Adam Bankhurst
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Black Myth: Wukong, the action RPG inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West, will finally make its way to Xbox Series X/S on August 20, 2025, exactly one year after it was released on PS5 and PC.
Xbox shared the news on Twitter/X, saying, "You are the Destined One. Black Myth: Wukong is coming August 20. Pre-order begins June 18!"
Black Myth: Wukong has been a megahit, as it has sold over 25 million copies as of January 31, 2025. However, its absence from Xbox Series X/S has always been notable since it was never billed outright as an exclusive.
There were sources who claimed the delay was due to a Sony exclusivity deal and not tech issues, but the boss of Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science, Fen Ji, reportedly placed the blame on the Xbox Series S.
“The only thing missing is the Xbox,” he said, per machine learning translation, “which somehow feels a bit wrong, but that 10GB of shared memory — without years of optimisation experience — is really hard to make work.”
Now, it appears those issues have been resolved and Xbox players will soon be able to add this game to their libraries.
In our Black Myth: Wukong review, we said, "Despite some frustrating technical issues, Black Myth: Wukong is a great action game with fantastic combat, exciting bosses, tantalizing secrets, and a beautiful world."
Black Myth: Wukong has had more than reports of technical issues, as we reported on the developer's history of sexism back in 2023.
For more, check out our look at how FromSoftware has changed action games like Black Myth: Wukong forever and the lore you need to know to make the game way more enjoyable.
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