Hollow Knight Sequel 'Silksong' Crashed Game Stores, as $20 Price Irks Competitors - Slashdot
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Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo's eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store. They were all "unable to cope with the demand for Hollow Knight: Silksong, the long-awaited sequel to the critically acclaimed 2017 indie hit Hollow Knight."...

Last week Steam and other major storefronts crashed, reports the Guardian, including Nintendo’s eShop, PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store.

  • slate@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    55·
    3 days ago

    Atari released a similar game on the same day as Silksong (Adventure of Samsara) and it had only 12 concurrent players on Steam.

    Oops 😬

    • you_are_dust@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      2 days ago

      I think that game is getting more coverage because it did release on the same day as silk song. I didn’t even know Atari was working on this and now I’ve heard about it in several articles.

      • shani66@ani.socialEnglish
        2·
        2 days ago

        It very much was a ploy. No day one hype at all, but maybe there will be a larger market over time because of the coverage.