Black Myth: Wukong Pre-Loads Surpassed Cyberpunk 2077 On Steam

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  • Black Myth: Wukong was always expected to be one of Steam’s biggest releases this year.
  • Its free benchmark tool already showed interest from thousands of gamers, and another sign has now showed up.
  • The title has made a new record and led to Steam’s highest bandwidth usage for a pre-load.

Game Science’s Black Myth: Wukong is right around the corner. Thanks to solid reviews and an extensive marketing campaign, the title is on track to becoming one of 2024’s biggest releases.

While this comes as no surprise, it seems Black Myth: Wukong has already broken a major record. As fans prepare for the release, they have set a new record with this action RPG’s pre-loads.

Why it matters: This is the first major AAA release from Game Science. If this record is any indication, the action RPG is about to make a huge name for itself very soon.

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Black Myth: Wukong Has Led To An Incredible Surge In Steam’s Bandwidth Usage

Black Myth: Wukong is releasing on August 20, and the Steam pre-load is now available. Since this title takes up a whopping 100+ GB, many users have already begun to install the action RPG to prepare for launch day.

According to reports, these pre-loads have caused a huge bandwidth spike on Steam. In fact, this spike is the highest ever on the platform, beating CDPR’s historical launch with Cyberpunk 2077.

Despite its many failures, Cyberpunk 2077 recorded more than a million concurrent users in 2020. Ahead of its release, Steam reported 51Tbps of peak bandwidth usage. However, this figure is currently at 68Tbps.

This is mainly due to a large number of Chinese gamers. It’s no secret that Black Myth: Wukong will be highly popular in this market, and Steam reports that most of the bandwidth usage is coming from Asia.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Had The Highest Bandwidth Usage Until Recently

At this rate, Black Myth: Wukong could turn out to be another major Steam release in 2024. Games like Palworld and Helldivers 2 have already shown incredible figures this year, but it seems they were far from the only ones.

As fans look forward to the August 20 release, they can anticipate 40 hours of grand bosses, jaw-dropping visuals, and an engaging narrative based on the Chinese novel, Journey to The West. These are just a few reasons to anticipate Black Myth: Wukong.

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