There’s been in depth rumors and counter-rumors about Sony having a timed exclusivity cope with Recreation Science’s Black Fable: Wukong for PS5. The multi-million-selling motion RPG has but to be launched on Xbox Collection X/S (regardless of its ESRB score), with the developer noting challenges with the {hardware}, particularly the ten GB shared reminiscence on the Collection S.
Nonetheless, even when there isn’t an exclusivity deal, timed or in any other case, Sony has assisted with the title. Chatting with SIE Weblog, Phil Rosenberg, SVP of World Accomplice Growth and Relations, outlined the Content material Ventures group and the way there’s “no person higher on this planet than Christian and Shawne Benson at discovering hidden gems and nurturing up-and-coming firms which might be in all probability off the radar for many of us.
“They get tons of assist from the third-party account administration group, and the accomplice improvement group, who are sometimes the very first factors of contact.”
Rosenberg additionally famous that the group labored with “Annapurna Video games very early on video games like Stray.” Nonetheless, he added, “The identical strategy additionally led our assist of Genshin Influence, Black Fable: Wukong and Stellar Blade for instance.”
Genshin Influence famously remained unique to PS5 for years, and the affect was important sufficient to allegedly warrant Microsoft wanting its personal clone. Stellar Blade continues to be unique to the console, although a PC launch is due this Summer time. Is it an excessive amount of to imagine one thing comparable with Wukong, even when it was initially introduced for all current-gen platforms?
Time will inform, so keep tuned for updates. Black Fable: Wukong has reportedly crossed 25 million gross sales and an enlargement is within the works.
