{"id":1313081,"date":"2025-09-04T21:13:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:13:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2Gd77vBwKikBVA7PjiqyG6"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:13:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:13:06","slug":"silksong-is-so-popular-even-people-in-the-piracy-subreddit-are-encouraging-others-to-just-buy-it-if-we-can-afford-to-support-them-we-should","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/silksong-is-so-popular-even-people-in-the-piracy-subreddit-are-encouraging-others-to-just-buy-it-if-we-can-afford-to-support-them-we-should\/","title":{"rendered":"Silksong is so popular, even people in the Piracy subreddit are encouraging others to just buy it: ‘If we can afford to support them, we should’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/a> finally went live today\u2014you may have heard something about that\u2014and its arrival absolutely demolished Steam<\/a>, which simply could not hold up under the crushing demand of Skongmania<\/em>. As Steam crumbled like a train bridge made of soggy noodles, GOG did what it does best: Took a shot from the shadows.<\/p>\n

“It appears that Silkzillion gamers worldwide are trying to get their hands on Hollow Knight: Silksong, and digital storefronts are struggling to handle the traffic,” GOG posted on X. “But the DRM-free Bastion stands strong.” Naturally, there was a link to Silksong on GOG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It appears that Silkzillion gamers worldwide are trying to get their hands on Hollow Knight: Silksong, and digital storefronts are struggling to handle the traffic.But the DRM-free Bastion stands strong \ud83d\ude0e\ud83d\udc47 https:\/\/t.co\/XVbkDmXLceSeptember 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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I can’t say I’d really thought about it before seeing that post, but it caught me a little by surprise because it felt, well, incongruous<\/em>. The value of DRM is debatable but generally speaking it does at least help cut down on day-one piracy; releasing one of the most eagerly anticipated games to come along in years on a platform whose number-one promo point is “No DRM” was surely a high-risk move.<\/p>\n

Except, maybe not. Sure enough, Silksong was available through less-than-legal channels almost immediately after launch, but as noticed by GamesRadar<\/a>, the 2.4 million strong Piracy subreddit seemed torn on the topic: Unexpectedly, quite a few of its members have been urging people not <\/em>to pirate Silksong.<\/p>\n

“I was planning on doing it, since every recent game costs around $80 and that’s a lot of money for a game,” one redditor wrote in a pre-release thread<\/a> asking how potential pirates planned to proceed. “But after the price was revealed, $20, I thought, damn that’s good, and I’m not pirating it.”<\/p>\n

Others felt the same way, “I think I\u2019m just gonna buy this one. It\u2019s only $20 and I really enjoyed Hollow Knight so, I\u2019m sure I won\u2019t be mad about spending the money on this one,” one respondent wrote.<\/p>\n

“Apparently it’ll only be like 20 bucks with a three person team. I can and will definitely buy it after it’s been out a week or two,” another added.<\/p>\n

Similar responses can be seen in a bigger thread<\/a> announcing that Silksong was uploaded to pirate sites 15 minutes after it launched.<\/p>\n

Comment<\/a> from r\/Piracy<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n