Folks, I think it’s happening. Team Cherry, the renowned developer behind Hollow Knight and its upcoming sequel Silksong, is teasing a major announcement this week. All signs appear to point towards news of an imminent release date or even a shadowdrop.
Early on the morning of August 19, Team Cherry shared a post on social media–its first in a while, as a matter of fact–announcing that it would be making an announcement two days later. At the same time, it shared a link to a livestream on the team’s own YouTube page dated to go live on August 21 at 7:30 AM PT/ 10:30 AM ET.
Despite rumors and teases that Silksong would appear at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the E3-like showcase that occurs at the biggest games trade show in Europe, it appears that its developers are taking matters into their own hands for the special occasion. Though it could still show up on the main stage, it seems more likely that it’ll now have a big blowout on its own terms a few days later.
Even though today’s news seems to solidify that Silksong’s release is in fact quickly approaching, we’ve known for sometime now that it was at least ready to re-emerge. During Xbox’s summer showcase earlier this year, it unveiled the ROG Xbox Ally, a handheld made to compete with the likes of the Steam Deck and even the Switch 2. As part of its unveiling, Xbox also tipped its hand: The device, which would be releasing later in 2025, would have Hollow Knight Silksong on day one.
In fact, Silksong, which now seems to be ducking out on the Gamescom showcase for its very own, is playable on the show floor via Xbox’s ROG Xbox Ally installations.
The wait can’t possibly be long now. We could very well be playing the long-awaited followup to one of the biggest indie success stories in the weeks and months to come. I hardly know what to do with myself till then.
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