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It was delayed almost a year ago
by Fraser Gilbert Yesterday, 8:45pm
The whole situation surrounding Black Myth: Wukong and Xbox has been a head-scratcher. Over the past 10 months, we’ve seen the game delayed after originally getting an August 2024 release date, Microsoft appearing to suggest it might have become a timed PlayStation console exclusive, rumours suggesting the Xbox Series S might have been at least partly to blame, and Xbox boss Phil Spencer himself declining to say anything about the situation.
If you strip all of that away, the fact remains that Black Myth: Wukong is still expected to release on Xbox Series X and Series S at some point in the not too distant future, but it’s understandable that some Xbox fans are getting concerned.
For what it’s worth, the most recent update actually arrived at the start of the year when it was mentioned by the developer’s CEO that the “10GB of shared memory” in the Xbox Series S was “really hard to make work”.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get any further details about when to expect Black Myth: Wukong on Xbox, or even if it’s possible at all at this point, so Xbox fans have been left wondering what kind of timeline might be in place.
It’s a shame that the situation hasn’t been as transparent as the one surrounding Baldur’s Gate 3 when Larian Studios was struggling with the Xbox Series S port, as fans were kept in the loop fairly regularly about what the problem was and how likely it was to be fixed – whereas there’s been a lot more radio silence with Black Myth: Wukong.
Ultimately, we’re still hoping we’ll be able to play this GOTY winner on Xbox at some point in 2025, and here’s hoping it might even appear as a surprise at the Xbox Games Showcase this summer. A shadow drop would be very nice!
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Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.
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