Black Myth: Wukong (PS5) News Articles
Monday13th Oct 2025
News Gargantuan Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Patch Massively Improves Performance
Needs space
Black Myth: Wukong, the acclaimed action game from Chinese dev Game Science, is getting a major update later today, 13th October, which will fix bugs and further optimise performance. But you may need to prepare for the update, because it’s a big’un. Here’s what the studio said on X (or Twitter): “Due to differences in file...
Thursday19th Jun 2025
News PS5 Sales Sensation Black Myth: Wukong Gets Its First PS Store Discount
King Wukong
When it released last year, Black Myth: Wukong instantly achieved legendary status, selling over 20 million copies in under a month and eventually ending up nominated for Game of the Year. However, despite its breakout success, it’s held onto the same price point since launch, with no deals or price promotions at all. Now, almost a...
Friday6th Jun 2025
News Black Myth: Wukong's Secret PS5 Exclusivity Saga Rages Again
Dev says porting the game to Xbox was "no easy feat"
After a year delay, Black Myth: Wukong will release on Xbox Series X|S on 20th August. This is pertinent because it’s exactly one year after the game originally launched on PS5 and PC, raising questions of “secret” console exclusivity all over again. For those who haven’t been following,...
Monday24th Feb 2025
News Black Myth: Wukong Sold a Humongous Number of Copies on PS5
Woah kong
Black Myth: Wukong may just have been the most important PS5 console exclusive of 2024 – and it wasn’t even supposed to be. While some sections of the media still insist Sony signed a secret deal with developer Game Science to exclude the Xbox Series X|S release, there’s never been any evidence to support the hypothe
Thursday2nd Jan 2025
News Black Myth: Wukong Game Director Confirms There Was No Secret PS5 Exclusivity Deal
Series S to blame for Xbox no-show
One of the stupidest stories of 2024 has been cleared up just a couple of days into the New Year, signalling there may finally be better days ahead of us. Sony was, bizarrely, accused of moneyhatting Chinese gigahit Black Myth: Wukong for its console, after its Xbox relea
Friday13th Dec 2024
News PS5 Pro Update on Its Way to Black Myth: Wukong, Arriving Tomorrow
Builds on previously confirmed PS5 patch
The update bringing a challenge mode, in-game maps, and new armour pieces revealed for Black Myth: Wukong earlier in the week has not actually gone live yet, but it's now received a patch itself to include PS5 Pro support. We now know the update goes live tomorrow, 14th December 2024, and works to improve the...
Wednesday11th Dec 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Patch Adds Challenge Mode, Maps, Free Armour
Version 1.0.12.16581 available to download soon
Game Science is pushing a new Black Myth: Wukong update for PS5 live today that includes a challenge mode, new in-game maps, and free armour pieces for the popular action title. It'll be rolled out within the next 24 hours, updating the game to version number 1.0.12.16581. The challenge mode takes the...
Monday9th Dec 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring DLC in The Game Awards' Fan Vote Final
Along with three gacha heavyweights
Geoff Keighley has announced the finalists of The Game Awards' community vote, and the final five nominees that have made it through two rounds of voting are completely unsurprising. Votes are being collected now until Wednesday, with the nominees being: Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the...
Monday25th Nov 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Dev Declares 'Surprises' Still in Store for 2024
DLC, perhaps; an Xbox release, perchance
Black Myth: Wukong developer Game Science still has "some surprises" up its sleeve, indicating that all shall be revealed before the end of the year. Speculation is split on whether this might mean the inevitable Xbox release (obviously less relevant to our target audience) or the announcement of an expansion...
Friday22nd Nov 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Declared Ultimate Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick Awards 2024
Momentum building
In a stunning debut, Black Myth: Wukong from Chinese developer Game Science came out of nowhere to become one of the year's best-selling games. Considering it's a single-player outing, a new IP, and Game Science's first console title, it's especially impressive. In recognition of these achievements and more, Black Myth: Wukong has...
