Black
Myth:
Wukong,
the
highly
anticipated
game
from
Chinese
developer
and
publisher
Game
Science,
made
an
appearance
at
yesterday’s
Summer
Game
Fest,
showing
off
another
gorgeous
trailer
before
revealing
that
the
game
is
open
for
pre-orders.

It
wasn’t
all
good
news
though,
because
the
company
also
out
out
a
statement
saying
that
the

Xbox
version
of
the
game
has
been
delayed.
No
new
release
date
was
announced.

“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,”
the
company
said.

“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.”

The

PS5
and

PC
versions
of
the
game
remain
unaffected
and
will
launch
on
August
20,
2024.

No
less
four
versions
are
available
to
pre-order,
ranging
in
price
from
the
standard
$59.99
all
the
way
up
to
a
$399
Collector’s
Edition
which
includes
a
steel,
necklace
and
statue.

It’s
also
worth
noting
that
the
standard
and
deluxe
editions
are
digital
only,
so
if
you
want
a
physical
copy
of
the
game
you’ll
need
to
pay
out
a
minimum
of
$169
for
the
Deluxe
Edition.

While
Game
Science’s
statement
doesn’t
provide
a
specific
reason
for
the
delay,
reading
between
the
lines
strongly
suggests
that
it’s
the
Xbox
Series
S
likely
posing
the
problem.
Part
of
launching
a
game
on
Xbox
is
that
said
game
must
be
available
on
both
the
weaker
Series
S
and
the
much
more
powerful
Series
X
with
feature
parity
between
them.
This
has
proven
tricky
for
developers
in
the
past,
most
notably
for
Larian
Studios
and
their
game
Baldur’s
Gate
3.
In
Larian’s
case,
they
couldn’t
get
split-screen
co-op
to
work
on
the
Series
S,
delaying
the
Xbox
version
of
the
game.
Eventually,

Larian
persuaded
Microsoft
to
make
an
exception
and
allow
them
to
cut
out
the
split-screen
mode
from
the
Series
S
version.

As
for
Black
Myth:
Wukong,
which
is
loosely
based
on
the
classic
16th
century
Chinese
nove
Journey
to
the
West,
it
has
been
a
somewhat
controversial
game.
It
debuted
in
2020
with
a
visually
stunning
trailer
that
immediately
catapulted
it
into
the
public
attention,
drawing
millions
of
views.
However,
people
also
began
to
wonder
if
it
was
too
good
to
be
true,
as
the
developer
had
previously
only
worked
on
mobile
games
and
the
quality
leap
between
those
and
Black
Myth
was
massive.
These
days,
of
course,
it’s
surprisingly
easy
to
create
an
amazing
trailer
and
even
bullshit
your
way
to
a
game
becoming
massively
popular
ahead
of
its
release,
as
shown
by

the
Day
Before
saga.

But
thankfully,
we
have
seen
a
good
amount
of
gameplay
over
the
past
few
years
that
seems
to
indicate
its
a
real,
playable
game.
It
still
looks
unbelievably
good,
so
some
part
of
me
will
likely
be
suspicious
right
up
until
I’m
actually
playing
it
on
August
20.
But
not
on
Xbox.