Microsoft speaks out about delay of Black Myth Wukong release on Xbox Series X|S, which gives rise to speculation

Black Myth Wukong, the Chinese action game based on Journey to the West, has been delayed on Xbox to optimize it, but Microsoft’s announcement is launching new theories: Is the power of the Xbox Series S to blame… or Sony?

Black Myth Wukonga highly anticipated Chinese action game based on Journey to the West, a game that has since gone viral. Game Scienceindependent studio, released its first images many years ago with ultra-realistic graphics and the main character, the Monkey King.

A new trailer for Black Myth Wukong was shown at the Summer Game Fest in June, confirming the game’s release date on PS5. August 20, 2024but only on PS5 and PC.

The Xbox Series X|S logo has disappeared, although the game has been more than confirmed for Microsoft’s console. Game Science later reported on their website that the Xbox version it was delayed to optimize it to meet quality standards.

Naturally, we were all thinking about another game: Baldur’s Gate 3, another game whose release on Xbox had to be delayed (even though it was only three months later) because Larian was having difficulty getting the Xbox Series S to work.

The result was something unprecedented: Xbox Series S version had content cuts, local split-screen multiplayer, which Microsoft promised wouldn’t happen with the Series S, which despite having less RAM and GPU, would play exactly the same games as the Series X, with the same content.

Black Myth Wukong, a technically ambitious game created in Unreal Engine 5 by an independent studio, could be another such case. But Microsoft’s announcement opens up other theories…

Microsoft responded to Windows Central with an official statement that, while being deliberately vague, you can read a lot between the lines.

““We are thrilled to launch 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 agreements our partners have with other platform owners, but we remain focused on making Xbox the best platform for gamers, and great games are at the center of that.”“.

PS5 exclusivity deal with Black Myth Wukong?

“We cannot comment on agreements our partners have with other platform owners,” Microsoft said.

So you mean that Game Science has temporary exclusive agreement with Sony, so that Black Myth Wukong will come out earlier on PS5? Without saying it directly, it seems to lead to this.

In fact, if this were not the case, it would be completely irresponsible for Microsoft to come up with these theories that seem to contradict each other. Game Sciencesaying that version Xbox from Black Myth Wukong It’s not coming out on time due to optimization work… even though there would actually be an exclusivity deal with Sony.