A new Nintendo Direct is due this week and Silksong fans want a release date

With Silksong expected to launch this year, fans are now hoping for an update at the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 indie showcase.

After the constant rumours of a July Nintendo Direct, fans finally got one last week, only to come away disappointed by its deliberate focus on third party games, and even then not necessarily the ones they were looking forward to.

For the past few days, there has been unsubstantiated chatter that another Nintendo Direct would drop shortly, although still not one for first party games. Instead, the implication was that it’d be one of Nintendo’s Indie World showcases.

Turns out that chatter was accurate, as a new Indie World showcase is scheduled for this week, which of course means it’s time for the routine fan demands for an update on Hollow Knight: Silksong.

The showcase is scheduled to air this Thursday on August 7 at 2pm and won’t be particularly long, clocking in at only 15 minutes. So, either only a small handful of indie games will see any focus or nothing is going to have much time in the spotlight.

As for what games will make an appearance, that’s anyone’s guess, since Nintendo only says there will be ‘new announcements and updates on indie games coming to Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.’

The eternally absent Silksong does fit that criteria and it did make a very brief reappearance at the Switch 2 showcase in April, along with a new release window of 2025.

Naturally, Silksong fans are allowing themselves to hope even though they’ve been burned so many times before.

‘Is it time for a Silksong announcement? Probably not but I’m still hoping to see Silksong here!’ writes Victory Star on X, while a more confident ProTeneb says, ‘Silksong! Let’s go!! This is it guys! I know it.’

Fans like Dexter Schwaerzler-Plumb and Alex Humphrey don’t seem as sure, posting often used artwork of Hollow Knight characters wearing a clown wig and nose, meant to represent how the fanbase feels anytime they think a Silksong update will be shown they’re proven wrong.

The Silksong subreddit is just as divided, split between those willing to believe the game will show up and others who have zero faith.

It’s worth remembering that Microsoft has secured a marketing deal with Silksong developer Team Cherry, using the game to promote its upcoming ROG Xbox Ally handheld.

Microsoft said Silksong will be available ‘at launch and in Game Pass’ once the handheld launches during the holiday season, though Team Cherry insists the game wasn’t tied to any console release and could be out as early as this autumn.

Given Microsoft’s eagerness to promote Silksong for Game Pass, it wouldn’t be surprising if it wants to be the one to announce the release date rather than let Nintendo take the glory, even though the publisher otherwise has nothing to do with it.

At the very least, Silksong is safely locked in for a 2025 launch, especially since it’s slated to be playable at Gamescom this month, with Microsoft offering a demo on both PC and the ROG Xbox Ally.

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