Bad News for Hollow Knight Fans, Silksong Will Not Appear During Gamescom Opening Night

Hollow Knight fans hoping for an update on Silksong during the opening night of gamescom, we got some disappointing news as the title won’t be making a surprise reveal.

Gamescom is nearly upon us. The first day of the four-day event officially kicks off this Tuesday, August 20. Traditionally, the opening night, dubbed Opening Night Live (ONL), has typically been the show’s biggest day, and this year will be no different as multiple publishers will take the stage during Gamescom ONL. Sadly, despite being the biggest night of the event, there is one confirmed studio that won’t be taking the stage to give an update on perhaps one of, if not the most anticipated indie project, Hollow Knight: Silksong.

This was revealed by the host of Gamescom ONL, Geoff Keighly, who took to X to confirm that Team Cherry won’t be a part of the ONL show.

Just to get this out of the way, no Silksong on Tuesday at ONL. @TeamCherryGames is still cooking. pic.twitter.com/FlQHlc26zo

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 17, 2024

He teases that despite this bad news, Team Cherry is still “cooking.”

It’s been five years since Silksong was officially announced and two since we’ve gotten any significant update on the project, that being for the announcement of the PlayStation versions and that it’ll also be a part of Xbox Game Pass when it launches. The studio has also gone radio silence on X since June 2023 and has yet to issue any new updates around the project.

It’s a bummer, but at least we know what not to expect during the show, though I’d be lying if I didn’t have a bit of hope that Geoff is trolling everyone and that there’s still a chance Silsong will make an appearance. Just let me have it; even though they said it won’t be there, the clown makeup is already on.

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