Thursday21st Nov 2024
News GOTY Nominee Black Myth: Wukong Bags PS Plus Premium Demo
Play for two hours
Anyone with a PS Plus Premium subscription who's been interested in checking out Black Myth: Wukong is in luck as a new time-limited trial for the Game of the Year nominee has appeared on the PS Store. You'll be able to sample the PS5 title for two hours, from the moment you boot the game up. That means you get to see the visually...
Monday11th Nov 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong PS5 Physical Copies Available in December
No monkey business
Those of you holding out for Black Myth: Wukong's anticipated PS5 physical edition will soon feel relief, as boxed copies will hit shelves next month on 12th December. PM Studios is handling the logistical end of things and confirmed that the date will be the same for UK fans (thanks, Eurogamer). This release will mark the game's...
Monday21st Oct 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Physical Version Now Official, PS5 Disc Included
Priced at $65, pre-orders go live soon
Update: Responding to a handful of concerns, PM Studios has confirmed the physical version of Black Myth: Wukong will include the full game on its Blu-ray, and you won't need an Internet connection to play. It's just the Deluxe Edition codes which will need to be redeemed optionally from the PS Store...
News Black Myth: Wukong's PS5 Physical Edition Is Coming 'Very Soon'
Potentially today
Black Myth: Wukong surprised many earlier this year when it impressed players, selling an astonishing 20 million copies and all but ensuring a sequel from developer Game Science. If you didn't pick it up, or you fancy a double-dip, word on the street is that PS5 physical editions are extremely imminent, potentially available as...
Friday27th Sep 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Sales Over 20 Million In a Month, Entering GOAT Territory
With the majority playing on PC
Black Myth: Wukong continues to put up big numbers, with former PlayStation CEO Ken Kuturagi revealing at Tokyo Game Show that developer Game Science moved an astonishing 20 million units in the weeks following launch. For comparison, GTA V is the fastest-selling game of all time, moving around 11 million copies in 24...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong's Sales Top 18 Million in Two Weeks on PS5, PC
Expansion is in development
There have been a number of breakout successes this year: Palworld got the ball rolling and Helldivers 2 picked up the mantle. But none compare to the absolutely outrageous story emerging around Black Myth: Wukong: the title has now topped 18 million sales across PS5 and PC in just two weeks. As previously reported,
Wednesday4th Sep 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Delay Isn't Due to Platform Limitations, Says Microsoft
"We'd prefer not to comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders"
The case of Black Myth: Wukong's alleged Sony exclusivity is becoming curiouser and curiouser, with a spokesperson for Microsoft confirming that its indefinite delay has nothing to do with the assumed technical limitations of the Xbox Series S. Suddenly, those...
Thursday29th Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Patch 1.0.8 Promises Loads of Fixes on PS5, But No Performance Boosts
Paint it black
The first post-launch update for Black Myth: Wukong is available to download now on PS5. Patch 1.0.8 weighs in at a reasonable 1.1GB, but players hoping for improvements to technical performance will likely be left disappointed. The update focuses on fixes for a range of more specific issues, many of which are related to gameplay...
Tuesday27th Aug 2024
Random The Inevitable Black Myth: Wukong Goku Mods Have Arrived
Monkey magic
Black Myth: Wukong has only been with us for a short while, but we'd be willing to bet modders on PC have been chomping at the bit to implement the inevitable Son Goku reskins. Thankfully, it only took a few days, and now we can all imagine the Dragon Ball game we didn't know we needed. IGN highlighted the above reskin mod, and it just...
Friday23rd Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Has Sold an Astonishing 10 Million Copies in Three Days on PS5, PC
Monkey doing business
It's official: Black Myth: Wukong is a huge hit. Game Science's Journey to the West-inspired action RPG has now sold an incredible 10 million copies across PS5 and PC platforms. The studio shared the news today on its social channels: For it to reach sales of 10 million would be more than enough of an accomplishment, but...
