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Forbes
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
Black Myth: Wukong's Xbox Release Date Is One Year After PS5's
Black Myth: Wukong The saga of Black Myth: Wukong's absence on Xbox is finally coming to an end as Game Science has announced the enormous hit is coming to the platform. And curiously, it is one year to the day after the game's release on PlayStation and PC on August 20, 2024. Wukong will now be released on Xbox on August 20, 2025. This caps off a long saga that I ended up tangled up in when I reported that a source with knowledge of the situation told me that Black Myth: Wukong had an exclusivity deal with Sony was keeping the game off Xbox, which was later confirmed by IGN and Windows Central. That eventually elicited a statement from Microsoft heavily implying that was indeed what was happening, and claims that their hardware (namely Xbox Series S) was responsible for the delay was not the case. The statement: Still, that eventually led Game Science to comment on the difficulty of porting the game to Series S, which many took as confirmation that was the reason for the delay after all, not a deal. But neither Sony nor Game Science, through all of this, denied that an exclusivity deal was in place. Even now, no exclusivity deal is now absolutely confirmed, nor will it ever be, publicly, most likely. But the fact that Wukong is releasing exactly a year after its PC/PlayStation-only release would certainly indicate that is likely the case. I stood by my source back then and I maintain that's why this is happening now. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Black Myth: Wukong I've seen it brought up that August 20 is a special date in general for Black Myth: Wukong. There is no official date for the birth of the Monkey King in legend, but August 20 has been mentioned in the past. It is the case that Game Science first debuted Wukong footage on August 20, 2022. Then they did a hands-on on August 20, 2023. Then there was the PlayStation release in 2024 and now Xbox in 2025. I don't take this as some sort of explanation. You could certainly say that Game Science picked the date on purpose due to its supposed relationship to Wukong lore. But if you did that and then say, made a year-long exclusivity deal, that would of course end on…August 20 of the following year. Multiple things can be true. It may really have been tough to develop Wukong for Microsoft's lower-spec Series S, but simultaneously, a deal could have been in place. However, five months ago, this was the director of Black Myth: Wukong on Weibo: "Several years" appears to have been exactly a year between platform releases and less than six months from when he said this. I trust what I was told, and here we are. Again, such a deal is unlikely to ever be confirmed publicly, but this is the date, one year after PlayStation's release. Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram. Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.
Globe and Mail
18-02-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Rigetti Computing Stock Faces Heat From Chinese Quantum Startup. Is RGTI a Buy or Sell?
Rigetti Computing (RGTI) is down more than 10% on Tuesday following reports that a China-based startup Origin Quantum has surpassed 20 million in remote visits to its prototype machine. The company's third-generation 'Wukong' is a 72-qubit quantum computer with fully independent intellectual property. Origin Quantum is already being compared to DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup that erased $1 trillion from the U.S. stock market with the launch of its low-cost, super-efficient AI model in late January. Other quantum stocks, including D-Wave (QBTS) and IonQ (IONQ) are also down significantly on Tuesday. Origin Quantum Is Not a Threat to Rigetti Computing While the Origin Quantum development is drawing significant attention on Tuesday, there's reason to believe it's not an immediate threat to Rigetti Computing stock. For starters, the China-based startup is not a publicly listed company, which means it's not in direct competition for investor capital with the likes of RGTI. Plus, the DeepSeek episode has already taught us that startups being posed as serious competition to established names often prove to be more hype than substance. This is evidenced in the swift recovery in Nvidia (NVDA) stock following the short-lived DeepSeek-driven selloff in the final week of January. RGTI Is Ahead of Origin Quantum in Technology Shares of Rigetti Computing may be worth buying on the weakness also because Origin Quantum's prototype machine that made headlines today is a 72-qubit quantum computer. In comparison, RGTI has already launched an 84-qubit Ankaa-3 system, which means it's already ahead of the Chinese startup in terms of technology. Moreover, Rigetti generated $2.4 million in revenue in its latest reported quarter. In comparison, Origin Quantum is a pre-revenue company at the time of writing. Finally, titans, including Nvidia and Microsoft (MSFT), have partnered with Rigetti Computing, which, for investors, mean a huge mark of confidence in its future prospects. That's why Rigetti Computing stock is up more than 50% versus its recent low even after today's decline. Should You Buy the Dip in Rigetti Computing Stock? All in all, the Origin Quantum news on Tuesday does rather little to disrupt the long-term bullish momentum in Rigetti Computing stock. Wall Street currently has a consensus 'Strong Buy' rating on RGTI shares. While the mean target of $11 suggests potential upside of 5% from current levels, the high target of $17 signals the possibility of a 63% rally from here.
