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Hollow Knight: Silksong Gets Casual Mention in Xbox Indies Post, Sends Community Into a Fervor
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<blockquote data-quote="Admin" data-source="post: 66631" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><img src="https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2023/11/30/hero-1701375351223.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></p><p>Hollow Knight fans have been waiting quite a while for news about its sequel, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/hollow-knight-silksong" target="_blank">Hollow Knight: Silksong</a>. The wait has been so unbearable that even a casual mention, like the one Xbox dropped in a recent ID@Xbox post, can ignite the fires of those holding out for a 2025 drop.</p><p></p><p>On <a href="https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/03/18/idxbox-developers-finding-success-with-xbox/" target="_blank">Xbox Wire</a>, ID@Xbox director Guy Richards shared a post detailing how over $5 billion have been paid to independent developers through the program. It mostly goes over the success of past ID@Xbox launches, ranging from <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/phasmophobia" target="_blank">Phasmophobia</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/balatro" target="_blank">Balatro</a> to <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/another-crabs-treasure" target="_blank">Another Crab's Treasure</a> and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/neva" target="_blank">Neva</a>. Then, in a portion about upcoming games, we get the name-drop:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This mostly confirms that Hollow Knight: Silksong will launch sometime between me typing this, right now, and the end of all time. Granted, those games are interesting mentions. <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/clair-obscur-expedition-33" target="_blank">Clair Obscur: Expedition 33</a> is set for April 24, <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/descenders-next" target="_blank">Descenders Next</a> for April 9, and <a href="https://www.ign.com/games/fbc-firebreak" target="_blank">FBC: Firebreak</a> has had a tentative 2025 window. This could imply Hollow Knight: Silksong is within some measure of grasp.</p><p></p><p>Fans are, to some degree, understandably impatient to learn whether Silksong might arrive, as it's <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-release-date-gameplay-trailer-news" target="_blank">been roughly six years since its announcement</a>. Now, let's see how the Silksong faithful are reacting to this mention.</p><p></p><p>"Where's the bait?" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1je8o1b/silksong_is_officially_mentioned_in_an_official/" target="_blank">one commenter asked</a> on the Silksong subreddit. Another said: "Silksong being mentioned by Xbox?" and followed it up with an image of the Squid Game Season 2 scene where protagonist Seong Gi-hun declares: "I have played these games before!"</p><p></p><p>There is a palpable air of both joking and irony that comes with communities like this, where groups have essentially bonded over waiting for news about something. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1jetj81/i_swear_we_are_a_circus_at_this_point/" target="_blank">Another post</a> draws attention to this, noting that "we" — the Silksong holdouts — are a "circus at this point," making their point with the Patrick Star/Man Ray meme format.</p><p></p><p>The prevailing hope, or joke, is that news about Hollow Knight: Silksong is destined for April 2, during <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-direct-announced-for-april" target="_blank">Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct</a>. To fans' credit, developer Team Cherry did stoke the flames a bit with <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-dev-fuels-nintendo-switch-2-direct-fever-with-a-picture-of-a-chocolate-cake" target="_blank">some vague posting around the official reveal of the Switch 2</a>. The believers hold out hope, while the doubters sow doubt. "We are an [$8] Mega Buffoon Pack," <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1jetj81/comment/milnxg4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button" target="_blank">one commenter said</a> in response to the circus meme.</p><p></p><p>Hope and doubt comes in all shapes and sizes. But my favorite response to Xbox casually saying, "and of course Hollow Knight: Silksong too!" and all the speculation and cycles this causes, <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1je8o1b/silksong_is_officially_mentioned_in_an_official/" target="_blank">came from Reddit user u/cerberusthedoge</a>: "We got Hollow Knight Silksong 2 before Hollow Knight Silksong."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-gets-casual-mention-in-xbox-indies-post-sends-community-into-a-fervor" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Admin, post: 66631, member: 1"] [IMG]https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2023/11/30/hero-1701375351223.png[/IMG] Hollow Knight fans have been waiting quite a while for news about its sequel, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/hollow-knight-silksong']Hollow Knight: Silksong[/URL]. The wait has been so unbearable that even a casual mention, like the one Xbox dropped in a recent ID@Xbox post, can ignite the fires of those holding out for a 2025 drop. On [URL='https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/03/18/idxbox-developers-finding-success-with-xbox/']Xbox Wire[/URL], ID@Xbox director Guy Richards shared a post detailing how over $5 billion have been paid to independent developers through the program. It mostly goes over the success of past ID@Xbox launches, ranging from [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/phasmophobia']Phasmophobia[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/balatro']Balatro[/URL] to [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/another-crabs-treasure']Another Crab's Treasure[/URL] and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/neva']Neva[/URL]. Then, in a portion about upcoming games, we get the name-drop: This mostly confirms that Hollow Knight: Silksong will launch sometime between me typing this, right now, and the end of all time. Granted, those games are interesting mentions. [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/clair-obscur-expedition-33']Clair Obscur: Expedition 33[/URL] is set for April 24, [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/descenders-next']Descenders Next[/URL] for April 9, and [URL='https://www.ign.com/games/fbc-firebreak']FBC: Firebreak[/URL] has had a tentative 2025 window. This could imply Hollow Knight: Silksong is within some measure of grasp. Fans are, to some degree, understandably impatient to learn whether Silksong might arrive, as it's [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-release-date-gameplay-trailer-news']been roughly six years since its announcement[/URL]. Now, let's see how the Silksong faithful are reacting to this mention. "Where's the bait?" [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1je8o1b/silksong_is_officially_mentioned_in_an_official/']one commenter asked[/URL] on the Silksong subreddit. Another said: "Silksong being mentioned by Xbox?" and followed it up with an image of the Squid Game Season 2 scene where protagonist Seong Gi-hun declares: "I have played these games before!" There is a palpable air of both joking and irony that comes with communities like this, where groups have essentially bonded over waiting for news about something. [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1jetj81/i_swear_we_are_a_circus_at_this_point/']Another post[/URL] draws attention to this, noting that "we" — the Silksong holdouts — are a "circus at this point," making their point with the Patrick Star/Man Ray meme format. The prevailing hope, or joke, is that news about Hollow Knight: Silksong is destined for April 2, during [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/nintendo-switch-2-direct-announced-for-april']Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct[/URL]. To fans' credit, developer Team Cherry did stoke the flames a bit with [URL='https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-dev-fuels-nintendo-switch-2-direct-fever-with-a-picture-of-a-chocolate-cake']some vague posting around the official reveal of the Switch 2[/URL]. The believers hold out hope, while the doubters sow doubt. "We are an [$8] Mega Buffoon Pack," [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1jetj81/comment/milnxg4/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button']one commenter said[/URL] in response to the circus meme. Hope and doubt comes in all shapes and sizes. But my favorite response to Xbox casually saying, "and of course Hollow Knight: Silksong too!" and all the speculation and cycles this causes, [URL='https://www.reddit.com/r/Silksong/comments/1je8o1b/silksong_is_officially_mentioned_in_an_official/']came from Reddit user u/cerberusthedoge[/URL]: "We got Hollow Knight Silksong 2 before Hollow Knight Silksong." Eric is a freelance writer for IGN. [url="https://www.ign.com/articles/hollow-knight-silksong-gets-casual-mention-in-xbox-indies-post-sends-community-into-a-fervor"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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