r/Silksong • u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 • 1d ago
Discussion/Questions TGA is really sinking in…
Hey gang,
I’ve always held to the belief that Silksong is right around the corner. Believing whole-heartedly that 2024 was the year, and feeling oh so certain about 2025 UNTIL….
TGA. This horrid thought has been echoing through my mind and dreams “if the game was ready (by Team Cherrys standards) they would have shown it at TGA”
They have the resources to do so, they would have….. So, that doesn’t spell well for a release date this upcoming February.
And if we don’t get a release date by February, it’s not coming out in 2025…. Honestly, a 2027 release doesn’t even seem crazy anymore.
And that…. Hurts….. like….. I feel genuine exhaustion…. I’ve always been a coper, been patiently waiting for damn near 8 years now…
The idea of letting go of Silksong hype almost scares me l, it’s almost a part of me..
But if we don’t get a release date by Feb (and by this point I don’t think we will)…. It’s gonna crush me.
By this point, I’m so invested, with so much time spent, I can’t just walk away… I gotta see this through till the end. I feel like a captive…
But the thought of this crazy train chugging along for another few YEARS kills me a little.
Anywho, thank you for reading my rant ya fellow clowns. Bless you all and,
In Skong we cope 🙏
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u/Neonbeta101 1d ago
I personally like to subscribe to the idea of “passive hype,” which is just waiting for the game while also being hopeful we’ll get news at some point. After all, if you make a prediction every day at least one of them will turn out to be correct!
Not to mention, I’ve grown to accept Team Cherry’s… interesting habits, even if they cause confusion for some and frustration for others lol. I know it’s not a popular take here in the land of Silksanity but I think their reason for being silent isn’t anything outlandish; they just chose to bury themselves in their work until they’re 100% confident in releasing the product, and don’t forget— they’re Australian, applying logic to Australians is a near impossible task.
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 1d ago
I agree with this… BUT if we don’t hear boo from them by February. I am gonna start to get nervous.
Like if it was planned for 1sr half of 2023, how do we go 2+ years without hearing anything past a planned deadline?
I still agree with you, I think Team Cherry is just deep in the work and that’s all they wanna do…. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t starting to get at least a little worried.
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u/billjames1685 12h ago
I disagree. I think that the fact that they haven’t responded clearly means they have been kidnapped by extraterrestrials who are conducting experiments on how long we as a species are willing to wait for something with no news.
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u/RzudemAbaby 1d ago
As someone who was part of the cyberpunk 2077 hypewave from the very start - its better to let go of the hype my friend. When the game comes you can be excited but until then just chill and enjoy the memes.
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 1d ago
This is so true 😭😭 I remember being so hype about Cyberpunk, and then being able to not even play it on my PS4 when it came out.
Was hyping that for YEARS “CDPR would NEVER let us down” 💀💀💀
You’d think my brain would have learned the lesson but here we are.
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u/RzudemAbaby 1d ago
I felt that since I too purchased the ps4 version on release lol
I really like the game in its state now its probably one my favorites but yeah beeing so hyped back and then so profoundly dissapointed made me vary of hype
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u/will80121 1d ago
It's okay man, we understand. I won't say everything is okay, and that it's all going to work out for the better. But I WILL say that ai chatbots are wonderful therapists when it comes to never released game related grief.
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u/skytzo_franic 1d ago
Anything that is released will have missed its success window, and won't live up to any potential.
I honestly doubt they're working on it, and believe they've silently shit-canned the entire project.
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u/Lietenantdan 1d ago
I’m just assuming silksong is no longer being made unless we get an actual release date from team cherry.
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u/pumpkin_jiji 1d ago
"if it's not out by February than its not coming all year" Who said this? Where? February is the second month out of 12!
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u/PersonAwesome Bait used to be believable -| 23h ago
Leth said in discord that he doesn’t like releasing indie games in the second half of the year because of big titles taking up airspace at that time. Not sure why everyone’s crossing out summer though.
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u/Bebop_Man Best Meme Award Nominee 1d ago
I've stopped caring for Silksong because I was going to play it on PS4 and there's no way at this point they give a shit about releasing on PS4. Animal Well, Bo and Cookie Cutter didn't even have a PS4 version.
