Black Myth: Wukong is now up for pre-order, including its planned physical and collector's editions. But it looks like none of the physical editions will actually include a physical edition. It's just a code in a box.
Today, alongside a new trailer shown at Summer Game Fest, developer Game Science put Black Myth: Wukong up for preorder and shared some details about how those preorders and physical editions will work. According to the developer, both the physical Deluxe and Collector's Editions will come with digital activation codes for the Digital Deluxe edition of the game, but will not have a disc.
In an FAQ, Game Science explained that this was due to limitations on resources, but said it was looking into releasing discs in the future.
It is the first time for Game Science to release a console game globally, and we are currently facing limitations in offline resources required for the import, export, transportation, distribution, and sales of physical discs. These factors have made it difficult for us to sell physical discs simultaneously with the official release of the game.
Our publishing team is actively working on resolving these issues and exploring options to offer physical discs.
In the same FAQ, Game Science also announced its Xbox edition of the game would be released sometime after the PlayStation and PC editions, as the studio is "currently optimizing the Xbox Series X|S version to meet our quality standards."
Last year, IGN wrote an extensive report examining a number of sexist remarks and attitudes made by Game Science founders and members over the last decade. These comments have sparked criticism from a number of Chinese gamers, especially women and their allies, though others have stepped up to defend Game Science. Game Science has yet to respond to our request for comment on the subject, either at the time or since.
Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.
