Poll of the Day > So many people are trying to buy Silksong that Steam and PayPal crashed

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papercup
09/04/25 11:44:03 AM
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I dont really care about Hollow Knight, just thought that was funny. But congrats to people that have been waiting like a decade or whatever for Silksong, you made it.

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CaptBuzzKiII
09/04/25 1:33:42 PM
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I dont mean to be a buzzkill or anything but I dont think Hollow Knight is popular enough to crash both Steam and PayPal. More than likely some other related server crash or possible DDoS attack.
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TigerTycoon
09/04/25 1:42:52 PM
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CaptBuzzKiII posted...
I dont mean to be a buzzkill or anything but I dont think Hollow Knight is popular enough to crash both Steam and PayPal. More than likely some other related server crash or possible DDoS attack.
I would agree with this, some of the most popular games of all time didn't cause Steam and Paypal to crash.

Palworld didn't cause Steam and Paypal to crash, as an example.

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Cruddy_horse
09/04/25 3:52:50 PM
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CaptBuzzKiII posted...
I dont mean to be a buzzkill or anything but I dont think Hollow Knight is popular enough to crash both Steam and PayPal. More than likely some other related server crash or possible DDoS attack.

This, Baldurs Gate 3 had twice the amount of players Silksong has on Steam during it's release and there was no crash. I'm sure games like COD have had even more.
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ParanoidObsessive
09/04/25 4:15:57 PM
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CaptBuzzKiII posted...
I dont mean to be a buzzkill or anything but I dont think Hollow Knight is popular enough to crash both Steam and PayPal. More than likely some other related server crash or possible DDoS attack.

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ConfusedTorchic
09/04/25 4:33:55 PM
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paypal has been having ongoing maintenance since August 25th, and even now

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/e/e5be4844.jpg

their integrations services are under maintenance currently

moreover, nintendo, sony, and microsoft have ongoing payment processing issues

none of this is due to silksong, the couple hundred thousand people getting it across multiple platforms (being very generous here) aren't going to even register a blip on any of their systems

pokemon sells millions in a single hour, no issue on Nintendo's end

call of duty sells millions in a single hour, nothing stops working on playstation, xbox, or steam

etcetera

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KingInBlack
09/04/25 4:40:53 PM
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It's really weird how other games launch with higher numbers and don't crash Steam or Paypal.

People are imagining things.

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Salrite
09/04/25 7:40:46 PM
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CaptBuzzKiII posted...
I dont mean to be a buzzkill or anything but I dont think Hollow Knight is popular enough to crash both Steam and PayPal. More than likely some other related server crash or possible DDoS attack.

Exactly what I was thinking. I know Hollow Knight was highly regarded and they've been edging the audience on Silksong for years, but I'm pretty sure it's still a relatively niche game. I don't think your average gamer has even heard of it.
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GanonsSpirit
09/04/25 11:25:25 PM
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ConfusedTorchic posted...
none of this is due to silksong, the couple hundred thousand people getting it across multiple platforms (being very generous here)
I'm not saying it caused the crashes, but it's sold at least 535,000 copies on Steam alone..

https://steamdb.info/app/1030300/charts/

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Sarcasthma
09/05/25 5:31:42 AM
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People here who say this isn't possible are severely underestimating how buggy Silksong is.

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ParanoidObsessive
09/05/25 8:47:04 AM
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Sarcasthma posted...
People here who say this isn't possible are severely underestimating how buggy Silksong is.

It can't be THAT buggy. It wasn't made by Bethesda.

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hockey7318
09/05/25 8:54:08 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
It can't be THAT buggy. It wasn't made by Bethesda.
Uh oh, I don't think you see what he did there.
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ParanoidObsessive
09/05/25 8:55:57 AM
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hockey7318 posted...
Uh oh, I don't think you see what he did there.

Yes, I get it, the story is literally about bugs. My point still stands.

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hockey7318
09/05/25 9:17:12 AM
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Damn.
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Revelation34
09/06/25 3:40:39 PM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...


It can't be THAT buggy. It wasn't made by Bethesda.


Yes

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Sarcasthma
09/08/25 5:16:38 AM
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ParanoidObsessive posted...
Yes, I get it, the story is literally about bugs. My point still stands.
I'm about to stand on your point, mister.

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MagicalPrincess
09/08/25 6:52:12 AM
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It's got nothing on Metroid. Everyone needs to experience Super Metroid 1994, Metroid Samus Returns 2017, and Metroid Prime Remastered 2023. Must plays.

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ParanoidObsessive
09/08/25 6:01:55 PM
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Sarcasthma posted...
I'm about to stand on your point, mister.

Oooh, I usually have to pay extra for that!

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