‘Hollow Knight: Silksong’ note from Xbox upsets fans: “It wasn’t worth it”

nme.com:

Hollow Knight: Silksong – and fans aren’t happy.Hollow Knight: Silksong was first announced in 2019. Originally the game was set to be an expansion of 2017’s Hollow Knight but developers Team Cherry later confirmed the scope of the project had changed, and it had become a fully-fledged sequel.Hollow Knight: Silksong was due for release in the first half of 2023 but it was delayed and still doesn’t have a release date.

Last year, developers were forced to confirm they were “still hard at work on the game” after fans began to speculate that Hollow Knight: Silksong had been cancelled due to a lack of updates from Team Cherry.

It was a similar story in January when developer Matthew Griffin reassured fans that “the game is real, progressing and will release.”Yesterday (March 19), Xbox shared a blog post about its work with a number of independent studios. “Since ID@Xbox was launched in 2013, more than $5 billion have been paid to independent developers from all over the world,” they wrote before teasing future titles. “Looking ahead, our lineup is incredible with upcoming games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Descenders Next, and FBC: Firebreak to play across the whole Xbox universe… and of course Hollow Knight: Silksong too!” The casual mention of the highly-anticipated game has annoyed a number of fans though.