Summary
Hollow Knight: Silksonghas recently been mentioned by the head of ID@Xbox alongside a handful of other games that are confirmed to be releasing this year. It’s been widely accepted since the game’s 2017 release that the originalHollow Knightis one of the greatest indie games ever made. A brutally challenging 2D Metroidvania,Hollow Knightgarnered near universal praise, with its Nintendo Switch port achieving a 90 on Metacritic.Hollow Knight: Silksongbegan development as DLC for the original game, but later grew into a fully fledged sequel.
With six entire years passing sinceHollow Knight: Silksong’s initial reveal back in 2019, the sequel has achieved a unicorn-like reputation, leaving fans in the dark for years on end, popping out every few years with a small update. Its largest update by far was at Xbox’s 2022 Summer Game Fest showcase, whereHollow Knight: Silksongdebuted an all-new trailer and confirmed its day one Xbox Game Pass launch. This same showcase promised all its games would be out in the next 12 months, insinuatingSilksongwould be out by June 2023. However, as the deadline neared, developer Team Cherry announcedSilksong’s indefinite delay, and fans have heard nothing but radio silence from the team ever since.
The director of ID@Xbox, Guy Richards, made reference toHollow Knight: Silksongin anew Xbox Wire post. In addition to talking about some of the program’s recent successes, such as last year’s indie hitsNevaandAnother Crab’s Treasure, Richards also looked ahead at some of Xbox’s indie partnerships fans can be excited about this year. Richards went on to name games liketurn-based fantasy RPGClair Obscur: Expedition 33,Descenders Next,and Remedy Entertainment’s co-op FPS,FBC Firebreak. In that same breath, Richards unexpectedly name-droppedHollow Knight: Silksong,creating much buzz and excitement among fans online.
Hollow Knight: Silksong Mentioned by ID@Xbox’s Guy Richards
It’s very interesting how each of the three games that precededHollow Knight: Silksongin Guy Richards' comment all have 2025 release dates or windows. BothDescenders NextandExpedition 33are releasing next month, on April 9 and 24 respectively, andFBC Firebreakis expected to land at some point in 2025. SinceSilksongalready had a release window that it missed two years ago, it doesn’t seem too unlikely that the game will finally see its long-awaited and highly anticipated release by the end of this year. Still, someHollow Knightfans aren’t holding their breath after six years of near-complete silence from Team Cherry.
WithNintendo’s Switch 2 Directright around the corner on April 2, someHollow Knight: Silksonghopefuls are thinking it might show up there. However, it seemsSilksongmight already have some sort of marketing partnership in place with Xbox and Game Pass. Furthermore, Nintendo might only want to focus this upcoming Direct on the new Switch 2 console and its own first-party games. As usual,Hollow Knightfans will just have to tune in to see whether the planets are aligned forSilksong.
