So, Hollow Knight: Silksong. Yes, again! The game is finally out and, rather unsurprisingly, is gearing up to be one of the biggest indie launches of the year, maybe ever.
In fact, interest over the game is so big that digital stores across all platforms have been reporting major crashes, seeing most features slowing down greatly at the best case scenario; completely crashing at the worst.
Not that we are totally surprised, mind you: Hollow Knight: Silksong was originally announced before the pandemic hit, and throughout these years, most news about it were related to delays and date pushbacks, sending the community into a frenzy.
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Either way, it’s here, it’s official and a few friends of mine are even referring to me as “ye of little faith” for some reason.
Steam, Nintendo and Xbox faced difficulties because of Hollow Knight: Silksong
According to IGN, most stores reported downright problematic situations in the first few hours of Team Cherry’s new game’s availability: Steam completely crashed, while Nintendo’s eShop and Xbox’s app and consoles had slower-than-average downloads—when they happened at all.
It is worth noting that, of all these, Xbox’s situation might be the riskiest: the game is free for Game Pass subscribers, after all, and that alone might be the straw that breaks the camel’s back, so to speak.
Still, despite all the early problems, the new game is already garnering big numbers: at the time of this writing, the game already has a “Very Positive” label on the community reviews, over more than 400 testimonies.
True to their word, Team Cherry did not provide the media with early review copies, so if you’re seeing less volume on specialized reviews for this launch in comparison to others, that’s why.
Not that we’re complaining: Team Cherry’s decision is a cool one, since the game was crowdfunded first, and it wouldn’t be fair to its early backers to see others getting their hands on the game, even if it was for review purposes.
In PRG’s case, we’ll buy it: our review might come out a little later (Hollow Knight, the original from 2017, is known for having a lot of stuff, and Silksong is a lot bigger than that.
If you bought it and are already playing, do tell us what you think in the comments below!
