Game Science has announced that PS5 Pro support is coming to Black Myth: Wukong on December 14, 2024 via a new update for the award-winning adventurer. Like many games that take advantage of Sony’s new console, Black Myth Wukong will utilise PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), offering a high-definition visual experience via Quality or Balanced Mode. In addition, the game will also add 120Hz output. You can read the full patch notes below.
Black Myth: Wukong was released for PS5 and PC in August 2024, and reportedly sold 20 million copies in its first month alone. While the title was only available as a digital download at first, the physical version of Black Myth: Wukong came out this week. You can read our full review of the game here.
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Major Updates
New Gameplay: Challenge
“It’s tough to confront the old rivals anew, but the Great Sage will always prevail!”
- After completing the game at least once, the Destined One can find “Challenge” at any Keeper’s Shrine.
- There are two types of challenge available: “Return of Rivals” and “Gauntlet of Legends”.
- “Return of Rivals”
- The Destined One can challenge a former opponent to a duel, choosing from three levels of difficulty.
- If any opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the corresponding rebattle will be unavailable.
- “Gauntlet of Legends”
- The Destined One can battle against multiple opponents in succession, using customized curses to tailor the difficulty.
- This mode can be difficult, as some old opponents may surprise with new moves. Proceed with caution!
- If any opponents remain undefeated in the main game, the related gauntlet will be unavailable.
- Completing any gauntlet rewards players with new rare treasures.
- Medicine: “Glimmering Scale Pellets” and its formula;
- Drink and Soaks: “Sour Wine”, “Frost-Enduring Chrysanth”, and “Robust Antler”;
- Curios: “Stone Tiger Tally”, “Ever-Burning Palace Lantern”, and “Fragment of the Ocean-Settling Pillar”;
- Equipment: “Three Hill Crown”;
- Weapons: “Qing Mallet”, “Fanged Cyan Staff”, and “Leeching Centipede Staff”.
New Game Feature: Journeyer’s Chart
“Let the chart chart the journeyer’s journey.”
- A remarkable one has captured these landscapes, organizing them into charts for guidance and marking.
- A Journeyer’s Chart can be unlocked when the Destined One first enters Black Wind Mountain and meets the Keeper.
- Afterwards, for each new territory reached, a “Journeyer’s Chart” can be purchased at the Keeper’s Shrine.
New Equipment: Armor Set of Opulence
As the year comes to a close, we wish all Destined Ones an early Happy Chinese New Year! May you have joy and prosperity all year round.
- Four special armor pieces have been crafted to celebrate the upcoming Chinese New Year.
- After installation, all Destined Ones can claim these directly through “Trailblazer’s Gift” at any Keeper’s Shrine.
PS5 & PS5 Pro Support and Optimization
- PS5 Pro now supports PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). By enabling it, you can achieve a high-definition visual experience by selecting either Quality Mode or Balanced Mode in Settings.
- The system supports 120 Hz Output. When enabled in Balanced Mode, it maintains a stable 40 FPS output. If you encounter any visual anomalies, you can turn it off in PS5 Settings.
- Various scenes and boss fights have been optimized for better game performance.
- The stability of frame rates and visual clarity in both Balanced Mode and Quality Mode have been enhanced.
- The input response speed has been improved in Performance Mode.
New Music Library Functions
- “Black Myth: Wukong Soundtrack Selection” has been added as a new soundtrack application (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (PC)
- The Music Library now supports exporting tracks (some tracks are not available for export due to copyright restrictions). (PS5)
Bug Fixes
Bosses
- Fixed an issue where yaoguai chiefs “The King of the Kingdom of Flowing Sands and His Son” might not drop the spirit of “Second Rat Prince” upon defeat.
- Fixed an issue where yaoguai queen “Kang-Jin Star” would die unexpectedly under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where “Zhu Bajie” could not be defeated during a certain phase.
- Fixed an issue where yaoguai king “Yellow Loong” would get stuck underground in certain situations.
- Fixed an issue where some skills of yaoguai king “Yellow Loong” could not be interrupted even after being seen-through.
- Fixed an issue where yaoguai chiefs “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud” would continue attacking players while in invisible state under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where yaoguai chief Lang-Baw-Baw could not engage in combat under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where some skills of “Erlang, the Sacred Divinity” would deal abnormal damage to the Destined One.
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could engage in the battle with “The Four Heavenly Kings” in forms other than “Stone Monkey” under specific operations.
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could be blocked by an invisible wall, preventing him from entering combat in certain situations.
- Improved the grappling performance of yaoguai king “Yellow Wind Sage”.
- Reduced the invulnerability duration of “Green-Capped Martialist”.
- Enhanced the effectiveness of the vessel “Wind Tamer” against yaoguai chief “Non-Void”.
- Improved the combat experience with yaoguai chiefs “Cloudy Mist, Misty Cloud”.
- Improved the combat experience with yaoguai chief “Emerald-Armed Mantis”.
- Improved the combat experience with “The Great Sage’s Broken Shell”.
Levels
- Fixed an issue where the Destined One could get stuck in specific locations while sliding on sands. (PS5)
- Fixed an issue where Zhu Bajie did not appear in Mount Huaguo under certain conditions.
Protagonist
- Improved the experience when the Destined One consumes multiple medicines consecutively.
- Enhanced the experience of Varied Combos and Charged Heavy Attacks.
- Optimized the description of Transformations-related Talents.
- Fixed an issue where the damage detection of Spirit Skills persisted indefinitely under certain operations.
- Fixed an issue where the animation of Life-Saving Strand could not be triggered when the Talent had taken effect under specific operations.
- Fixed an issue where “Bull King’s Mask” could gain Focus even when attacked during invincible states (Doging, Perfect Dodging, or Seeing-Through).
Interaction
- The Music Library progress bar now supports dragging.
- Control customization for Keyboard & Mouse now supports mouse side buttons.
- Fixed an issue where the Sprint button icon would not display in Controller Type B’s layout.
- Fixed an issue where the Inventory interface might not display content under certain operations.
- Fixed an issue where the UI could become misaligned under specific operations.
ound and Subtitles
- Fixed errors in some sound effects.
- Fixed abnormal voice playback for certain yaoguai kings.
- Optimized the volume of certain sound effects.
Performance
- Fixed occasional crashes for some users after enabling DLSS frame generation. (PC)
- Fixed screen flickering issues for some users after enabling XeSS. (PC)
- Fixed a memory leak issue under certain conditions.
- Fixed crashes caused by outdated drivers.
- Optimized performance for numerous scenes and boss fights on medium and low-end configurations. (PC)
- Enhanced the performance of Full Ray Tracing on GeForce RTX.
Localization and Other
- Added language support for Turkish.
- Added and improved translations for Portraits in several languages.
- Fixed an issue preventing Pre-Order and Deluxe Edition gifts from being claimed under certain conditions. (PS5)
- Corrected translation errors and fixed issues with spelling, capitalization, and terminology consistency in several languages.
- Improved the translation of lyrics in several languages.
- Enhanced the quality of some English voiceovers and their synchronization with subtitles.
- Improved text display in several languages.