Hollow Knight: Silksong Could Be Xbox Game Pass’s Biggest Wild Card

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It's been nearly 6 years since was first announced, but fans still haven't given up hope for a surprise release arriving any day now. Being a sequel to the critically acclaimed and widely beloved indie game, has high expectations from both fans and the gaming community at large. While there's still no official release window for yet, some recent Xbox Game Pass news has sparked some new hope for the sequel.

With its revolving selection of critically acclaimed games, the Xbox Game Pass seems to keep giving players new reasons to invest in its subscription model. On top of a growing selection of titles, the Xbox Game Pass launched its cloud gaming addition, letting players enjoy the latest titles without the intense hardware required. Thankfully for fans, will run on pretty much any system, but the Game Pass still might hold the key to revealing 's secret release date.

In 2022, was announced as a day-one inclusion for the Xbox Game Pass to let players jump right into the action of the highly anticipated sequel. With Game Pass typically announcing games within a year of their release,there were reasonably high hopes that the wait for wouldn't be much longer, but years later there's still no official release date. While was announced too soon with no confirmations yet, it would likely provide a massive boost to Game Pass Subscriptions upon its release.

There's no substituting for Silksong, but Hollow Knight fans could definitely find some fun in a new game that's blazing its own trail.

Despite the partnership with Team Cherry, Xbox doesn't have any involvement in the release or development of, but they would have to be kept in the loop over the game's estimated release. After receiving news about being ready to ship out to players, the Xbox Game Pass would have to make room for the long-desired sequel in their release schedule. While there's not much reason to keep track of each and every delay as evidence of 's imminent release, it's still an interesting possibility for