Hollow Knight: Silksong Finally Coming to Xbox Game Pass in 2025!

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Summary

  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, the highly anticipated sequel, is confirmed for a day one Xbox Game Pass launch.
  • The ID@Xbox director mentioned Silksong, creating excitement among fans.
  • Fans speculate Silksong may finally release in 2025, following years of silence from Team Cherry.

As a dedicated gamer, I’m thrilled to share that Hollow Knight: Silksong, a highly anticipated sequel to one of the finest indie games ever crafted (Hollow Knight), has been confirmed by the head of ID@Xbox for release this year. Since its debut in 2017, the original Hollow Knight has earned a reputation as a brutally challenging yet universally praised 2D Metroidvania. The Nintendo Switch port of this masterpiece even scored an impressive 90 on Metacritic. Initially conceived as DLC for the original game, Hollow Knight: Silksong eventually evolved into a standalone sequel.

For six years now, since the initial announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong back in 2019, this sequel has garnered a legendary status among fans, leaving them waiting for years on end with only occasional small updates. The largest update came during Xbox’s 2022 Summer Game Fest showcase, where a brand-new trailer for Hollow Knight: Silksong was unveiled and it was confirmed that the game would launch on Xbox Game Pass on its release day. At this same event, all games promised to be released within the next 12 months were suggested, implying that Silksong might come out by June 2023. However, as the deadline drew closer, developers Team Cherry announced an indefinite delay for the game, and since then fans have only been met with a deafening silence from the team.

In a recent post on Xbox Wire, the head of ID@Xbox, Guy Richards, mentioned “Hollow Knight: Silksong”. Alongside discussing the program’s past successes like last year’s indie games “Neva” and “Another Crab’s Treasure”, Richards also hinted at exciting indie collaborations coming up this year. He specifically mentioned upcoming titles such as the turn-based fantasy RPG “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33”, “Descenders Next”, and Remedy Entertainment’s cooperative FPS, “FBC Firebreak”. Interestingly, amidst these announcements, Richards casually dropped the name of “Hollow Knight: Silksong”, generating a wave of anticipation among fans online.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Mentioned by ID@Xbox’s Guy Richards

Three games that precede Hollow Knight: Silksong, as mentioned by Guy Richards, are either scheduled for or have release dates in 2025. Specifically, Descenders Next and Expedition 33 will launch on April 9 and April 24 this year, respectively, while FBC Firebreak is expected to come out sometime in 2025. Since Silksong had a release window that it missed two years ago, there’s a possibility that the game might finally be released by the end of this year. However, some Hollow Knight fans have grown wary after six years of limited communication from Team Cherry.

Three games related to Silksong are due out in 2025 or will be launched soon (Descenders Next and Expedition 33 this April). FBC Firebreak is also expected in 2025. Since Silksong missed its release window two years ago, it might come out by the end of this year. However, some Hollow Knight fans are worried after six years with little updates from Team Cherry.

Anticipation is high as Nintendo’s Switch 2 presentation is set for April 2nd. Some enthusiasts of the upcoming game, “Hollow Knight: Silksong,” are hopeful it might be revealed there. However, given that “Silksong” appears to have a marketing arrangement with Xbox and Game Pass, it’s possible that it may not feature in this presentation. Instead, Nintendo might choose to concentrate on the new Switch 2 console and its own exclusive games during this Direct. As always, fans of “Hollow Knight” will simply have to wait and watch the event unfold to find out if the stars align for “Silksong.

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2025-03-19 21:06