‘Black Myth: Wukong’ game debut drives PlayStation 5 to top of Alibaba Tmall

A man plays Chinese action role-playing game 'Black Myth: Wukong', developed by Chinese video game company Game Science, during its launch day in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province on Aug 20, 2024. — AFP

The release of China’s biggest PC game to date, Black Myth: Wukong, also sparked an unusual buying spree for Sony Group Corp’s PlayStation 5.

The PS5 jumped to the top of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s list for electronics game equipment in the week leading up to Wukong’s Aug 20 release, doubling its sales from the same period a year earlier.