Black Myth: Wukong Passes Yet Another Impressive Sales Milestone

Black Myth: Wukong Passes Yet Another Impressive Sales Milestone

From Game Rant (Written by John Bonelli) on | OpenCritic

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Black Myth: Wukong has become one of the best-selling new games of 2024 as it boasts 20 million copies sold during its first month. Having launched back in August, Black Myth: Wukong garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews and sold a whopping 10 million copies in its first three days, with a peak of three million concurrent players. The Journey to the West-inspired action title has already become a Game of the Year frontrunner next to the likes of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, and Helldivers 2.

Despite frequent comparisons to games from the Souls genre, like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Elden Ring, the structure and gameplay design of Black Myth: Wukong is markedly different, as it focuses almost entirely on its massive boss fights. Black Myth: Wukong has only been made available on PlayStation 5 and PC, with an Xbox Series X|S version supposedly in the works at developer Game Science. The reason for its Xbox delay has been disputed. Black Myth was initially believed to be held back on Xbox due to roadblocks with the Series S, but more recent reports have pointed towards an exclusivity deal that may have been quietly signed...