On August 20, exactly one year after the game released for PC and PS5, Game of the Year nomineeBlack Myth: Wukongis launching for Xbox Series X/S.Black Myth: Wukongwas one of 2024’s biggest hits, selling a staggering 20 million copies in its first month and becoming one of the fastest-selling video games ever made. The tough-as-nails action game based on the classic Chinese novelJourney to the Westalso found itself nominated for five awards at The Game Awards 2024.
Black Myth: Wukongwas nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Action Game, and Players' Voice, picking up the trophy for the latter two categories. There was some divisiveness when it came toBlack Myth: Wukongreviews, but overall the game earned mostly positive scores and was undeniably one of the biggest new game releases of last year.
What’s especially impressive is thatBlack Myth: Wukongachieved this dizzying success while only releasing on PC and PlayStation 5, skipping Xbox and Nintendo entirely. Various reasons have been given for the lack ofBlack Myth: Wukongon Xbox. There were rumblings of aBlack Myth: WukongPS5 exclusivity deal, though those claims have been disputed. Game Science itself pointed to difficulty optimizingBlack Myth: Wukongfor Xbox consoles as the reason for the delay, with some blaming the weaker Xbox Series S as holding it back. Whatever the case may be, the wait forBlack Myth: Wukongon Xbox is nearly at an end, as the game will be making its way to the platform on August 20, exactly one year after it originally launched for PC and PlayStation 5.
Black Myth: Wukong Xbox Release Date
Black Myth: Wukong’s Xbox port is coming at an interesting time for the game.Black Myth: Wukongis expected to get a DLC expansionat some point in the relatively near future, so Xbox gamers will be able to jump into that whenever it’s made available. Details on what exactly theBlack Myth: WukongDLC will entail have yet to be revealed, but it will definitely be interesting to see what exactly it brings to the table.
In the meantime, Xbox fans can expectBlack Myth: Wukongon Xbox to launch with the post-release content that was added to the PC and PS5 versions of the game. After launch,Black Myth: Wukongupdates added a boss rush mode, new armor, maps, and more, making for an overall more fully-featured experience.
