Hole Knight: Silksong builders have been compelled to reassure followers that the sport is actual after the most recent launch hearsay was debunked.
Hole Knight: Silksong is the long-awaited sequel to 2017’s Hole Knight. Initially builders Crew Cherry began engaged on an growth for the sport however in 2019, they confirmed it had grown right into a standalone sequel.
Silksong was due for launch within the first half of 2023 however by no means arrived and the sport nonetheless doesn’t have a launch date.
Nevertheless, final week some followers started speculating that Hole Knight: Silksong may very well be tied into the launch of the Nintendo Change 2 after co-creator William Pellen modified their Discord profile image to that of a chocolate cake.
After some fast Googling, followers found that the recipe the picture was taken from was initially revealed on April 2, the date of Nintendo’s large upcoming Change 2 Direct presentation.
>Crew Cherry member modifications tag and pfp to cake with op earlier than change 2 reveal
>cake pfp redirects to a recipe when searched
>recipe was made April 2nd
>Nintendo direct for change 2 is April 2nd
>Nintendo is persistently concerned with hole knightSTAY WITH ME NOW. https://t.co/GSatloI0YZ pic.twitter.com/VOKdMmFCnx
— Penkaru (@pex_ton) January 16, 2025
Nevertheless, Crew Cherry has reportedly reached out to Hole Knight YouTuber fireb0rn and instructed them it was all only a coincidence. “The modifications to William’s account had been a nothingburger. Apologies to have misled everybody. The cake was a lie,” they mentioned.
“I simply wish to know if the sport is progressing in its growth or if the workforce has given up on the challenge,” wrote one determined participant, tagging Crew Cherry developer Matthew Griffin within the tweet.
“Sure the sport is actual, progressing and can launch,” he replied.
Sure the sport is actual, progressing and can launch. <3
— Matthew Griffin (@griffinmatta) January 18, 2025
Regardless of debunking the Change 2 cake concept, followers are nonetheless hoping Nintendo’s rumoured February Change presentation would possibly embody information on Hole Knight: Silksong.
Final yr, builders took to the Silksong Discord to verify they had been “nonetheless onerous at work on the sport” and in June, a playtester confirmed that the sport wasn’t in “growth hell”. In addition to being accessible for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Collection X|S, Nintendo Change and PC, Hole Knight: Silksong can be accessible day one on Xbox Sport Cross.
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