My running theory has been that the official release date is tied up in Microsoft marketing deals still. So I'm guessing we'll hear the date from Microsoft during summer game fest.
Its hard to tell what exactly their MS deal is and it would be surprising if MS had much influence beyond "We are part of the first release date"
But 2025 is actually pretty plausible. Pure speculation, but if Silksong was in the polishing/padding stage in even late 2023 and Team Cherry are financially stable? Waiting for a new console release makes a lot of sense. ESPECIALLY the Switch 2 since...
Look. The Switch 1's launch year was a fucking shitshow. Yeah yeah yeah, they had the greatest wii u of all time and blah blahblah. But the first party releases were pretty jacked up. It was "the Nindies" that carried the Switch 1. And it was ridiculously good for those indie studios who basically were the only games available for the latest Nintendo gameboy.
And Switch 2 is looking the same. That sizzle reel was almost all "We have a small DLC for the Switch 1 game!" and "This will be available in 2026". So you can bet plenty of indie devs and publishers were in talks with Nintendo about when the release window was so they could decide if they wanted to wait or not.
I assume it will be on basically every subscription IGC.
Big lump sum to start with and guarantee they have a successful launch for any investors. And then people will buy it when it leaves the IGC in 6-12 months because they put it off or were waiting for a DLC or whatever. And then they'll buy it on every single platform because Hollow Knight is that damned good.
But the actual price to get something in an IGC is not as high as people think it is.
For starters Leth acknowledged Nintendo’s tweet about it by retweeting it, and setting his profile background to the new key art (which was provided by TC themselves)
TC also provided four new screenshots of the game to Nintendo as part of a press kit.
The xbox situation was literally never acknowledged by them at all, except for when Leth ultimately posted that it wasn’t happening lol. Apparently just based on estimates that TC had communicated with them privately, and only ever “confirmed” by a single social media person at Microsoft
This isn’t some random Nintendo direct, but rather THE big event for their big console. And also officially and immediately supported by TC this time around. This is 100% an intentional press rollout
I was hoping for an actual release date rather than just vaguely mentioning the year. They did say a year twice before IIRC and it still got delayed, an actual release date would feel more real.
For me, Hollow Knight started out a bit rough, got fun and interesting, but ultimately, I lost interest in trying to finish. There were parts which were a lot of fun, but eventually it became nothing more than a chore. And I've got too many other REAL chores to let a game like this stress me out. So I set it aside without finishing it.
Despite that, I'm looking forward to this sequel. I likely won't be a day one buyer (but who knows???), but I'm still pretty sure I will eventually play it. I'm hoping there are some nice game play and story improvements, but even more of the same could be nice.
Interesting, I had a very similar experience. I loved exploring the world, gaining new powers to unlock even more areas and growing stronger along the way. The world felt alive and authentic. Traversal was fun and combat was fair. I also liked how the characters you randomly meet have their own journeys, making the world feel dynamic.
But as the ending approached, it lost some momentum. With such a vast world and so much to discover, getting from A to B to C took time. I never actually finished the game but somehow that felt fine. It was more about the journey than the destination, which is rare for me.
If the initial reviews are good, the sequel might be the first game I buy at full price in a long time.
That scene where you're fighting the dude and she swoops in and breaks his face and is like "GE DAH" and the music is fucking epic. They can take all the time they need, I'd rather it be good.
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The fact that they just snuck it into the sizzle reel. blink and you miss it, is so wild.
My running theory has been that the official release date is tied up in Microsoft marketing deals still. So I'm guessing we'll hear the date from Microsoft during summer game fest.
Most definitely
Its hard to tell what exactly their MS deal is and it would be surprising if MS had much influence beyond "We are part of the first release date"
But 2025 is actually pretty plausible. Pure speculation, but if Silksong was in the polishing/padding stage in even late 2023 and Team Cherry are financially stable? Waiting for a new console release makes a lot of sense. ESPECIALLY the Switch 2 since...
Look. The Switch 1's launch year was a fucking shitshow. Yeah yeah yeah, they had the greatest wii u of all time and blah blahblah. But the first party releases were pretty jacked up. It was "the Nindies" that carried the Switch 1. And it was ridiculously good for those indie studios who basically were the only games available for the latest Nintendo gameboy.
