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Taul Passi: Black Myth Wukong not coming to Xbox due to an exclusivity deal

HeWhoWalks

Member
Exclusivity deal with which company? It clearly isn't PlayStation. I know Sony has done a lot of retarded things in the recent years, but they have been very clear with theil deals. They would be shouting it from the rooftops, especially since it is one of the biggest games of the year.
“Retarded” things is something all three main companies have done.

Grabbing this exclusively wouldn’t have been retarded, in fact, it would have been a slam dunk. The “retard” in the room is Microsoft here, because the Series S is what’s to blame.
 

Astray

Member
The game can run on a PC weaker then a Xbox Series S and uses very little VRAM when doing so. It looks like dogshit, but when has that ever stopped a Series S version.
lmao no.

The Minimum DRAM alone is above Series S's entire Shared RAM stack (16GB vs 10GB), this is not counting the 6-8GB of VRAM the Graphics card brings into it either, not talking about memory bandwidth either..
  • Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 10 64-bit
    • Processor: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 1600
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
    • DirectX: Version 11
    • Storage: 130 GB available space
    • Sound Card: Windows Compatible Audio Device
    • Additional Notes: HDD Supported, SSD Recommended. The above specifications were tested with DLSS/FSR/XeSS enabled.
 
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Topher

Identifies as young
They'll go extinct from this board alone 💀

I'm surprised there are any left after Baldur's Gate 3.

Trying Not To Laugh Rooster Teeth GIF by Achievement Hunter


But yeah.....I'll take my crow if this is legit. I thought MS was full of shit, but looking like they were not.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I'm surprised there are any left after Baldur's Gate 3.

Trying Not To Laugh Rooster Teeth GIF by Achievement Hunter


But yeah.....I'll take my crow if this is legit. I thought MS was full of shit, but looking like they were not.

The 'we can't comment on deals' is still one of the vaguest PR-friendly statement that can be interpreted in multiple ways.

But if more 'insiders' start corroborating this, then there's probably fire along with the smoke.
 

//DEVIL//

Member
So the usual.

Sony playing dirty. lol.

I don’t blame them against a whale like MS they have to. But at least make it official just like you did with the past games like final fantasy 7 remakes .

Why hide it
 

Jaybe

Gold Member
Riddle me this, why would the developer try to certify the game on Xbox if they had an exclusivity deal with PlayStation? Seems like bullshit. Doesn’t matter much though, Xbox makes plenty of Game Pass + time exclusive deals as well (and same with Sony for their sub service).
 
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NickFire

Member
Did one side promise no price increases because of COD, then stop offering one of their subscription models while raising prices just before COD hit subscription?

My memory isn't what it used to be so I'm not sure if that happened on either side. If it did though, that would be very relevant when assessing credibility IMO.
 

Topher

Identifies as young
The 'we can't comment on deals' is still one of the vaguest PR-friendly statement that can be interpreted in multiple ways.

But if more 'insiders' start corroborating this, then there's probably fire along with the smoke.

If Sony or Game Science don't shoot it down then I'm just assuming it is true at this point. Not sure why they are bothering to play games with this shit after so many other timed exclusives.
 

adamsapple

Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
If Sony or Game Science don't shoot it down then I'm just assuming it is true at this point. Not sure why they are bothering to play games with this shit after so many other timed exclusives.

The Phantom Blade Zero devs were pretty quick to shoot down any exclusivity deals after those rumors started, kinda surprising that Black Myth guys didn't do that after the first round of these rumors weeks ago.
 

Punished Miku

Human Rights Subscription Service
If Sony or Game Science don't shoot it down then I'm just assuming it is true at this point. Not sure why they are bothering to play games with this shit after so many other timed exclusives.
If true, MS gets points yet again for being basically the only large publisher in gaming that communicates directly with fans and press on a reliable basis. Even in their denial to comment, they basically told everyone what it was. Everyone else is totally silent or lying.
 

Astray

Member
Star Wars Outlaws also requires 16GB minimum on PC and yet Series S runs it at 1080p with RT on just fine.
Interestingly enough, Outlaws actually got promoted by Sony on their blog while Wukong didn't..

 

Astray

Member
If true, MS gets points yet again for being basically the only large publisher in gaming that communicates directly with fans and press on a reliable basis. Even in their denial to comment, they basically told everyone what it was. Everyone else is totally silent or lying.
Denial of comment is literally a planned lack of communication though.

I wonder why those journalists didn't just ask Sony for comment on their supposed deal?
 
lmao no.

The Minimum DRAM alone is above Series S's entire Shared RAM stack (16GB vs 10GB), this is not counting the 6-8GB of VRAM the Graphics card brings into it either, not talking about memory bandwidth either..

Just to be clear I didn't say that. Zathalus Zathalus made that claim and I was trying to slow walk him into the issue.
 
