SEGA has announced that Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will be developed by “an elite SEGA racing game team.” Sumo Digital, the developers behind the most recent Sonic Racing game will not work on the new release.
Many are speculating that former members of the development team behind OutRun, Daytona USA, SEGA Rally, and Crazy Taxi may work on the new game. SEGA will likely confirm more details about the “elite SEGA racing game team” working on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds in the coming months.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will release on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The first trailer for the game highlighted Shadow as a major player. Recently, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 released in theaters. The film has already made $62 million in its opening weekend.
Recently, director Jeff Fowler confirmed that the film will tease future characters for the series. According to the article the film will continue the “tradition set by the previous two films,” and will “set the stage for a potential fourth movie to introduce another video game character after Tails and now Shadow.”
Only time will tell if Sonic the Hedgehog 3 will tease the debut of future characters such as Amy, Rouge, Silver, Chaos, or Metal Sonic. Lastly, the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie will premiere in theaters on December 20. It’s sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog 4, will release in 2027.
Further, the most recent game in the franchise, Sonic X Shadow Generations is available now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC. It includes both Sonic and Shadow as playable characters. Check out our review for the game here.
