While some people have boldly claimed that Silksong would in no way or form crash Steam, it took the game less than 30 seconds to crash the storefront. And it’s not just Steam; other storefronts have not escaped the mayhem.
Hollow Knight Silksong has been the meteor approaching Steam’s servers for a while, and while many claimed that modern technology can easily handle high workloads, those delusions have been shattered by the reality of the hype behind this game. Hollow Knight: Silksong has generated user numbers that most AAA games can only dream of.
Immediately upon release, Steam started experiencing lag and eventually had to disable shopping carts for most users. Despite a good 30 minutes passing, Steam still seems to be down for most players, and this has started affecting other games like CS: GO and DOTA inventories.
Around 90,000 players who were lucky enough to complete their purchases have already downloaded and hopped into Hollow Knight: Silksong within the first 20 minutes. What makes this release even more anticipated by players is the fact that no reviewers or outlets were given review copies or were able to release reviews.
Hollow Knight: Silksong is a hype train with 6 years in the making as the follow-up to the now legendary and beloved indie title Hollow Knight from Team Cherry. Setting a record as the most wishlisted game in Steam history, it might not be incorrect to say this is the most highly anticipated launch in the past decade.
While Steam will obviously recover and most people will be able to comfortably purchase Hollow Knight: Silksong, crashing the store for over 30 minutes is a testament to this being a historical release. We’re sure some dedicated speedrunners could finish the first game with how long this crash has lasted.
Add to the recipe the fact that Silksong is priced at $20 with some very generous regional pricing and we have a recipe for a game that is set to reach millions of concurrent players. Silksong might finally be the game that dethrones PUBG and Black Myth: Wukong as the most-played concurrent titles on Steam.
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