Wukong Dev blames Xbox Series S for PS5 exclusivity

Black Legend: Wukong Developer Game Science has done it again Xbox Series S optimization issues They are responsible for the unintended exclusivity of the game on PS5. A number of major publications continue to promote the bizarre claim of this Sony signed a “secret” exclusive deal. For Black Myth: Wukong – a rumor that seems to have been encouraged by Microsoft’s vague statements. However, as we said, these reports made no sense at all.

Black Myth: Wukong’s manager Feng Ji has moved to the Chinese social media site Weibo (via Reset the era) to talk about the recent Steam Awards, where the game won the prestigious Game of the Year 2024 award. While reflecting on the studio’s achievements, Feng Ji lamented the lack of an Xbox version.

“It seems a bit wrong, but that 10GB shared memory, without a few years of optimization experience…” Feng Ji wrote in reference to the Xbox Series S memory.

Interestingly, Microsoft has officially announced denying any knowledge of Black Myth: Wukong is facing optimization challenges in the Series S. “We prefer not to comment on the deals our partners have with other platform owners but we can confirm that the delay is no longer valid,” the company told Forbes in a statement: “It’s not because of the Xbox platform restrictions that were brought to us.”

Well, we can put this rumor to rest once and for all now.