Black Myth Wukong’s Absurdly High Numbers on PC Has Every Fan Guessing How Much Xbox Has Lost Out From the Alleged’ Exclusivity Deal’

Black Myth: Wukong continues its rampage on gaming’s sales charts, pulling in more revenue than most single-player games released this generation. With both critical reception and sales at its feet, it’s more than clear that the developers’ hard work is paying off in droves.

While it’s safe to say that the game will most likely be a top contender for Game of the Year, it would still miss out on a similar verdict from a massive share of the gaming audience, considering how the Game Science masterpiece still eludes Team Green of Xbox.

Analyzing the game’s player count and sales, it’s safe to say that Wukong has made nearly $850 million in Steam sales alone, with a massive share of its sales coming from said platform.

Not only that, but recent reports reveal how the game is averaging at a playtime of 27 hours, further cementing just how dominating it has been since release, the reaction to which can be neatly summarized as:

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That being said, as the game continues to thrive on Steam and PlayStation, fans who have been waiting for it but happened to be on Xbox remain left in the dust.

There have been a ton of leaks and rumors, all of them suggesting that the whole deal into nothing less than a conspiracy. For instance, Game Science claims that the Xbox delay is mainly due to the time needed for optimization, presumably the extra development effort to properly utilize Series S’s capabilities.

However, rumors persist that there has been some secret exclusivity deal between Sony and the developer, making it the real reason behind the holdup.

Not only that, but things got much worse when Microsoft denied that platform limitations were the reason for the delay while dropping vague hints that there may indeed be some kind of deal.

Could this be a strategic play to keep Black Myth: Wukong away from Xbox’s audience? To be honest, it’s very unlikely, as all realistic signs point to this really just being time spent optimizing the game for Xbox.

That said, however, it’s indisputable that fans on the platform who have supported the game since its first teaser are now growing increasingly frustrated as the wait continues, with some feeling scammed by the game’s absence from their platform.

It’s difficult to overstate this game’s overwhelming success. With its bleaker take on Chinese mythology and literature alongside a combat system and mechanics that are now being held up as one of the very best of all time, it’s no surprise that just about every player on every platform is eager to get their hands on it.

That’s why Xbox players find the wait a bit too torturous and the exclusivity rumors particularly hard, knowing they could be missing out on one of 2024’s most influential titles—one that may even be a Game of the Year contender by the end of the year.

Considering that it’s more or less a repeat of last year’s Baldur’s Gate 3, which came out nearly half a year after the other platforms, and that the platform has taken one loss after another this year, it’s impossible not to feel a bit sorry for how things are.

With Wukong smashing one record after another and showing no signs of slowing down, we hope that all the people in the gaming community get to experience this game before the end of the year.

With all that said, what are your thoughts on Black Myth: Wukong? Do you believe the rumors of the exclusivity deal, even though Game Science has denied it? Let us know in the comments below.