It's coming up on six years since Team Cherry revealed Hollow Knight will be getting a sequel, and somehow it doesn't feel like we're any closer to it in 2025 than we were in 2019. Even die-hard Hollow Knight fans appear to be giving up hope as many of them have collectively agreed to just pretend Silksong will be featured during Nintendo's Switch 2 Direct on April 2, 2025, even if it's not.
Nintendo revealed the Switch 2 last week, confirming it will hold a Direct for the new console on April 2. While some Hollow Knight hopefuls immediately jumped to the conclusion that's when Silksong will be re-revealed and given a release date, realists who have been through this too many times have already resigned themselves to more heartbreak, agreeing to just pretend it appears during the presentation.
People are starting to get mad about Silksong, but half the fun is in the waiting.
Reddit user u/Skibidiohiorizzlrr has led the charge on the r/Silksong subreddit, calling upon their fellow Hollow Knight-heads to pretend that the game has been released once April 2 is here and the Switch 2's first Direct inevitably leaves them all disappointed again. The...