paid to help get the port done. No exclusivity https://t.co/ZNxMFi3X8j
— Business Class Nick (@Shpeshal_Nick) August 29, 2024
We’ll have more on this story as it develops.
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