$45 for Silksong? Physical Edition Leaked for October

Hollow Knight: Silksong has been available digitally since September 2025 for $20. If you want a disc or cartridge instead, you'll apparently need to wait until October and pay more than double.

According to a report from billbil-kun on Dealabs, the long-promised physical edition of Silksong is set to release in the United States on October 16, 2026, for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. The Switch 2 version will cost $44.99, while PS5 and Xbox versions come in at $39.99. Billbil-kun has an extremely strong track record with retail and PlayStation leaks, so this isn't idle speculation.

The price gap between digital and physical is striking. At $20 on the PlayStation Store and other storefronts, Silksong was already a steal for a game that scored a 91 top critic average on OpenCritic with 97% of critics recommending it. Jumping to $40 or $45 for a box is a different conversation entirely, and I think Team Cherry and Fangamer are betting that the included extras justify it. Each copy reportedly comes with the game on disc or cartridge, a 32-page manual, and a fold-out map of Pharloom. For an indie game that inspired years of borderline-religious devotion from its fanbase, those are the kinds of physical extras that actually feel considered rather than thrown in.

The Original Gets a Reprint Too

The Dealabs report also claims a physical re-release of the original Hollow Knight will arrive on the same day, October 16, for Switch 2 and PS5. That version includes a 28-page manual and a fold-out map of Hallownest for $34.99 on PS5 and $39.99 on Switch 2. Fangamer is handling distribution for both, which tracks given they managed the original Hollow Knight's physical runs. The Switch 2 cartridge for both games will reportedly be compatible with the original Switch as well, with an upgrade included for the newer hardware.

I'll be honest: $45 for an indie Metroidvania on Switch 2 is going to raise eyebrows, even one as acclaimed as Silksong. But physical game collectors are used to paying a premium by now, and the manual-plus-map package puts this closer to a collector's item than a standard retail box. Whether this is the only edition Fangamer has planned, or if a more elaborate collector's release is waiting in the wings. Given how Fangamer typically operates with tiered offerings, I'd be surprised if this is all we see.

Billbil-kun noted that these details are confirmed for the US market, with European availability still uncertain. They also speculated that the official announcement could come during Summer Game Fest, potentially alongside a reveal for Silksong's mysterious Sea of Sorrow DLC. Team Cherry hasn't confirmed any of this yet, and the physical edition was originally promised for early 2026 before quietly slipping past that window. An October 16 date would put it just over a year after the game's digital launch on September 4, 2025.