Team Cherry confirms plans for Hollow Knight: Silksong DLC—so I guess it’s time to start silkposting again

When Hollow Knight: Silksong came out, silkposting, the practice of making fun of Silksong having no news or release date for years, had died out. And it’s only natural that it did, since the game was out and all.

Now, Team Cherry confirmed a new DLC for Silksong but gave no timeframe, so it’s time to fire up the silkposting machines again.

As per Bloomberg, Team Cherry, the indie studio behind one of the biggest gaming hits of all time, said it’s continuing to work on Hollow Knight: Silksong and that it is by no means done with the game. “We’re continuing to work on the game, we’re pursuing the things that excite us,” the studio said.

“And we are looking at what else can we do, what else can be brought to the experience and how that world can expand,” it added.

As for a timeframe, there is none. The devs promised they would talk more about stuff they have in development, or hope to do so at least. Team Cherry picks and chooses its public appearances very carefully, thus avoiding generating unnecessary hype or, what’s worse, disappointing fans. Silksong went for years without a word, only for the devs to come out a few weeks before release to announce the date it’ll finally drop.

It’s a good tactic overall, but one that does take a toll on the collective consciousness of the series’ fans.

Speaking of which: now that we know there’s more content on the way (but have no idea when it’ll come out) it’s time to fire up the silkposts. I for one loved the years preceding Hollow Knight: Silksong and seeing players make up all sorts of troll posts and jokes to bait people into thinking Silksong was about to drop.

And I’d love to see it all over again, this time focused on the DLC. There’s a ton of speculation over what could be coming next already, so it’s a fine basis for some good ol’ silkposting, hoping, and coping. Half-Life 3‘s crowbarposts (I just made that up) have run dry after we disappointed ourselves for the umpteenth time, so I’m also kinda craving some more fun and trolling about hypotheticals.

Gaming is the best subculture there is, and silkposting (or anything of the sort) is proof of that.