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Hollow Knight: Silksong Is Now on Xbox Game Pass (You're Not Dreaming)
Hollow Knight: Silksong, a sequel to the acclaimed 2017 game, launched on multiple platforms today with over 111,000 concurrent Steam players despite digital store crashes.
- Team Cherry released Hollow Knight: Silksong on September 4, 2025, for PC and multiple consoles, including Xbox Game Pass availability.
- The sequel follows Hornet, the hunter and princess, who ascends to Hallownest's summit after a six-year wait since the 2019 announcement.
- High demand caused crashes on digital storefronts like Steam and Nintendo eShop, limiting many players from purchasing or downloading the game at launch.
- Silksong holds a 95% positive rating on Steam from 137,000 reviews, reflecting strong player approval, and has over 111,800 concurrent players shortly after release.
- The launch affected other game release schedules as some developers delayed their projects, while Microsoft plans to remove some games from Xbox Game Pass on September 15.
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technewstube.comHollow Knight: Silksong player count smashes past 110,000 players in its first 30 minutes on Steam despite mass store page crashes and incredible demand
Hollow Knight: Silksong has already broken 100,000 players on Steam, less than one hour after launching.
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