{"id":46800,"date":"2025-04-08T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T03:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46800"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T03:22:11","slug":"hollow-knight-silksong-will-release-for-both-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-developer-confirms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/hollow-knight-silksong-will-release-for-both-nintendo-switch-and-switch-2-developer-confirms\/","title":{"rendered":"Hollow Knight: Silksong will release for both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, developer confirms\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Those hesitant about buying a Nintendo Switch 2 will be happy to know that <strong>Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/strong> will also be available on the Nintendo Switch (the first one). PR and publishing handler Matthew Griffin recently took to social media to clarify which Nintendo platforms the long-awaited game will be released on:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just to clarify&#8230;<br><br>Hollow Knight: Silksong is coming to both Nintendo Switch AND the Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>&mdash; Matthew Griffin (@griffinmatta) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/griffinmatta\/status\/1909395467945099502?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 7, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Following Hollow Knight: Silksong\u2019s fleeting five-second appearance at last week\u2019s Switch 2-focused Nintendo Direct, many fans assumed that Team Cherry\u2019s Metroidvania would only launch for the new Switch console. Thanks to Griffin clearing up the misunderstanding, Nintendo Switch owners can breathe a sigh of relief that the eight-year-old console still has enough power to run the fast-paced game.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coming to Nintendo Switch 2: Partner Sizzle Reel \u2013 Nintendo Direct | Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rv0f8mYemL4?start=15&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollow Knight: Silksong was originally planned to be DLC content for Hollow Knight. After realizing that the scope of the project was too big, Team Cherry decided to make it into a full-fledged sequel. The game was first announced in 2019, which explains its compatibility with both current and previous generation consoles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hollow Knight: Silksong is set to release in 2025 for Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollow Knight: Sliksong&#8217;s publisher has cleared up misunderstandings about the title&#8217;s availability on Nintendo platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":46802,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,3],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-46800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie-games","category-news","tag-global-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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