Hmmm, we're starting to see a pattern here. In case you somehow missed all the kerfuffle last week, Sony was accused of buying out Black Myth: Wukong as a PS5 console exclusive — and that's why it was indefinitely delayed on Xbox, even though developer Game Science had said that the delay was down to technical issues. Those accusations have largely been walked back over the last few days, it should be noted.
Anyway, that was Black Myth: Wukong, and this is another action RPG called Enotria: The Last Song. It's set to release in just over a couple of weeks for PS5 and PC, on the 19th September — but what about the Xbox Series X|S version? Well, just like Wukong, it's been hit with "an indefinite delay", as per developer Jyamma Games.
"Unfortunately, despite our best efforts and the hard work of our dedicated team, we’ve encountered challenges that have delayed our release on the Xbox platform," the studio adds in an official statement.
So, we're left wondering: Is Sony moneyhatting Enotria as well? Did it throw money at Larian Studios when Baldur's Gate 3 was initially delayed on Xbox? That's apparently what happened with Wukong, so it only makes sense. Or maybe, just maybe, developers are having trouble with Microsoft's machines. You know, like they keep telling us.
It gets even weirder in Enotria's case, however. Jyamma Games has given additional details on social media. The team writes: "We believe that Xbox is blessed with a huge gaming community and we would love to release Enotria on your platform as fast as possible, as we spent a lot of money and resources to make it happen, but this task is nearly impossible with Microsoft taking months to reply to us when we have the game ready for submission." Bizarre.
Now look, we're getting a bit snarky here, but we have found this whole narrative perplexing. This isn't the first time that an upcoming title has suddenly had to hit the brakes on an Xbox Series version — and somehow, we doubt that it'll be the last.
But we guarantee that someone, somewhere, will be joining the dots right now, and that their conclusion will boil down to Sony snapping up console exclusives behind Microsoft's back. Or, even better, paying to have the Xbox versions canned, while the developers spread misinformation. Yes, that's an actual theory that we've been subjected to at least twice over the last week or so.