![]() The anticipation for Silksong makes the traditional marketing and "hype-building" strategy unnecessary.Ī possible shadow drop of the game or having Hollow Knight: Silksong use FF16's marketing strategy might benefit the game more than the announcement of a release date months before the game is eventually in players' hands. Not only have the developers created a series that fans are truly passionate about, but those same fans are also fervently following every bit of news regarding the game and its piecemeal updates. ![]() The fact that Silksong's long development is taking over 5 years and is still as anticipated as it is should strike a chord with Team Cherry regarding the game's eventual release. RELATED: Hollow Knight: Silksong Might be Following in Final Fantasy 16's Footsteps Hype for Hollow Knight: Silksong Makes a Long Marketing Cycle Redundantįew games outside firmly established staple series like Final Fantasy or The Legend of Zelda are able to capture players' attention for a sequel and hold it for as long as Hollow Knight: Silksong has been in gestation. Turning the tables on the traditional marketing cycle for a game's pre-release could work wonders for the game's launch success as well as cash in on the goodwill of fans who have patiently awaited a sequel to one of the best Metroidvania ever made. That is, unless Team Cherry has an ace up its sleeve and is planning a surprise update regarding the game coupled with a shadow drop. Between jokes about whether the game exists and the Hollow Knight: Silksong's website expiring, it's safe to say that the game won't be released in 2023 as expected. With several indie developers stepping in to fill the Hollow Knight: Silksong-shaped void with a slew of quality Metroidvania releases, as well as an absolutely jam-packed second half of 2023, it may be time for Team Cherry to attempt something drastic with the game's release.įans have become increasingly discouraged as the release window for Silksong has slipped out of reach each year. Since the game's early reveals as an expansion to Hollow Knight it has developed into a full-fledged sequel and taken on a mythic quality befitting some of the Metroidvania genre's most notable series. Since its announcement, we've only seen snippets of gameplay, which doesn't normally do much to quell the overwhelming excitement that players feel for the game.It's now been 6 years since the release of Hollow Knight as well as a little over 4 years since the initial announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong. Silksong is set to star Hornet, another character and occasional boss in the first game, who was originally meant to be added as a second playable character via DLC before Team Cherry eventually realised the scope was too large and an entirely new game needed to be made. The original Hollow Knight was met with widespread critical acclaim, with many thoroughly enjoying the worldbuilding, artstyle, and tough but tight gameplay. Hollow Knight was originally partially funded through Kickstarter, and as long as plans haven't changed, backers should receive a free copy of Silksong upon its release. Silksong, for those who somehow haven't seen the wave of messages that appear on basically every Nintendo Direct, is the highly anticipated to 2017's Hollow Knight, a bug-themed, indie Metroidvania from Team Cherry. But there's been no mention of whether it will be available on any of the PlayStation Plus expanded tiers. It was also announced that the game would be on Game Pass day one though, a big win for subscribers to the service. PlayStation itself confirmed the news earlier this week on its official Twitter account (September 16), writing "Sharpen your needles – confirming Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to PS5 and PS4." Of course, this being Silksong news, that's about as far as the update stretches, but it is good to know that the game will be coming to a range of platforms at the very least.Įarlier this year at the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase, we got another snippet of Silksong gameplay, confirming that the game would also be coming to Xbox consoles, though didn't specify which. ![]() That's right folks, the latest bit of Hollow Knight: Silksong news is here, confirming that it is definitely, absolutely, 100% coming to PS4 and PS5. ![]()
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