Black Myth: Wukong’s PS5 exclusivity was caused by the limitations of the Xbox Series S, says director

Black Myth: Wukong was one of the biggest video games of 2024 and many gamers around the world are still enjoying it today, more than 5 months after its initial release. However, this game is still only available on PlayStation 5 and PC, with no Xbox Series X/S release date in sight.

The weirdest part is that Game Science delayed the Xbox version of Black Myth: Wukong back in June 2024, and Microsoft even commented on the matter. Despite all of these confirmations and statements, the Xbox port of the game has completely disappeared from the public eye, although we finally received an official answer that told us everything we needed to know.

Feng Ji, the producer and director of Black Myth: Wukong, recently talked about the fabled Xbox version on the Chinese social media app Weibo (and u/Hot-Cause-481 on Reddit translated his message into English) “Although there were no big surprises, I was still a little bit emotional after taking them all. Your combat capabilities are so terrifying, and the only thing missing is the XBOX… It seems a bit inappropriate, but the 10G shared memory, without several years of optimization experience, it is really difficult to use it,” wrote Feng Ji.

He’s essentially saying that he laments the lack of an Xbox port of Black Myth: Wukong, and that he blames the optimization issues of the Series S specifically. Microsoft famously released two console models during this generation, with one of them being slightly less powerful than the other. It was an interesting idea, but it seems that this decision is now hurting the brand.

Xbox Series X is lacking a Black Myth: Wukong port – Is the Series S holding it back?

Black Myth: Wukong is a well-regarded action game that sold well and received many awards, but it’s not without its flaws. The game has some infamous performance issues on the PlayStation 5, and it’s quite evident that the process of optimization for that console wasn’t easy for the developers at Game Science, so the development of the Xbox Series X/S version has surely been quite challenging for them as well.

It’s important to keep in mind that the Xbox Series X and the Series S are technically two models of the same console, so every game that comes out in one should also work on the other. Some people think that Feng Ji’s statement confirms that the Series S is holding back the Xbox brand and preventing it from receiving solid ports of popular new games. However, others have criticized the developers, claiming that they should know how to optimize their titles. Regardless of what the real issue is, it’s a real shame that the Xbox brand can’t still play a game as beloved as Black Myth: Wukong. Fortunately for Xbox users, this port still wasn’t cancelled, and should still come out sometime in the near future. If anything, it’s refreshing to finally have a concrete explanation as to why it’s taking Game Science so long to release it.