Wukong Now Runs On Smartphones Thanks To Chinese Modders

Key Takeaways

Black Myth: Wukong is running on an Android smartphone with subpar performance under Adreno 750.
It remains unverified if the game truly runs on a smartphone, but the potential of mobile gameplay is enticing.
Running the game on a mobile device opens up a plethora of future modding possibilities.

Rubbing salt in the wounds of Xbox enthusiasts, a Chinese modder is now claiming that they have Black Myth: Wukong running on an Android mobile.

In a further attempt to back their claim, they even posted a video on Bilibili, a popular social media platform in China, of the game running on a smartphone.

Boasting an Adreno 750 chip, which comes under Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 GPU, the game averaged between 11–13 FPS, with a maximum of 20 FPS in its brightest moments.

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While the performance of Black Myth: Wukong allegedly running on a smartphone is less than impressive, it remains a wonder how the modder was able to get it to work in the first place. Microsoft could potentially also hire them to finally deliver Xbox players the potential Game of the Year 2024 winner.

Despite being Multi-Platform, Black Myth: Wukong had to delay its launch on Xbox due to unforeseen optimization issues.

The claim of running the game on an Android device remains unverified for now. However, the possibility of playing Black Myth: Wukong on the go is undeniably tempting, and could ultimately help in bringing the game to handheld devices like Nintendo Switch if the video turns out to be real.

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There are also many drawbacks to porting a game like the recent Game Science hit on low-resource devices.

As witnessed in the video currently making rounds on the internet, Black Myth: Wukong loses all of its graphic fidelity and charm when running on an Android device, putting into perspective why the studio holding back the release on Xbox might have been a good step to take after all.

Why Black Myth: Wukong Running on Smartphones Is a Big Deal

With rumors of Black Myth: Wukong running on mobile devices arising within just a week of the game’s release, there is no doubt there is a lot yet to be seen from these modders in the future.

We fortunately already know to what extent their talent goes, thanks to the recent developments in the unofficial PC port of FromSoftware’s Bloodborne using the ShadPS4 emulator.

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Black Myth: Wukong, which was first teased in 2020, has made a name for itself in the gaming industry, becoming the most-played single-player game in no time and crushing nearly every single record set by titles like Elden Ring and Cyberpunk 2077 in the past.

Plus, with an inevitable release on Xbox lined up alongside an unofficial mobile port on the horizon, it might just set a standard no game in the near future would be able to beat.

Black Myth: Wukong

An action-RPG set against the backdrop of Chinese mythology, Black Myth: Wukong is a Soulslike adventure game retelling the story of Journey to the West.

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