Gamers charged Black Myth: Wukong's creators with \"laziness and lies\"

Game Science studio head, Yokar-Feng Ji, attributed the absence of a Xbox Series S version of Black Myth: Wukong to the console's limited 10GB RAM (with 2GB allocated to the system). This severely restricts optimization, requiring extensive expertise and experience, according to Ji.

However, this explanation has been met with considerable player skepticism. Many suspect a Sony exclusivity agreement is the true reason, while others criticize the developers for perceived laziness, citing successful Series S ports of more graphically demanding titles.

A key question raised by gamers is why the Series S limitations are only being highlighted now, years after the game's 2020 announcement, and after the Xbox release date was announced at The Game Awards 2023.

Player reactions include accusations of developer laziness and reliance on an underperforming graphics engine, disbelief in the RAM limitation explanation, and comparisons to successfully ported games like Indiana Jones, Starfield, and Hellblade 2. The lack of a definitive answer regarding a Series X|S release further fuels the controversy.