The buzz around Hollow Knight: Silksong has reached a fever pitch following Microsoft's mention in an Xbox post and recent backend updates to the game's Steam listing. On March 24, keen-eyed fans across social media, Reddit, and Discord noticed significant changes to the Steam metadata of Hollow Knight: Silksong, as documented on SteamDB. These updates include an opt-in for the game on GeForce Now, Nvidia's video game streaming platform, along with modified assets and a crucial update to the Steam store page's legal lines, now listing Hollow Knight as copyright Team Cherry 2025, rather than 2019.
These developments suggest that Hollow Knight: Silksong could be gearing up for a re-reveal and possibly a 2025 release. With Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct scheduled for April 2, fans are on the edge of their seats, eagerly anticipating any news about the game.
It's been six years since *Hollow Knight: Silksong* was announced, and while there have been sporadic updates, long periods of silence from Team Cherry have kept fans in suspense. January saw a flurry of activity from one developer on X/Twitter, sparking wild speculation about a potential re-reveal during the Switch 2 Direct, and even whispers of a timed launch exclusive on Nintendo's next-gen console.It's important to recall that when Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, Team Cherry confirmed launch platforms as Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. The game is also highly anticipated on Microsoft's Game Pass, following a deal to bring Silksong to the subscription service on day one.
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In June 2022, Microsoft included Hollow Knight: Silksong in its Xbox-Bethesda Showcase, promising that everything shown would be playable within the next 12 months. This led to expectations that the long-awaited sequel would be released within a year.
However, in May 2023, Team Cherry announced a delay past the first half of 2023, stating that more details would be shared as the game approached its release date. Matthew Griffin, Team Cherry's marketing and publishing lead, explained, "We had planned to release in the first half of 2023, but development is still continuing. We're excited by how the game is shaping up, and it's gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can."
As the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 game Hollow Knight, Silksong carries immense expectations and remains one of the most wishlisted games on Steam. In IGN's review of Hollow Knight, we praised the game, saying, "The world of Hallownest is compelling and rich, full of story that’s left for you to discover on your own, and built with branching paths that offer an absurd amount of choice in how you go about discovering it. With such a high density of secrets to find and fun, challenging enemies to face, it’s worth spending every moment you can in Hollow Knight."
