SEGA shared some results from the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test, revealing that the test exceeded 1 million downloads. In addition to the downloads milestone, a total of 10 million races were held during the course of the Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Open Network Test, which ran from August 29 to September 1.
A free Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds single-player demo releases on September 16 at 9:00 p.m. PDT / September 17 at 12:00 a.m. EDT for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The single-player demo serves a final preview before Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches.
In addition, SEGA announced the Project ONSUKU collaboration for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, featuring five new songs celebrating Sonic the Hedgehog and Hatsune Miku, including “SAI LOVE JINSEI RUNNER” by Kairiki bear. All five Hatsune Miku songs will also be available in the game and on streaming services.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on September 25 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The digital Nintendo Switch 2 version launches in holiday 2025, while the physical copy will release in early 2026. Nintendo Switch users will have the ability to upgrade to the Switch 2 version for $10.
Players can expect a slew of free and paid DLC characters, including Hatsune Miku and Ichiban Kasuga from Like a Dragon. Recently, SEGA and Bandai Namco announced a collaboration between Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds and PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will receive a PAC-MAN DLC Pack in early 2026, while PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC will receive a Sonic the Hedgehog DLC Pack in late 2025.
