Black Myth Wukong gets an update that’s so big on PS5, you might need to delete the game and redownload it

Black Myth Wukong is getting an update today, 13th October, across all platforms. It’s a relatively minor update that fixes bugs and introduces some performance optimisations, but it requires so much space on PlayStation 5 that some players might struggle to install it.

You’ll need approximately 93.5GB of free storage space for the update on PS5. As the Black Myth X account explains: “Due to differences in file storage methods, the patch on PS5 will require a relatively large amount of space (approximately 93.5 GB).”

Given that the original game already occupies ~130GB of storage, adding another ~90GB gives a total of 210GB, which is a sizable chunk of an 825GB standard PS5 storage drive (especially when you consider there’s about 667GB of working storage after system files are installed). If you struggle to find the space, it might be simpler to delete the entire game and redownload it.

“If the update cannot be completed due to insufficient storage or other reasons, you may continue playing the current version or try deleting the game and redownloading it,” said the Black Myth X account.

Why would that work? Because you’re not getting 90GB’s worth of new content, you’re likely redownloading a reordered file structure of the game – redownloading the game, effectively. Better to do it in one 93.5GB lump than doubling up, if that makes sense.

Incidentally, PC players, note your mods – this patch might cause some compatibility issues with them. If it does, uninstall the mods and wait for them to be separately updated.

Black Myth Wukong was a huge success for maker Game Science when it launched last year, selling more than 10m copies despite lukewarm reviews. But more than that, it was a success for Chinese-made games. It seems to be to them what The Witcher was for Polish games: a pace-maker, a trend-setter, an attention- grabber, as Ed found out when he investigated the rise of Chinese-made blockbuster games recently.

Naturally, the game’s success has also fuelled development of more Black Myth game experiences at Game Science, though we’re not getting a direct sequel but a thematic continuation based around another mythical Chinese figure, Zhong Kui. There’s no release date for it yet.