Black Myth: Wukong has been a bit of a phenomenon since its PC and PS5 launch earlier this month, in fact, it’s been a massive story since its very first reveal. However, the Xbox version has been delayed indefinitely, and a new rumour aims to shed some light on exactly why we haven’t seen the game on Xbox Series X|S yet.
Once again, gaming news leaker eXtas1s has taken to Twitter to try and give a bit of an explanation on this topic. According to them, multiple sources at Gamescom 2024 have said that Black Myth: Wukong has failed certification on Xbox – due to a “memory leak” issue on the Series X and S versions of the title.
This technical issue means that Black Myth: Wukong “hasn’t passed Xbox’s bug detection tests” yet, hence the reason developer Game Science is yet to put a proper release date on the Xbox Series X|S version of the title. The team is apparently “working hard” to solve this issue and will date the game once it’s fixed, with Black Myth: Wukong reportedly “close to being ready” on Xbox aside from this glitch.
In June, Microsoft provided a statement to Windows Central on the Black Myth: Wukong delay; at the time hinting that the lack of an Xbox version at launch could have been down to a deal signed with other platform holders. However, that no longer appears to be the case, and we’re hoping that if this rumour is true – the game’s memory leak issue gets sorted and we see the game on Xbox very soon.