Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly-anticipated sequel to 2017’s Hollow Knight, has been delayed. Team Cherry marketing and publishing representative Matthew Griffin broke the news on Twitter, writing: “We had planned to release in the first half of 2023, but development is still continuing.”
Griffin continued, explaining that the delay is to ensure that Hollow Knight: Silksong releases in the best state possible. Griffin added that Silksong has “gotten quite big,” and that the studio is very excited at how the game is currently shaping up to be.
Although this may come as a blow to those fans eager for the sequel, I’m sure I can speak for everyone when I say that a delay is not the biggest problem. Rather, a game releasing in a broken state is the real issue. So, more time being given to an anticipated title is probably for the best.
Hollow Knight: Silksong was revealed back in 2019 and has been in development for about five years now. Team Cherry has been relatively quiet about the game, its content, scope, and release date. However, during 2022’s Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase, Team Cherry gave fans some gameplay as well as a vague release window.
Hollow Knight: Silksong has been confirmed to be a day one Game Pass title, but it will be available to play on PlayStation as well.
Silksong will follow NPC Hornet, the princess-protector of Hallownest, as she embarks on a journey of her own. Team Cherry has not given the next release window for Silksong, but it will be available on all consoles, PC, and Mac.
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Zainah Yousef
Zainah Yousef is the author of The Fallen Age Saga and specializes in gaming, social media advice, and reviews. She's been writing all her life and she probably won't stop anytime soon.
