[News] “Black Myth: Wukong” Sparks Trend, Boosts Demand for Memory and Graphics Cards

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China’s debut AAA game, Black Myth: Wukong, has achieved remarkable success just four days post-launch. The game has sold over 10 million copies on Steam alone, with peak simultaneous online players reaching 3 million. Priced around NT$1,280 per copy, its total sales revenue has hit NT$12.8 billion (approximately USD$400 million).

According to the Commercial Times, the game’s detailed graphics and cinema-quality 3D scenes have driven gamers to upgrade their memory and graphics cards, boosting related hardware sales.

Industry sources cited by the Commercial Times predict that this surge in China’s self-developed gaming trend will enhance demand for memory and graphics card upgrades. Companies such as ADATA, Kingston, and Teamgroup, as well as Gigabyte, ASUS, and MSI, are expected to see a corresponding increase in sales performance.

Black Myth: Wukong, based on the famous “Journey to the West” IP, has topped Steam’s charts with over 1.75 million simultaneous online players since its August 20 release. Developed by GameScience, a company that had faced near-bankruptcy twice in its six years of operation, the game gained prominence after Tencent’s investment.

Players cited by Commercial Times have noted that the game’s high-resolution graphics require at least 32GB of RAM to run smoothly, with many standard laptops and PCs, typically equipped with 16GB, being unable to support it. Graphics card upgrades are crucial, with minimum specifications costing over NT$10,000 (approximately USD$314). The high price of NVIDIA’s RTX 4090 card raises questions about whether players will invest heavily in upgrades.

The Black Myth: Wukong phenomenon has sparked extensive discussion. Amid a mobile game-dominated market, the resurgence of interest in standalone games signifies that China’s game production standards are now rivaling those of Japan and Korea, with international gamers and bloggers actively engaging in conversations about the title.

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