Team Cherry Confirms Hollow Knight: Silksong Won't Abandon The Original Switch

Team Cherry has confirmed that Hollow Knight: Silksong will be coming out on both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2. The followup to the massively popular Metroidvania, Hollow Knight, has been in the works since it was first announced in 2019. After six long years with very few updates from the developer, the anticipation for Silksong had reached a fever pitch.

Earlier this week during the April 2 Nintendo Direct, Slksong was revealed to be one of the games coming to Nintendo's next console, the Switch 2. The stream showed off a brief video of the upcoming game and revealed that Silksong is prepred to launch in 2025, though no release date has been shared yet. In an X post, Team Cherry's marketing lead Matthew Griffin, also known as "Leth," confirmed thatHollow Knight: Silksong will be coming to both the Nintendo Switch and the Nintendo Switch 2.

Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Confirmed For Several Platforms

The Title Won't Be A Switch 2 Exclusive

Hornet from Silksong next to a Switch 2.

The confirmation that Silksong will be coming out for the Nintendo Switch 2 seemed like it implied that it would only be available for the upcoming console. It now seems that this was not the case, and users of the current Switch will also be able to enjoy the challenging Metroidvania when it finally launches. Coming to the Switch consoles also doesn't mean that Team Cherry will be abandoning its other fans.

The title will still also be available for PC, PS4/5, and Xbox One/Series X|S when it finally arrives this year. In fact, Silksong will be an Xbox Game Pass day-one launch, making it available for free to subscribers on the day it releases. In short, Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable on every current and next-gen console, making it accessible to every possible fan on every possible platform.

Will Hollow Knight: Silksong Really Release This Year?

Silksong Has Been Delayed Before

When Silksong was originally revealed in 2019, the game was only supposed to take a few years to complete. In fact, the title was originally confirmed to be coming to the Xbox Game Pass in June 2023. However, a delay was announced in May of that year and the game never met its original release window.

After Being Burned Before, I'm Not Ready To Trust Hollow Knight: Silksong's Release Window Confirmation

Hollow Knight Silksong received a release window confirmation at the Nintendo Direct stream for the Switch 2, but I'm not ready to trust it.

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Since then, Team Cherry has been very quiet about its progress in development, with updates few and far between, leaving Hollow Knight fans frustrated with the lack of communication. This hasn't diminished the hype surrounding the game in the slightest, with Hollow Knight: Silksongbeing the most wishlisted game on Steam. This time around, it seems that Silksong is really ready to be released, and fans will be able to play it on any platform they wish when it finally does.

Source: Matthew Griffin/X