Report: PS5 Selling Out in China Due to High Demand for Black Myth: Wukong - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 August 2024 / 4,684 Views
Developer Game Science released the action RPG, Black Myth: Wukong, this week and the game is already the second highest game of all-time on Steam in terms of peak concurrent players.
It is now being reported Black Myth: Wukong has caused a huge increase in popularity for the PlayStation 5 to the point stock is selling out, according to consultant Daniel Camilo.
"At Huaqiangbei in Shenzhen (world's largest electronic market), it is now clear that sales are extraordinarily high, driven by Wukong," said Camilo.
Black Myth: Wukong is now available for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The Xbox Series X|S will launch at a later date.
PS5 stock selling-out in China!
— Daniel Camilo (@DanielOlimac) August 23, 2024
At Huaqiangbei in Shenzhen (world's largest electronic market), it is now clear that sales are extraordinarily high, driven by Wukong.
I previously reported on this sales surge (https://t.co/nzzcKsPPdk), which also includes PC and components. pic.twitter.com/7Zq4RvEGfV
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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That's great. That's what theyd deserve for not giving us beyone good evil 2.
This doesn't really tell us anything though, because we don't know what the stock situation was in China to start with. Like if a given store has 500 PlayStations in stock and they all sell out, that's huge. But if a store has five PlayStations in stock and they sell out, that's much less of a big deal.
Exactly... but fanboys will use this as a point of celebration either way lol
But isn't China VERY into PC gaming? Why not play it on PC? Is it really getting non-gamers to buy a $500 just for it? If so, wow.
Why spend a grand or more for a pc to have the game run great?
I wonder if we'll be able to get official PS5 sales figures in China since it's such a new official market for Sony. This should lead to a good sized console market share in the region by the time something like Phantom Blade Zero releases!
Interesting that the WeChat post is using Goku, the Japanese name for Sun Wukong.
The auto translation probably thinks its Goku since that's the most commonly used context for the name.
Uh oh, look out China. Wouldn't surprise me if Xi bans the PS5 in the near future. He doesn't want you youngsters playing video games and lying flat. He wants you to be slave workers for the state.
Politics should be left at the entrance, sir. This is a videogame website.
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