The Original Hollow Knight Now Available for PS5, Free Upgrade from PS4 Version

Everyone should play Hollow Knight, it’s so good!

Already own the game on PS4, so whatever they're updating, I'm in

New trophies give me a reason to play and platinum the game again

Zero interest in a native PS5 version and don't even see a need for it.

My kid just finished Hollow Knight like last week. That's some bad timing right there. Too difficult for me regardless. A man's got to know his limitations.

I do not know why this is even necessary. Ps4 version plays fine on ps5. Can't imagine what will be improved besides maybe adding enhanced haptics...slightly faster loading. It's been a long time since I played HK but I don't recall loading times being an issue.

Kinda funny how we had almost complete radio silence from Team Cherry for years while they were developing Silksong. Now that the game is finished we're getting updates and native ports for the first game along with the DLC.

But hey, I'm not complaining, they updated HK on PC to have native ultrawide so I'm happy about that.

@mvhess true no huge improvements expected but why not?
It was a base ps4 version, no ps4 pro enhancements, so I would expect native 4K with 60 or even more frames. It’s not bad at all.
I see no point to complain about a free update for an older game.

I quit it at 10 hours and never regretted it. I plan to go back Silksong at some point though, I was just in the map with "birds".

Couldnt get into it, kept getting lost

I am playing this game for the first time right now and enjoying it quite a bit. That said, so far, I think I enjoyed Nine Sols more.

@Reeneman Oh I wasn't complaining. I also missed the part where it was free

No wonder the game didnt go on sale for a whole year.

I also can't really see how a PS5 version will improve the game, though if there's a free or cheap upgrade I'll probably play it again. And probably stop when I get to that same too-hard boss, again.

Give us that delicious 120fps like in Silksong!

Hell yeah. Playing at 4K and 120 FPS (or close to it) is pretty nice, especially in that it's a free upgrade.

Everyone needs to check out Mio: Memories in Orbit! If you enjoyed HK, you’ll love this! Just launched and sadly not being marketed very well.

Important to note: This version is not free if you claimed the game via PS Plus...

@NitrousX You beat me to it, that was going to be my question. Thanks!

“How are increased resolution and framerate going to help?!” ~ People complaining about a free upgrade

No upgrade for the version I have it seems. Could be a Plus version

@mvhess 120fps is a big one.

Glad to see that PS5 and Switch 2 versions run 120fps now. I've already played the PC version that supported 120fps and it makes a big difference.

@ButterySmooth30FPS Internet without complaining wouldn’t be the Internet.
People could get 500$ on top from team cherry and they would complain why it’s not more and probably not paid out in cash/bitcoin/apples or whatever.
All the time we see the hustle over technical specs, now there is a game with 120 fps… ahh it’s not needed in such a game… oh my.

120 fps in a precision-platformer can be transformative

@Almost_Ghostly Runs at a higher resolution and double the framerate minimizing input lag. Pretty big deal if you ask me.

@mvhess Less input lag and more responsive and it's also free. Why is this even a problem for some of you?

Must have got my copy off plus, dang it

Hollow Knight
Ps4 version: 10 Gb
Ps5 Version: 1,23 Gb

Mark „Genius“ Cerny

@mvhess I guess you don’t know Team Cherry than. All their updates and DLC are for free 😅

@OSTOwnage I already started that I wasnt complaining and didn't realize it was free.

@OSTOwnage I didn't play Hollow knight until the void heart edition came out. Is that supposed to be an insult?

@mvhess how is this supposed to be an insult? I just wanted to clarify what was probably going on. Because people often say that Team Cherry could have made so much more money from their games, yet they keep giving things away “for free” and refuse to price their games higher. Some other developers were even kind of annoyed about it a while back, because consumers are now going to expect the same from them.

So again, it absolutely wasn’t an insult, but more like: “if anyone is generous and doesn’t do things for the money, it’s them.”

@Fizza It should still give you the option to download the PS4 version by hitting "View Product" and "View Versions" assuming it doesn't just ask you which one to download up front. That's what previous upgrades have done.

Tried it. Didnt like it.

Awesome that we're FINALLY going to be able to play this game on PlayStation! I've heard so much about it but don't have a gaming PC

@Quintumply Hey man. Just thought id let you know that the upgrade is now showing up for those claimed via PS Plus. Just spotted this and installed it.

@Fizza Nah they are two different "games" in that regard. So two different trophy list and therefore, two possible platinums.