There’s
a
civil
war
brewing
over
Black
Myth:
Wukong,
all
based
on
why
the
game
hasn’t
come
to

Xbox.
On
one
side
we
have
claims
that
it’s
simply
because
of
technical
issues,
which
is
what
developer
Game
Science
is
saying.
However,
the
other
side
states
that
there’s
actually
some
sort
of
secret

PlayStation
exclusivity
deal
in
place.

The
second
theory
is
what
IGN
is
currently
positing
in
an
article
directly
referencing
the
recent
claim
by
Spanish
leaker
eXtas1s
that

Black
Myth:
Wukong
has
not
released
on
Xbox
due
to
a
memory
leak
issue.
This
seemingly
makes
sense
as
the
PS5
version
appears
to
suffer
from
a
memory
leak
that
gradually
erodes
performance
unless
you
shut
down
and
restart
the
game.
A
problem
like
that
could
be
damaging
to
the
Xbox
Series
S
which
has
far
less
RAM
than
the
Series
X
and
PS5.

However,

according
to
IGN,
a
“knowledgeable
source”
has
told
them
that
Black
Myth:
Wukong’s
delay
is
because
Game
Science
and
Sony
has
signed
some
sort
of
an
unpublicised
exclusivity
deal.

Paul
Tassi
of
Forbes
has
corroborated
this,
alleging
that
a
“source
with
knowledge
of
the
situation”
told
him
that
“the
reason
Black
Myth:
Wukong
is
not
currently
on
Xbox
is
due
to
an
exclusivity
deal,
not
because
of
some
sort
of
technical
issue
causing
a
delay
in
the
release
of
the
game.”

Just
one
week
prior,
Paul
Tassi
believed
that
it
was
in
fact
a
technical
issue
stopping
the
Xbox
version
from
launching.
He
then
updated
the
article
with
the
above
quote
on
the
same
day
that
IGN
released
their
report.

Windows
Central
is
also
confirming
the
same
thing.

Of
course,
it
cannot
be
ruled
out
the
source
of
all
these
reports
is
actually
just
one
person
speaking
to
multiple
outlets,
which
would
severely
undermine
the
veracity
of
the
claim.

This
is
not
the
first
time
the
idea
of
an
exclusivity
deal
between
Game
Science
and
Sony
has
been
brought
up.
Back
in
June
a
trailer
for
Black
Myth:
Wukong
was
released
and
eagle-eyed
fans
noted
that
an
Xbox
version
was
not
mentioned
at
all.

Developer
Game
Science
updated
its
official
FAQ
to
state
that:
“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.”

Game
Science
has
not
issued
any
sort
of
update
on
the
Xbox
version
since
then.

Microsoft
then
released
a
statement
on
June
21st
which
confused
matters
further:
“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.”

Note
the
highlighted
text.
This
wording
immediately
triggered
fans
and
the
media
to
begin
speculating
that
some
sort
of
exclusivity
deal
had
been
signed
between
Game
Science
and
Sony
to
make
Black
Myth:
Wukong
a
PS5
console
exclusive,
either
indefinitely
or
for
a
predetermined
time.
Microsoft
sent
the
same
statement
to
Paul
Tassi
when
he
asked
them
about
the
situation
in
the
article
we
discussed
above.

The
exclusivity
theory
doesn’t
make
much
sense,
regardless
of
what
IGN
says.
Sony
has
always
built
much
of
its
strategy
around
exclusive
releases,
both
first
and
third
party
and
have
always
been
transparent
about
these
deals.
In
fact,
it
heavily
markets
these
deals.
While
it’s
not
outside
the
realms
of
possibility,
why
would
Sony
sign
a
secretive
contract?
It
isn’t
illegal
or
immoral,
and
getting
Black
Myth:
Wukong
would
have
been
yet
another
feather
in
Sony’s
already
rather
full
cap.

For
his
part,
extas1s
is
sticking
to
his
guns,
tweeting
out
that
“Secret
exclusives
do
not
exist,
when
you
pay
for
an
exclusivity,
you
advertise
it
(como
obviously),
you
do
not
hide
it.
Of
course
I
have
total
respect
for
my
colleague,
but
I
trust
more
the
people
who
have
told
me
this
first
hand.”

And
so
we
have
something
of
a
standoff.
On
the
one
hand,
we
have
a
single
leaker
standing
his
ground,
and
on
the
other
we
have
three
major
outlets
saying
that
Black
Myth:
Wukong
is
currently
a
PlayStation
console
exclusive
because
of
a
secretive
deal
between
Sony
and
Game
Science.

Perhaps
this
whole
mess
can
finally
be
cleaned
up
when
either
Game
Science
or
Sony
make
a
straightforward
statement
that
clearly
denies
any
sort
of
agreement.

What
we
do
know
is
that
Black
Myth:
Wukong
is
currently
crushing
it.
After
managing
to
hit

well
over
2
million
concurrent
players
on
Steam,
we
learned
it
had
also

sold
a
gigantic
10
million
copies.
Not
bad
for
a
monkey
with
a
stick.

Stay
tuned
for
my
review.