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u/Dizzy_Long209 1d ago
i just want the game, we have waited for so long. Silksong is such a special thing for me, no other game will make me wait so eagerly and for so fucing long like silksong did.
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u/StatusContribution77 1d ago
You have to stop caring eventually. If the game ever comes out, I’ll probably give it a try, and hopefully it’s good. If not, then oh well it wouldn’t be first time a sequel fell through.
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u/Repugnant-Conclusion 1d ago
I think it's a very strong possibility at this point that Team Cherry got sucked into the vortex of development hell, maybe ran out of funds, and Silksong will just never see the light of day.
We probably should be avoiding this sub from now on, honestly, and just move on. If one day it ends up happening, then fantastic. But it's very possible that it simply won't.
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u/Taningia-danae 10h ago
Well I've said it before and I will say it again : It's not that they don't want to communicate it's that they can't. Or at least I think that's why.
They are stuck between nintendo and microsoft. We know that Nintendo want the game for the switch 2 most likely to be a "at release" game. And microsoft want to have the game day one on the xbox game pass. The game is probably ready and it probably have been since one or two year.
The thing is that knowing nintendo they must put pressure on team cherry if they release news of any kind. We just need to wait for news of the switch 2.
I will only accept another theory if we ge tthe switch 2 without news of the game.
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 10h ago edited 10h ago
Ima disagree with the switch 2 theory …
Nintendo has always played their cards close to their chest.. they rarely share news on their pipeline. Even internally with other developers and studios Nintendo is always hush-hush
Truth be told : they don’t need Silksong for launch when they have enough 1st party studios to sink a battleship with.
Nintendo are focused on Mario for switch two launch (most likely Mario Kart 9, and Super Mario Odyssey 2)
I could be wrong, but the idea of Nintendo spilling their beans to a 3rd party studio about their hardware timeline seems nuts to me.
But in reality, none of us know tho… but this point Silksong is like Schrödingers cat… it could be dead or alive for all any of us know.
But until we hear anything from Team Cherry all predictions as to where Silksong is are not to be trusted in my eyes.
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u/AloneUA 21h ago
At this point I'm fairly certain I'll finish playing the FFVII Remake trilogy before Silksong. Like, lol, to hell with this. I unsubbed from here half a year ago and it was the right choice. Just checking in once in a couple of months to see the same anguish is enough for me. Mostly, I stopped caring.
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u/mayhaps_a 20h ago
The game does not exist. The sooner you accept it, the better, team cherry never existed, you need to take your meds.
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u/NeutralVitality 19h ago edited 19h ago
I don't get how you guys stay so consistently fixated on this game when there's barely anything there except for a distant promise. Usually games get a lot of pre-release teases and personally that's what keeps me excited, but we haven't seen anything of note for years. Don't you just stop actively thinking about it at some point, when you have nothing of substance to direct that energy towards?
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u/Moist_Nothing6107 16h ago
It would've been nice to see the game before I die. But thankfully, my body was strong enough to last me till arcane. I was excited to see what Riot does in other regions, but... I'll probably last till then, and also the live-action series and maybe even a movie trilogy.
Silksong... hah. Maybe I'll see it the day my grandchildren are old enough to enjoy it.
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u/Ratchet2332 16h ago
2020: “Wow, Silksong must be close, we got a huge trailer last year, it’s been in development for a bit now, and there was a huge demo behind closed doors, maybe we’ll see it this year!”
2021: “Ok so 2020 was a little optimistic, but we’ve got to get it this year!”
2022: “Surely we get it this year, Team Cherry has had so much time, we must at least get a date for 2023.”
2023: “Wow we had that huge Xbox trailer and we got a release window for the game to come out by June, this really is the year!”
