On Thursday, digital game stores around the world were flooded with customers trying to acquire Hollow Knight: Silksong, one of the most anticipated games of the year. A lot of people had problems with big platforms, including Steam, the Nintendo eShop, the PlayStation Store, and the Xbox Marketplace, and soon after the game came out at 15:00 BST.
Thousands of players couldn’t buy anything or get downloads for almost two hours. Users all over the world got a lot of error messages, and concerns soon spread on social media. The huge amount of traffic shows how many fans the Hollow Knight series has gained since the first game came out in 2017.
What Made the Platform Go Down?
The servers of the most popular online stores couldn’t handle the sudden surge of traffic. There was a lot of traffic on Steam, which caused problems with services until about 17:30 BST. People also had problems with console retailers, where they couldn’t log in or the purchase buttons were greyed out.
These kinds of disruptions don’t happen very often, but they do happen. The severity of the interruption, though, shows how much Hollow Knight: Silksong has proven popular with both PC and console gamers. The rush was too much for even the biggest infrastructure. Here is the link to our article on Harry Supports Games.
What makes Silksong so popular?
Team Cherry made Hollow Knight: Silksong, which is the follow-up to the indie success Hollow Knight from 2017. The first game got a lot of praise for its difficult gameplay, immersive world-building, and beautiful design. It has sold more than 15 million copies around the world since it came out.
There has been a lot of excitement about the sequel for a long time, thanks to teases, fan theories, and community speculation. Players were excited to learn more about the new main character, Hornet, and the bigger world that trailers and early demos hinted at.
What did fans think about the problems at launch?
Even though there were some problems, people were still quite excited about the game. There were a lot of posts on social media that showed both anger and hope. Some fans utilized comedy to deal with their disappointment by making memes about how they couldn’t get the game to download.
Some people said nice things about the developers and shop platforms for fixing problems swiftly. After the outages were fixed, sales picked up right where they left off. Some reports even say that Hollow Knight: Silksong broke internal records for first-day downloads. Here is the link to our article on Game-Changing Trade.
What should players look forward to next?
Now that the game is widely available, people are getting into the series’ complex lore and tough combat. Early reviews say that Silksong meets expectations, with a lot of praise for how it looks and works.
Team Cherry has hinted at updates and even DLC after the game is out, which might keep people interested. In the meantime, platform providers are looking over the launch to make sure the infrastructure is ready for future events with a lot of traffic.
Final Thoughts
The release of Hollow Knight: Silksong has shown once more how popular the series is around the world. Even if the first technical problems were annoying, they showed how much supporters were looking forward to the game. As the servers became more stable and gamers were able to log in, the game’s momentum got even stronger. A lot of people thought Hollow Knight: Silksong was worth the wait, and the fact that it crashed for a short time just showed how popular it was.
