{"id":133592,"date":"2023-05-10T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-149178"},"modified":"2023-05-10T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T02:00:00","slug":"hollow-knight-silksong-no-longer-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/05\/10\/hollow-knight-silksong-no-longer-releasing-in-the-first-half-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollow Knight: Silksong No Longer Releasing In The First Half Of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95ca37d38db76\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95ca37d38db76\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Hollow Knight: Silksong\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95ca37d38db76\/hollow-knight-silksong.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTAzIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"503\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/95ca37d38db76\/hollow-knight-silksong.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Hollow Knight: Silksong\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Team Cherry<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;ve <em>finally<\/em> got an update about the anticipated release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/hollow_knight_silksong\">Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/a>, but it might not be the news everyone was expecting.<\/p>\n<p>According to Team Cherry&#8217;s marketing and publishing rep Matthew Griffin, Silksong was apparently &#8220;planned to release in the 1st half of 2023&#8221; but development on the game is still going. The reason it&#8217;s taking so long is because it&#8217;s become quite a big project and the team wants to release it in the best state possible.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;Hey gang, just a quick update about Silksong. We had planned to release in the 1st half of 2023, but development is still continuing. We&#8217;re excited by how the game is shaping up, and it&#8217;s gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can. Expect more details from us once we get closer to release.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/griffinmatta\/statuses\/1656106351184199680 @ 2023-05-10T03:03:18+01:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey gang, just a quick update about Silksong.<\/p>\n<p>We had planned to release in the 1st half of 2023, but development is still continuing. We&#8217;re excited by how the game is shaping up, and it&#8217;s gotten quite big, so we want to take the time to make the game as good as we can. <\/p>\n<p>Expect\u2026<\/p>\n<p><\/span>\u2014 Matthew Griffin (@griffinmatta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/griffinmatta\/status\/1656106351184199680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The previous official update about Silksong was back in June last year during an Xbox showcase &#8211; with the Microsoft-owned gaming division confirming <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2022\/06\/hollow-knight-silksong-announced-for-xbox-game-pass-day-one\">Silksong would be made available on Game Pass<\/a> within the next 12 months as a day-one release. Based on this latest development though, this seems unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>As noted in the update above, more details about Silksong will be released as the game gets closer to its release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/nintendo-switch\/related-articles:132938 @ 2023-05-10T07:07:40+01:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>How are you feeling about this update? Comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Team Cherry We&#8217;ve finally got an update about the anticipated release Hollow Knight: Silksong, but it might not be the news everyone was expecting. According to Team Cherry&#8217;s marketing and publishing rep Matthew Griffin, Silksong was apparently &#8220;planned to release in the 1st half of 2023&#8221; but development on the game is still going. 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