Insider Reiterates PS Exclusivity Deal With Black Myth: Wukong Amid Director’s Comment

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Sony Is Still Being Blamed For The Delay!

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  • Black Myth: Wukong, the biggest launch of 2024, was not released on Xbox Series S|X. 
  • The game’s director confirmed the reason, revealing that the Xbox Series S had been the real culprit all along. 
  • However, Microsoft previously failed to acknowledge that the Series S was the issue, and an insider recently reiterated that PlayStation had an exclusivity deal in place.

Black Myth: Wukong, the biggest release of 2024, was released on PlayStation and PC. Unfortunately, the game wasn’t released on Xbox Series S|X. There were many speculations regarding why the title was not released on Xbox, the most popular one being the exclusivity deal with PlayStation

It was reported that the game was delayed on the platform due to hardware issues, but the gaming giant revealed that there was no such issue. Following that an insider revealed that the game was actually delayed because PlayStation forced Game Science into doing so. 

Recently, the game’s director shed some light on the topic, saying that Black Myth: Wukong’s delay was caused by the Xbox Series S. The insider who previously said that there was an exclusivity deal with PlayStation has reiterated his statement amid the director’s comment

Why it matters: Xbox fans missed out on one of the best releases of 2024. The game surely would have gained more success had it been released on the missing platform, too. 

Black Myth Wukong Delay
A Reliable Insider Still Thinks The Exclusivity Deal With PlayStation Was The Real Reason For The Delay | Source: Twitter

Jez Corden, one of the reliable insiders, has again commented on the situation, saying that there was a deal in the place, and that’s what Xbox believes, too

All I know for certain is: they told Xbox there’s a deal in place, and Xbox believes there’s a deal in place. I’m reporting what Xbox believed to be the case at least back when I did my original report. They have so far declined to refute that.

-Jez Corden

While the director has framed Series S as the real culprit here, Jez still seems to believe that there still was a deal in place. The director has also not commented on the exclusivity deal, which calls for speculation that maybe something really happened

Black Myth Wukong Steam Game of the Year 2024
The Chinese RPG Recently Became Steam Game of the Year 2024

The developer could have started working on the port after the deal expired, but now the Series S could be troublesome

What do you think is the real reason why Black Myht: Wukong was delayed on Xbox? Do you think the insider is onto something? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below or join the discussion at the Tech4Gamers official forums

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