

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.
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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. 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.