Believing Western media on the deals of a Chinese devs who they have tried to boycott is scrapping the bottom of the barrel, right there with two-headed babies from Alaska, the hollow Earth and the power of the cloud.
Im not sure you're playing with a full deck mate, the old saying you wouldn't know the truth even if it slapped you in the face springs to mind 🙄
 

Aenima

Member
Interestingly enough, Outlaws actually got promoted by Sony on their blog while Wukong didn't..

Im pretty sure the only one that has a deal with Game Science is Nvidia. And it should be a marketing deal not exclusivity.
 

Zathalus

Member
Baldurs Gate 3 was delayed on Xbox because the Series S
Yeah because of memory issues with BG3. This game can run on a 1050 ti coupled to a PC with 8GB of RAM. Switching everything to low dramatically reduces the requirements needed to run the game. It looks like shit while doing so, but it does run.
 

Punished Miku

Human Rights Subscription Service
Denial of comment is literally a planned lack of communication though.

I wonder why those journalists didn't just ask Sony for comment on their supposed deal?
They're all scared of Sony, and Sony doesn't maintain press contacts like they used to. Colin Moriarty talks about it. I wasn't trying to be funny. MS and Sony don't have equivalent transparency of communication this gen.
 

Zathalus

Member
Just to be clear I didn't say that. Zathalus Zathalus made that claim and I was trying to slow walk him into the issue.
The minimum requirements are for medium settings at 1080p. The game has settings lower then medium and resolutions far under 1080p exist. You can run the game on a PC specced well under what the official requirements are.
 
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Topher

Identifies as young
Except MS never spoke about any deals during the BG3 debacle, but nice pivot with the false equivalency fallacy there nonetheless ;)

lol.....I was kidding around about eating crow but yeah, plenty was served with that debacle so put away your logical fallacy card my man.
 
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Astray

Member
Im pretty sure the only one that has a deal with Game Science is Nvidia. And it should be a marketing deal not exclusivity.
They do have a marketing deal. Nvidia gave out codes with graphic card sales and posted some RTX ON/OFF videos on their channel, they also had day 1 game ready drivers, for whatever that's worth.

They're all scared of Sony, and Sony doesn't maintain press contacts like they used to. Colin Moriarty talks about it. I wasn't trying to be funny. MS and Sony don't have equivalent transparency of communication this gen.
Why should they be scared of Sony? Are they going to send out assassins for asking about the conspiracy behind the Wukong moneyhat?

Worst case scenario you get on their blacklist and get to build some reporter rep for standing up to the big bad conglomerate.
 
Im not sure you're playing with a full deck mate, the old saying you wouldn't know the truth even if it slapped you in the face springs to mind 🙄


Which truth? The smear campaign against Game Science has been wild for 2 months already, that's the only truth we can tell.

The fact that Sony is not capitalizing on this "deal" should be self-explanatory, but it takes half a second of brain power to figure that out instead of following the last piece of media bullshit.
 
Let me get this straight...

- The developers were paid to lie about this being a technical issue for the Xbox.
- Sony decided to go against everything they have done historically and not market this game.
- Xbox consoles were repeatedly listed whenever we got trailers or promotional material for the game yet Sony somehow screwed up all that in the last few months...

This entire thing sounds stupid.
 
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Sony is playing 4d chess with this one, the Chinese market has long evaded foreign gaming giants like Microsoft and Sony. Anyone know any sales numbers yet out of China for Wukong?
 

Cre8

You want a shot at the champ? [NG gif winner July 23]
A source with knowledge of the situation has told me that Black Myth: Wukong will be bundled with PS5 Pro and released next Lunar New Year in China. Sony looking for that 2% is becoming real.
from my ass
 

Bojanglez

The Amiga Brotherhood
If true, MS gets points yet again for being basically the only large publisher in gaming that communicates directly with fans and press on a reliable basis. Even in their denial to comment, they basically told everyone what it was. Everyone else is totally silent or lying.
If MS know for a fact that Sony has a deal, then why don't they say explicitly that is the case? MS are surely not legally bound to not comment on that. To me it sounds like convenient deflection from MS.

Ultimately it doesn't matter either way, it is what it is.
 

Draugoth

Gold Member
It's always the Xbox guys who are somehow "insiders" regarding Sony deals.

They don't even know what their own side is doing ("Xbox is never going multiplatform!"), but somehow how they have the inside scoop on playstation.

Pretty sure Jex gave the game a 7.5 on his review instead of an 8 or 8.5 because it's not available on Xbox yet.
 

Punished Miku

Human Rights Subscription Service
Why should they be scared of Sony? Are they going to send out assassins for asking about the conspiracy behind the Wukong moneyhat?
Cool story dude. Believe whatever you like. I don't mind you having your own opinion.

If MS know for a fact that Sony has a deal, then why don't they say explicitly that is the case? MS are surely not legally bound to not comment on that. To me it sounds like convenient deflection from MS.

Ultimately it doesn't matter either way, it is what it is.
No idea. And yeah, I honestly don't care about a wait. I just wish there was some clarity on what's going on. Probably just going to be random rumors, but I would love to find out for sure one way or the other.
 
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