Hollow Knight Fans Crushed as Summer Showcases Pass With No Silksong Announcement

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Hollow Knight fans were left with an all-too familiar feeling of dismay after 2024's E3-esque video game summer showcases came and went with no word on sequel Silksong.

Fans of the franchise took to social media to share their disappointment after the June Nintendo Direct, which premiered yesterday, June 18, had announcements for Mario, Zelda, and even long-missing game Metroid Prime 4: Beyond — but no Hollow Knight: Silksong.

"All the major summer showcases have now aired, and we still haven't heard anything new from Silksong," wrote ResetEra user cvbas in a post with more than 10,000 clicks. "What gives?" Fans in the comments admitted to growing concerned for the game, which hasn't received any official updates in over a year when developer Team Cherry delayed it out of early 2023.

"I obviously want them to cook as hard and as long as possible, but I think some communication is still necessary," said SirKai. "At this point I just feel bad for the guys at Team Cherry. It has to be tough to have this insane amount of expectations on your shoulders," added Greywaren.

"We got Prime 4 before Silksong," complained a Reddit user, referencing the aforementioned Metroid game which was essentially missing for seven years. Another posted a quote from Team Cherry in May 2022, after Silksong won the "Most Anticipated Game Award from Unity. "It can't be too much longer, surely," the developer said.

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Silksong was announced on February 14, 2019 as a Hollow Knight expansion turned full sequel focused on Hornet from the original game. "Almost from the very start, Hornet’s adventure was intended to take place in a new land, but as we dove in, it quickly became too large and too unique to stay a DLC, as initially planned," Team Cherry said at the time. "We do know that makes the wait a little longer, but we think the final, fresh world you’ll get to explore is worth it."

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