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Black Myth: Wukong Xbox Series X|S Release Was Reportedly Delayed Due To A Memory Leak Issue

The release of the Xbox Series X|S version of Black Myth: Wukong was delayed due to a memory leak issue, based on the latest report.

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darthv72247d ago

If MS discovered the leak... why not help the dev plug it? MS can step in and help where necessary. They did with BG3 most recently.

Obscure_Observer247d ago

@darthv72

"If MS discovered the leak... why not help the dev plug it?"

Microsoft:

“We can't comment on the deals made by our partners with other platform holders."

https://br.ign.com/black-my...

AA of right now, Not one outlet attempt to blame Sony like they blamed MS for the game being bad. Last week it was 5 reviews for Concord maybe like 7 or 8 now compared to like what 50 reviews for Redfall that week?

piroh247d ago

Why so angry? Is it really necessary to mention Sony?

Chevalier247d ago

Trash Series S is the issue. So go blame Xbox. Has nothing to do with Playstation. Terrible design and flaws for the Series S are to blame. This isn't any different than Baldurs Gate 3 and Halo Infinite Issues. It's just going to be the common occurrence going forward

RaiderNation247d ago

Christ man, change the record! I can tell which posts are yours without even looking at the name!

kayoss247d ago

Why am I not surprised by your comment. Series is lacking and have issues and some how and some way you bring Sony into the mix.
This has nothing to do with concord. People are blaming MS because the series s is trash, it shouldn’t even exist.

MetroidFREAK21247d ago

Bro, go away. You realize no one ever agrees with your terrible takes?

RauLeCreuset247d ago

I'll quote myself this time.

Me to you 3 days ago after you implied in another article that Phil lied about Indiana Jones exclusivity:

"P.S. Phil didn't lie. He pump faked you with misleading statements and counted on people like you to fall for it and dutifully spread the lie for him."

https://n4g.com/comments/re...

Me 64 days ago when MS implied an exclusivity deal was the reason for Wukong's delay:

"I would be cautious about going full tilt off of an implication that Xbox isn't willing to commit to by explicitly saying what they are implying.

"The relevancy of the implication to why the game is delayed on Xbox covers a broad range from PS cutting an exclusivity deal to keep it off Xbox to the implication only serving as a distraction thrown out by Xbox that has nothing to do with Wukong's delay. Somewhere between is the possibility that the game wasn't also delayed on PS5 because PS offered unconditioned support to help get it out on time.

"I would be all the more cautious considering the controversial implication followed them saying they are "working with Game Science to bring the game to our platforms." That comment lends itself more to the idea that there are development difficulties or restrictions on Xbox they are working with Game Science to address more than the idea that it was delayed because of an exclusivity agreement."

https://n4g.com/comments/re...

Obscure_Observer247d ago (Edited 247d ago )

@piroh @kayoss

"Why so angry? Is it really necessary to mention Sony?"

Sorry, the last paragraph was a typo and direct quote from a comment made by Lightning77´s which I replied to in another topic.

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GamerRN246d ago

All you people wondering why mention Sony. This is what I think every article that attacks Xbox for a 3rd party games bad performance. You guys are so one sided.

You already won, Xbox brand is dead, time to be humble

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piroh247d ago

Believe or not there is always a bunch of people defending Series S.

New title a few months from now on: Black myth Wukong cancelled for potato

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neutralgamer1992247d ago

This game has issues running in powerful PC’s and PS5, it would be really interesting to see how this game runs on series s

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InUrFoxHole246d ago

Exactly. This game isn't optimized. Fine with waiting

Kekewei247d ago (Edited 247d ago )

They probably don't think a new Chinese developer is much important and ignored them at first. As a Chinese, I've seen enough evidence over these years that Microsoft doesn't care about the Chinese market as much as Sony does.

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yeahokwhatever246d ago

as a chinese, you have an obligation to fix your government and throw off communism.

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yeahokwhatever246d ago

that isnt how third party qa works

Zeref246d ago

What makes you think they're not trying to help?

InUrFoxHole246d ago

While normally I would agree, I've heard this game has other issues that should be addressed 1st. Iron out some bugs. I'm ok with it being delayed.

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RhinoGamer88247d ago

The XBOX studio has very senior-level engineers and systems designers...what the hell are they doing?!

DivineHand125247d ago

Xbox has no obligation to assist with plugging a memory leak. They would have to reverse engineer the code to fix that issue. Besides, I don't believe any of the platform holders helped CDPR in any significant way with making Cyberpunk 2077 playable.

Xbox could be benefiting from the sales boom the sales of the game in China but they seem to be following some different strategy in being a more of a publisher.

--Onilink--247d ago

What does MS even have to do with getting a game’s memory leak fixed?

It’s an error in the game’s code. The developer will go over their code, identify the cause of the leak and fix it…. Simple as that

NotoriousWhiz247d ago

As a developer, memory leaks are a pain to find. I wish them luck.

LoveSpuds246d ago (Edited 246d ago )

The fly in the ointment is, it probably isn't worth the developers committing resources to fix it. It's not just that there are barely any XBOX's in China (where most of the copies of the game are selling), it's that Xbox gamers in the west have been conditioned to not buy games.

Why waste resources if you cannot recoup the money it would take to sort out the issue?

Destiny1080247d ago

the series s is not powerful enough to fix memory leaks

Hofstaderman247d ago

The game is clearly not designed around the Series S. Which is a considerable problem for XBOX as 75% of all Series sales is the S. Another unintentional PS5 console exclusive.

