Black Myth: Wukongs makers said Friday they sold a whopping 10 million units within the first three days of the highly anticipated action-adventure games release. That figure, for a three-day span, is second only to the 2013 launch of Grand Theft Auto 5, which sold 16.5 million.Like GTA 5s initial launch, Black Myth: Wukong is available on just two platforms PlayStation 5 and Windows PC. Developer Game Science added that Black Myth: Wukong has also seen a peak of 3 million concurrent players spanning both platforms, in the same week in which it hit a peak concurrent count of 2.4 million on Steam to become that platforms second-most played game ever.Black Myth: Wukong has sold 10 million copies across all platforms.(Data as of 21:00 Beijing time, August 23, 2024)Thanks to all players worldwide for your support and love.Have a great gaming weekend!#BlackMythWukong pic.twitter.com/mp3mk9JxrX Black Myth: Wukong (@BlackMythGame) August 23, 2024Besides the pre-release hype in western markets, Black Myth: Wukong also taps an enormous Chinese market by virtue of being an adaptation of the 530-year-old Chinese classic Journey to the West, as well as its development by Shenzhen-based Game Science.Black Myth: Wukong a national phenomenon for ChinaEarlier in the week there were even anecdotal reports of a Chinese employer likely also a games developer, but unconfirmed giving workers the day off to play Black Myth: Wukong if they had pre-ordered it. Whatever the truth there, its safe to say the game resonates as a cultural point of pride in the nation where it was developed.Daniel Camilo, a Shenzhen-based video games analyst and consultant, said on Tuesday that retailers in that citys electronics market had sold out of PlayStation 5 consoles, with Black Myth: Wukong identified as the cause.Were witnessing a contagious wave of consumers who dont usually care about gaming suddenly being overwhelmed with all the exposure the game is having in China, and buying new consoles,' he said Tuesday on X.Metacritics score aggregation has Black Myth: Wukong at an 81 from critics, practically matching the generally favorable 8.2 rating that users have given the adventure, too.Black Myth: Wukong launched Aug. 20 on PC and PlayStation; an Xbox Series X version is expected, though a launch date has not been announced.Featured image via SteamThe post Black Myth: Wukong launch-week sales second only to Grand Theft Auto 5 appeared first on ReadWrite.