Sure, hiya, we’re again once more with one other replace on the continuing saga of “Are we getting a Silksong launch date this week?” The reply is, nonetheless possibly, but it surely’s not occurring at Gamescom Opening Night Live right this moment. As an alternative, we received virtually 30 entire seconds of model new gameplay, and a reassurance that it’s, in reality, popping out this yr.
If I sound a little over it, it is as a result of I, like many of you, placed on my clown make-up yesterday at the behest of ONL host Geoff Keighley, when he teased one thing Silksong associated at his present right this moment. There was no assure of what it was going to be, if something. However there’s a entire heap of proof pointing towards the discharge date being quickly, like within the subsequent few months, and provided that we nonetheless do not know it, ONL would have been good for an announcement.
Then, right this moment, hours earlier than the present, developer Crew Cherry teased a “particular announcement” for Silksong this Thursday, whereas Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier took to social media to affirm no launch date for Silksong could be revealed at Opening Night Live. Okay, advantageous. And then, throughout the pre-show, this occurred:
So, okay, no Silksong at all throughout ONL? Effective, certain. However then, there it was! For 30 entire seconds, and a affirmation from Keighley that it will be out later this yr and on the Gamescom present flooring, each of which we already knew.
The group, of course, has been fully regular about all this, as common, with the subreddit and “silksong” tags on varied different social platforms completely exploding all through. It seems like everybody’s popping out of this pleased: they received new footage right this moment, and a possible launch date approaching Thursday, although at this level I am hesitant to posit even that a lot given the back-and-forth nature of this entire state of affairs. It is change into such a meme at this level that it is virtually not possible to inform what is going on on with this recreation anymore.
Anyway, the footage itself is form of cool, if a bit skinny on truly revealing meaty new data. We see what seems like a new boss in there, and a few of Hornet utilizing some cool skills on varied enemies. I am certain within the coming hours the group will absolutely dissect and evaluate this with older footage (the final new stuff we noticed was again in 2023) to see what all we are able to glean from it.
Hopefully Thursday is lastly a launch date so we are able to finish this bizarre, six-year anticipation as soon as and for all and simply get on with enjoying the dang factor.
You may compensate for the whole lot introduced at Gamescom Opening Night Live proper right here.
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