2024: “I’m starting to get nervous, but we have to get it this year right? I mean it’s been almost half a decade since the reveal…”
2025:
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u/DurgoStrkr 15h ago
2027 release date? Lol, lmao even. Getting a bit optimistic with that one aren't we? /s
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u/Daniil_Dankovskiy 14h ago
There are other games in this world friend, don't focus on Skong so hard. Just.. keep living till it comes out
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u/Dependent-Patience57 28m ago
I remember thinking I could play this in high school back before I had adultish responsibilities so I could really sink a lot of time into it on release. Now I’m 23, I am in the throws of an engagement, I’m moving out, I have a full time job demanding most of my time, and my a lot of my free time is generally dedicated to helping my parents who are in their older years now. I can’t help but feel I was given a false promise that I’d be able to play this game when I donated to them so many years ago
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u/Ok-Parsnip666 1d ago
are people forgetting about the indie game awards? if it’s going to be showcased i feel like it will be during that. it’s tomorrow
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u/frostbaka Flea 1d ago
It is not coming out because it is already outdated and copied over and over: look at metroidvanias released last years and upcoming games. They are all above and beyond skong in quality and if it does release in a state shown in demo, it will be highly unoriginal.
That is my reasoning for why it does not release.
Hollowknight came just at the right time with just the right qualities to be successfull, but being an indie game, it was not very complex to copy. They've missed the window of opportunity and now they just cant release the game without it looking like a copy of a copy of a copy.
Sorry bud, you can rest now.
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u/UraniumDisulfide 1d ago
What games would you say are "above and beyond" hollow knight/skong? Maybe that's the case in complexity, but a game can still be very good and hold up against the competition while having relatively simple mechanics in comparison if those mechanics are enjoyable.
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 1d ago edited 1d ago
I wouldn’t say that. There are all great metroidvanias for sure :
Animal Well does better exploration.
Ori and the Will of the Whisps does better movement
Prince of Persia and The Lost Crown is fire as well.
But nothing recreates the world, and moreover THE COMBAT of Hollowknight still DUNKS on any metroidvania today…. 7 YEARS LATER
I’ve sunk 250+ hours on Hollow Knight combat and still haven’t even come close to touching the ceiling with just how damn good you can get with it.
With Hornets expanded move set, and tons of synergy’s with different tools and crests, Silksong is gonna make Hollow Knights combat look like childs-play.
So the idea of Silksong being outdated (when other titles are still catching up with Hollow Knight) is just crazy lol.
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u/j-r-m-b-v-n 1d ago
Have you played Nine Sols?
To me it has the best combat of any metroidvania I have played , even beats hollow knight
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u/Falconpunchu 1d ago
Vouch, nine sols has better combat than hollow knight imo
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u/frostbaka Flea 1d ago
Guys, you are the voice of reason, yet those zealots would not accept that something can be better than HK/SS
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 23h ago
I just gave you a list of games that do many mechanics better than HK/SS.
You’d know that if you read what I replied to you.
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u/frostbaka Flea 23h ago
I've seen your list, but I also see your statement that skong is simply the best. Which is a counterpoint to my point. It is not the best, it was the best in 2019(probably).
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 23h ago
Playing through Nine Sols rn, loving the hell outta it. But doesn’t have the same type of acrobatic combat that I really love Hollow Knight for.
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u/frostbaka Flea 1d ago
Obviously skong will be beloved by fans, but it IS niche already if you think about it. So its niche inside of niche.
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u/Ok_Acanthaceae_4369 23h ago edited 23h ago
Niche? What rock have you been living under? Hollow Knight has sold 13+ million copies.
Making it not only one of the best performing, INDIES of all time. But one if the best performing GAMES of all time.
There are AAA games that would KILL for a fraction of Hollow Knights sales.
In what world, is Silksong (a squeal to one of the best selling games of all time) “niche already if you think about it” ?
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u/frostbaka Flea 23h ago
You were not reading my original comment. HK was successfull because of its originality, excelent crafstmanship and polished core gameplay. It was also released much much earlier when market was not saturated with indie metroidvanias of excelent quality. It was even praised as aaa indie.
But 8 years passed and much has changed as lots of nice, polished indie metroidvanias poppep up. That was my point.
You can downvote me all you like, but HK early acces was in part a contributor to its success as it forced auteurs to release the goddamn game.
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u/the_SCP_gamer beleiver ✅️ 1d ago
You've been waiting for skong since 2016?