Game Science did not tiptoe into Summer Game Fest 2024. The Chinese developer kicked the door open with a new Black Myth: Wukong trailer, flipped the pre-order switch for PC and PlayStation 5, and let the Xbox Series S|X version cool its heels in the hallway. By 2026, that moment feels like ancient history in gaming years, but the edition breakdown still tells a story about how ambitious the rollout was.

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The digital side was simple enough. 🎮 The Standard Edition walked in with a $59.99 price tag. The Digital Deluxe Edition asked for $69.99 and brought extra flavor: the Bronzecloud Staff weapon, the Folk Opera Mask, the Folk Opera Almsgiving Armor, the Folk Opera Leather Bracers, and the Folk Opera Buskins equipment set, plus the Wind Chimes Curio and a selection of the digital soundtrack. That’s the hook. Not just a trailer. A full pre-order campaign with tiers.

Here’s the kicker: the physical packages were where Game Science really let its collector flag fly. PC players could opt for the Physical Deluxe Edition at $169.99. It bundled a steel case, a 1:1 bronze replica of The Constricting Headband, a Thunderstone ring, a Wind Chime necklace, a Gold Sun Crow pin, a warranty certificate, some stamps and postcard, and a Chaos at the Peach Banquet color print on a silk scroll. And yeah, that’s a lot of stuff. 📦 It was less a box and more a small shrine to the game’s mythology.

Then came the Physical Collector’s Edition for PC at $399. This one flexed hardest. It included a 40cm figurine of the protagonist, the steel case, the Thunderstone ring, the Wind Chime necklace, the Gold Sun Crow pin, the warranty certificate, the stamps and postcard, and a Teaching of the Heart Sutra color print on a silk scroll. No surprise there—the top tier was aimed at the sort of player who wants a shelf that looks like a museum exhibit.

Edition Platform Price What’s inside
Digital Standard PC, PS5 $59.99 Base game
Digital Deluxe PC, PS5 $69.99 Bronzecloud Staff, Folk Opera Mask, Folk Opera Almsgiving Armor, Folk Opera Leather Bracers, Folk Opera Buskins, Wind Chimes Curio, digital soundtrack selection
Physical Deluxe PC $169.99 Steel case, 1:1 bronze replica of The Constricting Headband, Thunderstone ring, Wind Chime necklace, Gold Sun Crow pin, warranty certificate, stamps and postcard, Chaos at the Peach Banquet color print on silk scroll
Physical Collector’s PC $399 40cm protagonist figurine, steel case, Thunderstone ring, Wind Chime necklace, Gold Sun Crow pin, warranty certificate, stamps and postcard, Teaching of the Heart Sutra color print on silk scroll

The Xbox Series S|X version, meanwhile, was delayed and slated for later. That was a sore spot for some players, and it gave the launch a lopsided feel. PC and PS5 owners got the pre-order button; Xbox owners got a rain check. In 2026, the delayed Xbox version has long since joined the party, but at the time it was a reminder that even a hotly anticipated action RPG has logistics to wrestle with.

Game Science also shared the full PC system requirements on Steam, which gave PC players a clearer hardware target before launch. That detail mattered because Black Myth: Wukong was never shy about its visual ambition. The game wanted to look like a mythic painting in motion, and the specs helped players figure out whether their rigs were ready for the pilgrimage or would need a little extra incense and prayer.

Looking back from 2026, the Summer Game Fest 2024 reveal is a time capsule. It captured a game moving from curiosity to concrete product: a trailer, a release plan, a set of editions, and a collector’s market that went from “interesting” to “where is my 40cm figurine?” The pre-order rush is over, but the edition map still matters. Late collectors can still trace what came in each box, and the digital extras remain a neat snapshot of how Game Science wanted players to customize their journey.

For anyone arriving late, the short version is this: Black Myth: Wukong launched with a standard digital edition, a digital deluxe tier, a PC physical deluxe box, and a PC collector’s edition that was basically a mythology starter kit. The Xbox version took the scenic route. The PC specs got published. And the whole rollout had the confident, slightly theatrical energy of a studio that knew it had something worth showing off. That energy is still the most interesting part of the story. 💸