"Hollow Knight: Silksong Steam Update Hints at 2025 Release"

The anticipation surrounding Hollow Knight: Silksong has reached a fever pitch following recent updates and hints from various sources. Microsoft's subtle mention of the game in an Xbox post, coupled with significant backend changes to its Steam listing, has ignited speculation about an imminent re-reveal and potential release.

On March 24, eagle-eyed fans across social media, Reddit, and Discord noticed updates to the Steam metadata for Hollow Knight: Silksong, as tracked by SteamDB. These updates include an opt-in for the game on GeForce Now, Nvidia's cloud gaming service, along with revised assets and a crucial change in the legal lines on the Steam store page. The copyright notice for Hollow Knight has shifted from 2019 to 2025, hinting at a possible release year.

These developments suggest that news about Hollow Knight: Silksong could be forthcoming, potentially aligning with the rumored Nintendo Switch 2 Direct scheduled for April 2. The gaming community is buzzing with excitement, hoping for a significant announcement.

It's been six years since the initial announcement of Hollow Knight: Silksong, and while there have been sporadic updates, long periods of silence from Team Cherry have left fans eager for more. The excitement peaked in January with cryptic social media activity from a developer, sparking rampant speculation about a potential re-reveal during the Switch 2 direct, possibly as a timed launch exclusive for Nintendo's next-gen console.

When Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced, Team Cherry confirmed its launch on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Nintendo Switch. It's also highly anticipated on Microsoft's Game Pass, thanks to a deal ensuring its day-one availability on the subscription service.

In June 2022, Microsoft featured Hollow Knight: Silksong in its Xbox-Bethesda Showcase, promising that all showcased titles would be playable within the next 12 months. However, in May 2023, Team Cherry announced a delay, pushing the release past the first half of 2023. Matthew Griffin, Team Cherry’s marketing and publishing lead, stated, "We had planned to release in the first half of 2023, but development is still continuing. We're excited by how the game is shaping up, and it's gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can."

As the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 game Hollow Knight, Silksong carries immense expectations and remains one of the most wishlisted games on Steam. IGN's review of Hollow Knight praised its world, saying, "The world of Hallownest is compelling and rich, full of story that’s left for you to discover on your own, and built with branching paths that offer an absurd amount of choice in how you go about discovering it. With such a high density of secrets to find and fun, challenging enemies to face, it’s worth spending every moment you can in Hollow Knight."

The gaming community eagerly awaits further news on Hollow Knight: Silksong, hoping that the recent updates and hints will soon culminate in a release that lives up to the high expectations set by its predecessor.

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