Uh oh, Geoff Keighley is teasing Hole Knight: Silksong at Gamescom Opening Night time Reside. Is it…lastly time? Dare we hope?
First time? 🤡
See you tomorrow for @gamescom ONL. pic.twitter.com/59ef5sFysJ
— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) August 18, 2025
If that above publish means nothing to you, you have managed to keep away from the Hole Knight: Silksong fervor for years now, by some means. Since 2021, Hole Knight followers have used photos and emojis of clowns (and particularly, the one proper beneath) to goof about their fixed hope for information about Silksong, particularly round massive displays like Nintendo Directs, The Recreation Awards, or Summer time Recreation Fest. Each time a brand new presentation rolled round, Silksong followers would publish clown photos and joke about placing on clown make-up, successfully acknowledging that it was cartoonish to hope for Silksong information however that they had been hoping anyway.
After all, Keighley might simply be posting himself in a clown outfit for the heck of it, however I am unable to think about that may be advisable given the fervor of the Silksong viewers. Earlier this yr, followers went nuts over a chocolate cake recipe, in a transfer which went as far as to drive the builders to make a press release, so teasing that viewers in all probability is not the perfect concept.
Nonetheless, Keighley’s tease looks like a fairly certain factor. We all know Silksong is popping out in 2025 barring any surprising delays, and there is a demo of the sport playable on the present flooring of Gamescom this week. We additionally know, through a leak, that the ROG Xbox Ally will launch on October 16, and Xbox’s Sarah Bond has beforehand acknowledged that Silksong could be on the system when it launched. If everybody’s telling the reality and there have been no last-minute adjustments, which means Silksong ought to be out within the subsequent two months someday. And that may additionally imply we’re due for an precise, actual, confirmed launch date any second now. Who’s received a giant showcase happening the place such an announcement would make an enormous splash? Keighley, in fact.
Now, there’s all the time an opportunity that we’re all simply placing on our clown make-up at this time solely to be disillusioned as soon as once more tomorrow. Seize a slice of chocolate cake, stick on that rubber nostril, and let’s lock in for Opening Night time Reside tomorrow. Silksong silksoon?
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