Black Fantasy: Wukong Considerably Elevated PS5 Recreation Gross sales

Regardless of the controversy surrounding Chinese language developer Recreation Science, Black Fantasy: Wukong has offered hundreds of thousands of copies since its August launch. With its console model at the moment solely obtainable on PS5, it stands to purpose this could assist Sony’s total recreation gross sales. Sony confirms this notion is a truth, because it factors to the Journey to the West impressed RPG contributing to PS5’s important progress in third-party software program gross sales.

Black Fantasy: Wukong aids in important progress in PS5 recreation gross sales

In Sony’s Q2 FY2024 Consolidated Monetary Outcomes, the corporate particularly mentions Black Fantasy: Wukong for PS5’s success in third-party software program gross sales. Whereas it wasn’t particularly talked about by identify, it’s fairly apparent the “motion RPG title from China” is the Recreation Science launch contemplating its spectacular gross sales milestones. It additionally mentions a “new sports activities title” aiding in gross sales, almost definitely referring to EA Sports activities Faculty Soccer 25

“As for third-party software program, gross sales considerably grew attributable to contributions from strong franchise titles in addition to hit new IP, together with a brand new sports activities title and an motion RPG title from China,” says Sony.

Black Fantasy: Wukong is without doubt one of the finest promoting video games of 2024. Since its launch, it has offered over 18 million copies. It has additionally remained one of many high downloaded PS5 video games in each the U.S./Canada area, and Europe for the month of October.

Though it hasn’t been formally introduced, DLC for Black Fantasy: Wukong is about to launch close to the 2025 Chinese language New 12 months. An actual date isn’t given, however the window suggests it ought to launch round January 29, 2025.

Only a couple weeks in the past, Recreation Science and PM Studios introduced the Black Fantasy: Wukong PS5 bodily version. PM Studios confirmed on X (previously Twitter) that the bottom recreation will likely be on the disc, and an web connection isn’t required to play. Nonetheless, the Deluxe Version voucher code does require web to redeem. It was simply introduced the bodily version launches December 12, 2024.