Australian developer Team Cherry has said it was "unfortunate" that the release of its eagerly-awaited Hollow Knight: S…

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Team Cherry acknowledged that Hollow Knight: Silksong's surprise release announcement disrupted other indie game launches. The studio revealed the release date only two weeks in advance, forcing competing developers to reschedule their games. The launch was so popular it temporarily crashed major digital storefronts including Steam, Nintendo eShop, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms. The developers admitted they had little control over timing, learning the date just weeks before announcement while rushing to complete the game after years of fan anticipation.

Team Cherry says it's "unfortunate" that Silksong launch disrupted other indies

It’s nice to be a “team player” in the indie scene. Not required, but admirable.

This is the very nature of the games industry. The same thing is happening with GTA, its launch date will force other studios to reconsider their shipping date.
Of course this hits “indies” harder because they lose airtime with media and influencers. Team cherry shouldn’t feel bad necessarily they’ve created a cherished game and that’s what every studio strives to do. I think that studios should study and learn from team cherry to understand a little more about what made them successful so they can replicate it in their own projects.
Even if team cherry announced a year early it would’ve affected other indies.