After a discovery that was able to sow confusion about Hollow Knight Silksong, his studio reassures the absence of a very controversial element.
After playing with the nerves of the players who await it throughout the Summer Game Fest 2025, Hollow Knight Silksong has given up on his news indirectly. This in particular thanks to an update of various web pages, including that on the side of Xbox. Not long ago, the title of Team Cherry received an ESRB classification which can sow doubt as to the monetization of the suite of Hollow Knight. Usually relatively discreet, the Australian studio did not wait long this time to clarify things.
Hollow Knight Silksong unwinds the micro intrigue thread
Following Xbox Games Showcase 2025 who was content to present Hollow Knight Silksong in standard bearer of PC hybrids/Portable consoles ROG Xbox Ally To come, the players waiting for it, like some, would have had a red nose. It was not until an update of the Xbox page of the game to have a little more concrete news. We learned in particular that the title should finally arrive this year. The US Xbox page of Hollow Knight Silksong also displayed its age classification by the American body ESRB.
He thus received a “t for teen” (or 7+ by Pegi with us) relatively not surprising, unlike the mention ” of purchases in play (which include random objects) ». This immediately reminded of fans that the long -awaited game from Team Cherry would integrate any form of microtransactions. The reactions were not long in coming, and the players were already starting to growl. After a small investigation to make sure, Matthew Griffin, marketing manager of the game, responded to worried fans, indicating that ” This information has nothing to do here, there is nothing like it in the game ».
Thus, Hollow Knight Silksong should not respond to the silky song of the sirens of microtransactions and remain a worthy successor to the first opus. The ESRB organization could have confused “purchases at stake with random objects” by a form of merchant that Hornet can meet during his adventure. To be clear, Patience is unfortunately still in order, pending a release date truly registered in marble for Hollow Knight Silksong.
Source : X.com
