‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ Is Already Causing Online Gaming Stores to Crash

After six years of waiting, Team Cherry’s agelong awaited Hollow Knight sequel, Silksong, launched globally coming astatine 10 americium EDT. Unfortunately, fans whitethorn person to hold a small longer to play nan action-adventure game. Online retailers specified arsenic nan Xbox and PlayStation stores, Steam, and Nintendo eShop are rife pinch loading screens and correction messages arsenic group unreserved to bargain it.

On Steam, players trying to adhd nan crippled to their cart aliases complete their acquisition are being met pinch nan aforesaid message: an image of a disappointment blob pinch nan caption “Something went wrong.” Switch players on Bluesky opportunity nan eShop hangs connected loading screens aliases correction messages. On nan PlayStation store, nan crippled appears to person vanished wholly for immoderate players, while it’s not disposable to acquisition for others. According to Verge newsman Tom Warren, fans trying to bargain nan crippled connected Xbox Game Pass should remote-install it via nan console’s website.

In lieu of playing nan game, galore fans are turning to societal media to vent their frustrations.

“STEAM, LET ME PLAY SILKSONG,” posted 1 Bluesky user. “First leader of #Silksong is really tough,” wrote another pinch a image of Steam’s correction message. Twitch streamers trying to play nan crippled for their viewers are moving into akin problems. On X, personification @HaydenSchiff posted a screenshot of galore streamers encountering nan aforesaid Steam correction message.

Players who’ve successfully managed to bargain nan game, meanwhile, are gloating astir their success. “God’s favorite,” wrote 1 pinch a picture of Silksong connected their Switch 2.

Silksong, announced successful 2019, is nan followup to Team Cherry’s debut title, Hollow Knight. A winning operation of Dark Souls-like trouble and cartoonish charm, Hollow Knight became an award-winning indie darling that sold complete 15 cardinal copies—an awesome feat for its tiny, Australia-based developer. While nan squad initially planned to merchandise Silksong arsenic downloadable content, nan task yet ballooned into a full-fledged title that took 7 years to finish.

Despite years of fewer updates and small news, nan Silksong fanbase has remained active. Some instrumentality communities person moreover turned waiting into a game, while others dedicated their clip to (mostly non-existent) regular news updates.

The weeks starring up to Silksong, disposable coming for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PS4/PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, person been chaotic for some crippled makers and fans. After developers made a astonishment announcement successful August that nan crippled would motorboat successful 2 weeks, astatine slightest half a twelve chap indie developers delayed their ain games to make way. “Dropping nan GTA of indie games pinch 2 weeks announcement makes everyone freak out,” wrote Demonschool developer Necrosoft connected Bluesky aft announcing its ain delay.

The game’s fame is undeniable. As of writing, Silksong is Steam’s top-selling game; it already has much than 100,000 concurrent players connected that level alone. For those still trying to bargain a copy, it turns retired years of waiting whitethorn person been bully believe for motorboat day.