Following numerous updates to the game on Steam which led to the Hollow Knight: Silksong community collectively silking their pants. So here’s the good news, friends: Silksong did actually show up at the Xbox showcase today. Kind of.
Despite hopes of a shadow-drop or a proper look at some gameplay, what we in fact got was was about 5 seconds of footage followed by confirmation that it is going to come out this year. Which we already knew, really.
Okay, in fairness, it was actually a bit more interesting than that. Silksong briefly appeared while Xbox’s Sarah Bond was busy announcing the ROG Ally/Xbox handheld coming out this year.
“…and the highly anticipated Hollow Knight Silk Song will be available at launch and in Game Pass when the Ally releases later this year,” stated Bond.
The wording is a tad clumsy, but the implication appears to be that Silksong will actually launch before the new handheld which is due out in Holiday 2025, or on the same day. Typically, the Holiday season begins in November.