Thursday22nd Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Eating Your Inputs on PS5, and It's a Problem with Performance Mode
What's in a frame
Earlier this week, we reported on the PS5 version of Black Myth: Wukong, and how it seems to hold up from a technical perspective. Our impressions were based on roughly six hours of playtime, and our main takeaway was that while none of the game's three graphical modes are perfect, the performance mode in particular seemed fairly...
Wednesday21st Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Prompts PS5 Sales Explosion in China
Sony won't Myth its projections
As you’re probably already aware, Black Myth: Wukong has exploded in China and other Mandarin speaking countries such as Taiwan. On launch day, the title peaked at almost 2.5 million concurrent players on PC platform Steam – before settling at a much less remarkable 200k when the region went to sleep. It’s...
Tuesday20th Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Becomes Steam's Biggest Ever Single Player Launch
PS5 numbers also expected to be high
Update: Just as an update to this article, Black Myth: Wukong has now peaked at 2.2 million concurrents on Steam, making it comfortably the biggest-ever single player launch on the PC platform. As mentioned below, we don’t have PS5 player numbers, but it’s safe to assume they’re high too. Analysis suggests...
Monday19th Aug 2024
News Judge for Yourself with Official PS5 Black Myth: Wukong Gameplay
PS5 version is no myth
Journey to the West-inspired Soulslike, Black Myth: Wukong, releases imminently, on 20 August for PS5. Our own review of the game will have to wait a while longer, as developer and publisher, Game Science, appears to have only sent out PC code so far. In the meantime, courtesy of IGN China, we at least have some official PS5...
Sunday18th Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Another Game Over 100GB on PS5
That's no myth
It's not exactly a rarity these days, but it can still be jarring to see a game's file size weigh in at three digits. Releasing for PS5 in a matter of days, the preload for Black Myth: Wukong reveals that it'll gobble up 104GB of your console's storage space. It's a big one. The size doesn't come as a huge surprise, though. As we've...
Thursday8th Aug 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong Builds the Hype with Stunning Final Trailer
Not long to wait now
Black Myth: Wukong has looked brilliant since its debut years ago, and it continues to do so in the last trailer before release. The game launches on 20th August on PS5, and to whet our appetites before then, we have this nearly five-minute video to drum up more hype. The trailer is all in-game footage, firstly showcasing...
Tuesday6th Aug 2024
News Anticipated PS5 Action Adventure Black Myth: Wukong Goes Gold Ahead of August Release
It's finally happening
We're just a couple of weeks away from the launch of Black Myth: Wukong on PS5, so it's nice to see developer Game Science confirming that the action title has gone gold. A social media statement says that the game's now ready to go, and that everything's locked in for the big 20th August release date. It's actually a huge...
Monday24th Jun 2024
News Silly Speculation Alleges Sony May Have Signed Secret PS5 Exclusivity for Black Myth: Wukong
It's a Myth
Game Science, the developer behind the highly anticipated Black Myth: Wukong, has already explained why the game will only be releasing on PS5 and PC on 20th August – but that’s not stopped bizarre speculation from spreading on social media. You may recall at Summer Game Fest, there was momentary out
Saturday8th Jun 2024
News Black Myth: Wukong's Physical Editions Won't Have Actual Discs at Launch, Just Digital Codes
Monkey business
In a move that's sure to rub physical media enthusiasts the wrong way, highly anticipated action title Black Myth: Wukong will not ship on an actual disc. Developer Game Science has confirmed that the physical editions of the game — which is due out on the 20th August — will simply house digital activation codes. "It is the...
News Black Myth: Wukong Is Now a PS5 Console Exclusive for an Indefinite Amount of Time
Monkey magic
Black Myth: Wukong received a new cinematic trailer during Summer Game Fest, but the bigger story here is that the upcoming action game — set to release on the 20th August — is now a PS5 console exclusive at launch. But before everyone starts screaming about Sony somehow moneyhatting the title, this is actually down to Xbox. On its...