And Switch 2 is looking the same. That sizzle reel was almost all "We have a small DLC for the Switch 1 game!" and "This will be available in 2026". So you can bet plenty of indie devs and publishers were in talks with Nintendo about when the release window was so they could decide if they wanted to wait or not.
It's also launching day 1 on Game Pass, so Microsoft paid a pretty penny for it.
I assume it will be on basically every subscription IGC.
Big lump sum to start with and guarantee they have a successful launch for any investors. And then people will buy it when it leaves the IGC in 6-12 months because they put it off or were waiting for a DLC or whatever. And then they'll buy it on every single platform because Hollow Knight is that damned good.
But the actual price to get something in an IGC is not as high as people think it is.
I actually did blink and miss it, so I thought the internet was coping super hard until I saw the end credits and saw Team Cherry lmfao
Chat is this real
YES! THIS IS NOT A DRILL
THIS IS NOT APRIL'S FOOLS
Kinda wish we got the month though.
Edit: here's the clip
Damn, now we actually need an exact date to be sure it will be release this year.
You gotta press the C button first, to ask them.
2025 after the Fourth Coming of Jesus, which should be the year 5837 for us.
3 years after Xbox announced it back in June 2022.
Wasn't it among the games shown somewhere where they staded all games shown will be "releasing within a year" well over a year ago?
Xbox did that I think in like 2022-2023
I believe that's what I was thinking of, thanks
Nah it’s totally different this time around.
For starters Leth acknowledged Nintendo’s tweet about it by retweeting it, and setting his profile background to the new key art (which was provided by TC themselves)
TC also provided four new screenshots of the game to Nintendo as part of a press kit.
The xbox situation was literally never acknowledged by them at all, except for when Leth ultimately posted that it wasn’t happening lol. Apparently just based on estimates that TC had communicated with them privately, and only ever “confirmed” by a single social media person at Microsoft
This isn’t some random Nintendo direct, but rather THE big event for their big console. And also officially and immediately supported by TC this time around. This is 100% an intentional press rollout
Welp, finally the year to do my first playthrough of Hollow Knight.
Not the release date announcement I was hoping for, but you know what, I'll take it.
Is there another game you're waiting for? Or were you hoping for more specifics on Silksong?
I was hoping for an actual release date rather than just vaguely mentioning the year. They did say a year twice before IIRC and it still got delayed, an actual release date would feel more real.
And would be nice to know if it's coming to other platforms at the same time, or is it going to be Switch 2 exclusive for some time.
No way it's an exclusive since Xbox mentioned it in their blog post.
For me, Hollow Knight started out a bit rough, got fun and interesting, but ultimately, I lost interest in trying to finish. There were parts which were a lot of fun, but eventually it became nothing more than a chore. And I've got too many other REAL chores to let a game like this stress me out. So I set it aside without finishing it.
Despite that, I'm looking forward to this sequel. I likely won't be a day one buyer (but who knows???), but I'm still pretty sure I will eventually play it. I'm hoping there are some nice game play and story improvements, but even more of the same could be nice.
Interesting, I had a very similar experience. I loved exploring the world, gaining new powers to unlock even more areas and growing stronger along the way. The world felt alive and authentic. Traversal was fun and combat was fair. I also liked how the characters you randomly meet have their own journeys, making the world feel dynamic.
But as the ending approached, it lost some momentum. With such a vast world and so much to discover, getting from A to B to C took time. I never actually finished the game but somehow that felt fine. It was more about the journey than the destination, which is rare for me.
If the initial reviews are good, the sequel might be the first game I buy at full price in a long time.
I seen this song and dance before.
That scene where you're fighting the dude and she swoops in and breaks his face and is like "GE DAH" and the music is fucking epic. They can take all the time they need, I'd rather it be good.
I don't believe it until I see it
https://youtu.be/VrTVeYm4iIM?t=49m47s
I need to rephrase that. I'm not believing until I see the game released
frfr
Yeah, just like it was announced for 2023 in that one XBox showcase.
I'll believe it when I'm playing it.