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Hollow Knight: Silksong Launch Overwhelms Major Game Stores as Steam Concurrency Tops 100,000

A sudden, simultaneous‑buy rollout after years of anticipation triggered traffic surges that briefly knocked major storefronts offline.

Overview

  • Silksong is now available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and PC, with day‑one Xbox Game Pass, at a $19.99 price point.
  • Nintendo temporarily took the Switch eShop offline for maintenance as widespread errors hit Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Xbox Store.
  • Within the first hour on Steam, concurrent players exceeded 100,000, overtaking the original Hollow Knight’s all‑time peak.
  • Team Cherry offered no preorders, preloads or advance review codes, concentrating purchase attempts at launch and making early coverage player‑driven.
  • Storefront access has been improving, with many players able to buy or download the game and some Xbox users installing via the web as a workaround.