Wukong hasn't hit Xbox yet

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  • Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox port delay appears to be due to optimization problems encountered with 10GB of memory on the Xbox Series S.

  • Game director Feng Jie said, “10G shared memory, it is impossible to achieve this without many years of customization experience.”

  • Fans speculate on possible DLC releases and a successor project code-named Black Myth: Jiang Jia.

The Black Myth: Wukong The community is currently discussing the convincing reason why the award-winning title is not coming to the Xbox console after the game's director addressed optimization issues that could potentially hinder the port. Black Myth: Wukong Launched on PlayStation 5 and Steam and reached over 2.2 million concurrent players on the PC platform on its day of release. Its popularity surpassed that of other hit titles Alden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077And Sony also confirmed that it was the most downloaded PS5 game in North America, Europe and Japan during the month of August.

Game Science's action RPG is based on a Chinese novel Journey to the West and follows the anthropomorphic ape and the “Destined One” Sun Wukong. The single-player experience was praised at launch for its Soulslike elements and excellent art direction, with several accolades during awards season. Black Myth: Wukong recently made waves at the Steam Awards 2024, taking home three awards, including Game of the Year. The title previously claimed the same crown at the Golden Joystick Awards, and was also nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024, but lost. Astro Bot.

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Spotted by a Redditor and posted on the Gaming Leaks and Rumors subreddit, a post by game director Feng Ji on Weibo addressed the hurdles being faced with the Xbox port. “10G of shared memory, it's really impossible to achieve without many years of optimization experience,” the director explained, highlighting the optimization issues that delayed the Xbox port. The Black Myth: WukongPlans for an Xbox port have been in motion for some time, but customization complications seem to be a legitimate reason behind the Xbox port's delay.

Black Myth: The Xbox port of Wukong appears to be delayed by optimization issues

Fans thought earlier Black Myth: WukongThe Xbox port will receive a release date at this year's The Game Awards, following the same move made by Larian Studios. Baldur's Gate 3But this idea never came to fruition. Redditors noted that the developer's perceived lack of experience with console ports was exposed in the PS5 version, and they were concerned about how the Xbox Series S port would perform.

Since its August 2024 release, fans have been seeing potential future content in the pipeline, including a leaker's recent tease that two DLCs are on the way. Black Myth: Wukong. The rumors didn't air any specific details on the content or release window, but it was speculated that both DLC packs would arrive before the next entry in the franchise. Game Science's successor project is rumored to be code-named Black Myth: Jiang JiaFollowing the titular Chinese figure from folklore and literature, such as Sun Wukong.

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