Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Hollow Knight: Silksong Release Causes Digital Storefront Crashes
Hollow Knight: Silksong, a new game, was just released, and a lot of people rushed to buy it!
Because so many people tried to download it at the same time, the online stores like Steam and the eShop couldn't handle it.
This caused the stores to crash, meaning they stopped working for a while.
It's like everyone wanting to buy the game at once, and the stores couldn't keep up with the demand.
Hollow Knight: Silksong's release led to crashes on multiple digital storefronts.
The game is developed by Team Cherry.
Steam, Switch eShop, PSN, and Xbox were affected.
Users reported issues with Steam, including slow performance and loss of access.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a sequel to the 2017 game Hollow Knight.
- Who
- Gamers and digital storefronts
- What
- Experienced crashes and slowdowns due to high demand
- When
- Upon the game's release
- Where
- Digital storefronts including Steam, eShop, PSN, and Xbox
- Why
- Due to high demand for the game upon release
- Game Title
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Developer
- Team Cherry
- Release Platforms
- Steam, Switch eShop, PSN, and Xbox
- Previous Game
- Hollow Knight (2017)