--Onilink--247d ago (Edited 247d ago )

Nothing about this game has shown to be memory or CPU intensive (just look at Steam Deck benchmarks). And Unreal has already proven quite adaptable in the rest of the areas that will require adjustments.

Is it still some significant work to port? Absolutely. But I see no reason why the Series S couldn’t run this game in the expected lower resolution/settings and 30fps.

People tend to forget that the biggest issue with BG3 was split screen (which had significant memory implications). Most regular settings can still be adjusted to fit the Series S, its probably just a lot of work that devs probably dont really enjoy doing

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Hofstaderman246d ago

Getting my Deck today so I'm going to experiment. Its not bad on PS5. Had no crashes and im 7 hours in.

--Onilink--246d ago (Edited 246d ago )

@NotAgaiN4G

Why wouldnt I bring up the steam deck? Its literally a less powerful device than the Series S and its possible to run the game there just fine. Have you even seen any Steam deck benchmarks for it?

Of course the Series S port will be very low res, probably doing like 50% FSR to 1080p with many settings at low and obviously no RT.

But that doesnt mean it cant be ported. Again, the biggest issue with ports on Series S has been the abysmal memory. And not only is this game not using particularly high quality textures / high memory consumption, but UE is generally very adaptable in memory related settings

The PS5 port of the game is bad not because the console it can’t handle the game, but because of very dumb decisions by the developer.

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Knightofelemia246d ago

I still say the Series S is to blame because the game has to be nerfed down to run on the machine.

Johnh5223246d ago

Did they say series s cant run the game

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Leadership Spotlight: A Conversation with Phil Rosenberg

After a magnificent 20-year tenure with Sony Interactive Entertainment, Phil Rosenberg, SVP of Global Partner Development and Relations, recently announced that he is bidding adieu at the end of 2025. Phil has been a stalwart and integral part of growing the PlayStation brand and, along with this team, has worked tirelessly over the years to ensure all gamers enjoy a vibrant experience on a variety of PlayStation products.

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Cockney32d ago

"it’s a story that I’m sure won’t go away any time soon"
It might if you'd let it

danno_omen32d ago

We don’t control who suddenly decides to bring it up in interviews lol

lukasmain32d ago

It's pure speculation on behalf of the author of this opinion piece and it hold no weight at all.

InUrFoxHole31d ago

@lukasmain
Im curious how you can make that comment when he specifically mentions Blackmyth? No weight at all? Either...
A. You can't read
B. You're letting blind loyalty take point
C. You just didn't read it
D. You're trolling

pwnmaster300032d ago

There really wasn’t no suggestion.
Just pure speculation as usual.

Lightning7731d ago

It's in the interview. He said it.

lukasmain31d ago

He never suggested a special exclusivity deal. Far from it. The author is just speculating.

Lightning7731d ago (Edited 31d ago )

@Main I quoted Rosenberg at the bottom he said it himself on the interview that him and guys go out and find hidden gems. This interview wouldn't mean much but Black Myth was supposed to release simultaneously along with the Xbox version unfortunately, it didn't. Got taken off and GS said it was the S. MS said there was a deal in place. If he's going out and finding niche or "hidden gems" BMW should of released only on PS5 since its considered a hidden gem that could only be played on PS console just like the rest of the other games he mentioned. The game was announced awhile ago as a multiplat. The S of late has been holding its own with third party and 1st party games. It's also clear that the S did have issues for awhile also and maybe GS really can't optimize for the console. I'm just exploring every possibility.

Hmm, I dunno at the end of the day. The S has been performing well optimization wise lately. I dunno it's hard to tell anymore what's, what.

-Foxtrot32d ago (Edited 32d ago )

There is no way in high hell Sony would pay money for this, something so successful and not advertise it as an exclusive console game. There's just no way, they've done it for everything else, why would they not do it for this.

It's people who can't let a story go, there's no deal, they just probably supported a new Chinese studio with their China Hero Project and give them tools to help develop on their console. If Microsoft came along and offered them the same tools early on for their console I'm sure Sony wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Sony took a chance on a new studio early on and they benefitted from it, that's their reward.

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Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 receives most nominations at this year's BAFTA Games Awards

Ninja Theory's Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is the most-nominated game at this year's BAFTA Games Awards, with 11 nominations.

However, the Cambridge-based studio's action-adventure game has missed out on a Best Game nomination; instead the nominees are Black Myth: Wukong, Helldivers 2, Thank Goodness You're Here!, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Astro Bot, and Balatro.

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Cacabunga56d ago

….. for the world’s most boring game

1Victor56d ago

And we would’ve getaway with it if it wasn’t for those pesky kids games.
Congrats to NT on their 11 nominations I wish them good luck 👍👍

thesoftware73056d ago

Beautiful game, love the series, and the character!

Well crafter and well done.

Toecutter0056d ago

Good. The game is unique, heartfelt, and beautiful. Yes, the mechanics are rather simplistic. But the teams dedication to storytelling is on full display. It's definitely not for everyone, but it won't disappoint those who appreciate video games that push the boundaries of the medium.

Alos8856d ago

More like pushes the boundary of how short a game can be while still charging fifty quid

InUrFoxHole56d ago

Love the game. Beautiful looking, game play was solid and it didn't over stay it's welcome.

PrinceOfAnger56d ago

Good game with the best graphics and animation I've seen this gen. They need to focus more on the gameplay though if there is HB3.

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Astro Bot and Black: Myth Wukong lead GDCA nominations

The finalists of the 25th annual Game Developers Choice Awards have been revealed, with Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong tied with the most nominations at seven each.

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