{"id":569544,"date":"2026-08-15T05:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/569544\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T05:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T05:42:09","slug":"black-myth-wukong-gets-first-ever-30-discount-as-ps-store-summer-sale-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/569544\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Myth: Wukong Gets First-Ever 30% Discount as PS Store Summer Sale Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

PlayStation<\/a>\u2019s 2026 Summer Sale closed its doors on August 12, but shoppers who missed it haven\u2019t lost their shot at the platform\u2019s stingiest holdout: Black Myth: Wukong is now sitting at 30% off, the deepest price cut Game Science\u2019s action-RPG has ever received on any storefront. The reduction went live across PlayStation Store, Steam, the Epic Games Store, the Microsoft Store and Tencent\u2019s WeGame simultaneously, timed to the game\u2019s approaching second anniversary rather than to Sony\u2019s seasonal promotion calendar.<\/p>\n

A Discount Two Years in the Making<\/p>\n

The action RPG game has a reputation for effectively never going on sale on any of the digital storefronts, but is now set to get its highest-ever discount, as confirmed by studio and publisher Game Science on X, presumably in celebration of its two-year anniversary. Game Science itself made the cut official through its own Steam announcement, telling players directly: \u201cWe are pleased to announce that all digital editions of Black Myth: Wukong will be on sale for the first time\u201420% off across all platforms.\u201d That June 2025 post referred to the title\u2019s original discount debut; this month\u2019s 30% markdown surpasses it comfortably.<\/p>\n

To be exact, the studio has confirmed that all digital versions of the game will get a 30% discount across all platforms, including the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Tencent\u2019s WeGame. Every purchasable edition is covered, not just the base game. The Digital Standard Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and the Deluxe Edition Upgrade all get 30% off.<\/p>\n

Sale Windows and Prices Across Every Store<\/p>\n

The promotion doesn\u2019t share a single end date across platforms, so shoppers need to check the storefront they\u2019re buying from. On the PlayStation Store, the sale runs from August 12 through August 26, 2026, while Steam, the Epic Games Store, the Microsoft Store, and WeGame run from August 12 at 00:00 through August 25 at 24:00 Beijing time. The rollout wasn\u2019t even simultaneous console-to-console: the same 30% deal went live on Xbox<\/a> first, with the PS5 version following a day later.<\/p>\n

On price, the cut brings Black Myth: Wukong down to $41.99, currently its best price on PC, while the Digital Deluxe Edition with its bonus weapon, extra equipment, and selected digital soundtrack lands at $48.99. Those figures track with the US PlayStation Store listing as well, where the Standard Edition\u2019s usual $59.99 asking price drops by the same 30% margin.<\/p>\n

PlayStation\u2019s Summer Sale Already Wrapped<\/p>\n

The timing matters because Sony\u2019s own seasonal event has already closed. PlayStation Store\u2019s Summer Sale began Wednesday, July 15 at 00:00 PDT\/BST\/JST, refreshed on July 27, and ended on August 12 at 23:59 PDT\/BST\/JST, though certain deals ended before August 13 and shoppers were advised to check PlayStation Store for details of individual deals. That event had already delivered steep cuts on other big names \u2014 Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 reached 30% off for a new historical low during the sale, giving players complete freedom to approach Larian Studios\u2019 RPG their own way \u2014 but Wukong sat out the entire seasonal promotion, only breaking its silence once the Summer Sale had officially closed.<\/p>\n

That sequencing underscores just how tightly Game Science controls discounting on its breakout hit. Rather than folding into Sony\u2019s, Valve\u2019s or Microsoft\u2019s promotional calendars, the studio appears to prefer marking its own anniversary on its own terms \u2014 a rare move for a third-party publisher, and one that has kept the game\u2019s price remarkably stable for two years running.<\/p>\n

From Launch Phenomenon to Rare Bargain<\/p>\n

The scarcity of discounts has always been notable given how big Black Myth: Wukong\u2019s launch actually was. The record-smashing action game peaked at a whopping 2,415,714 concurrent players shortly after launch and is currently 30% off on Valve\u2019s store. Since its August 2024 release, the game has gone on to sell over 30 million copies. Critically, it also picked up hardware momentum on Steam long after launch: it earned a Metascore of 84 and currently holds Very Positive user reviews on Steam.<\/p>\n

For Australian and New Zealand players who track the PlayStation Store\u2019s regional pricing closely, the mechanics of this sale are identical to the US and European rollout \u2014 the 30% figure applies uniformly, it\u2019s simply a matter of checking the local PS Store listing once the region\u2019s clock ticks over to August 12. Given how rarely Game Science has touched the price in two years, players sitting on the fence have a narrower-than-usual window before Wukong likely returns to full price once the anniversary promotion lapses.<\/p>\n

Read also: Steam\u2019s Choices Matter Festival: Telltale-Hosted Sale Cuts Prices on 90+ Story Games<\/a><\/p>\n

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