PlayStation‘s Summer Sale Ends, But Black Myth: Wukong’s Rare 30% Discount Lives On – GamesReviews.com
PlayStation’s Summer Sale Ends, But Black Myth: Wukong’s Rare 30% Discount Lives On
Author:News DeskCategory:News, Date: 15th August, 2026
PlayStation Store’s Summer Sale has closed its books, but shoppers still have a rare shot at Black Myth: Wukong for less. Sony’s own storefront blog confirms the seasonal promotion ran from July 15 through August 12 at 23:59 PDT/BST/JST, and now a fresh weekend line-up, spotted by Shacknews, has taken its place with the Chinese action-RPG as its headline act.
According to Shacknews’ Ozzie Mejia, the outlet’s weekly deals column notes that the leftover “Ready, Set, Play” sale still packs a punch even after the hundreds of Summer Sale discounts disappeared. As Mejia put it, what’s left isn’t too bad to look at, with the Ready, Set, Play sale featuring a rarely discounted Black Myth: Wukong for anyone who skipped it at launch.
Black Myth: Wukong’s biggest-ever markdown, confirmed by Game Science
The centrepiece deal is a 30% cut on Game Science’s mythology-inspired action-RPG, and it’s been verified directly by the developer. Notebookcheck reports that as confirmed by studio and publisher Game Science on X, Black Myth: Wukong will be getting its heaviest discount yet, presumably in celebration of its two-year anniversary.
The discount spans every purchasable version of the game. Per Notebookcheck, the studio has confirmed that all digital versions of the game will get a 30% discount across all platforms, with the Standard Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, and Deluxe Edition Upgrade all getting the same reduction. That includes the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Tencent’s WeGame, with the standard edition expected to be priced at $41.99.
Timing differs slightly by storefront. Notebookcheck notes on the PlayStation Store, this sale event will run from August 12 to August 26, while it ends on August 25 on other listed platforms, a window echoed by PCQuest, which lists PlayStation Store Sale Dates as August 12 – August 26, 2026, and Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store, and WeGame Dates as August 12 (00:00) – August 25 (24:00) Beijing Time.
Crucially, this isn’t Wukong’s first trip to the discount bin — but it is its deepest. Notebookcheck records that Black Myth: Wukong has gone on sale just twice before this, receiving a 20% discount in June 2025, and a 25% price slash earlier this year. Since launching in August 2024, the game has largely held firm at full price outside those two brief windows, making the new 30% cut the steepest yet for a title that sold tens of millions of copies and picked up multiple Game of the Year nominations.
What survived the end of PlayStation’s Summer Sale
Sony’s Summer Sale ran in two waves across late July and early August before officially wrapping up. The publisher’s own storefront post confirms the sale ended on August 12 at 23:59 PDT/BST/JST, though certain deals ended before August 13, with shoppers advised to check the PlayStation Store for details of individual offers. With that promotion closed, Wukong’s fresh 30% cut is effectively the standout carryover into the new weekend rotation Shacknews has catalogued.
For New Zealand and Australian players, the same PlayStation Store and Steam listings apply through regional storefronts, so the discount and end dates line up locally once converted to NZD or AUD at the register — worth checking before the window closes on August 25-26 depending on platform.
Nintendo eShop: Big Walk’s final week and discounted Switch 2 ports
Away from PlayStation, Nintendo’s own eShop still has running deals worth flagging. Shacknews’ roundup notes there’s still one more week to grab Big Walk on a discount on the Nintendo eShop, part of Nintendo’s broader Summer Sale that a Yahoo Tech report says starts August 4th, through August 17th, giving shoppers almost a full two weeks to snag some amazing options. Price-tracking site GG.deals lists Big Walk’s eShop cut at a historical-low $14.99, down from its $19.99 list price.
Third-party Switch 2 ports are also getting attention this weekend. Shacknews points to several big third-party Switch 2 games, like Dispatch, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and more, also on sale this weekend. GG.deals’ pricing tables back this up, showing Assassin’s Creed Shadows on Switch 2 at a historical-low 40% off ($35.98) and Dispatch discounted 20% to $23.99, both tracked as fresh markdowns on the platform.
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Xbox’s lingering Ultimate Game Sale carryovers
Xbox’s own discount push hasn’t fully receded either. Shacknews lists ongoing Deals with Gold-style cuts including Shadow Labyrinth Deluxe Edition at $19.99 (50% off) and Once Upon a Katamari: King of All Sounds Edition at $35.99 (40% off), with Pure Xbox previously noting the platform’s Ultimate Game Sale had launched with over 2000 games available at discounted prices for the next couple of weeks. For Kiwi and Aussie Xbox owners, Game Pass Ultimate and Core members may find further stacked discounts on top of the listed prices, as is standard for the service.
With three storefronts running overlapping promotions, this is a rare weekend where a AAA action-RPG, a cult indie hit, and a handful of Switch 2 ports all land in deal territory at once — making it worth a browse regardless of which console sits under the TV.
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