The Sonic Racing series has been steadily welcomed by players over the course of a decade. The most recent installment – Team Sonic Racing – arrived in 2019 which was met with decent reception. However, the yearn for more in the racing sector for Sonic the Hedgehog still grows as Sonic Team works on its mainline genres.
But, revealed at The Game Awards Sonic Team & Sega unveiled Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. With a straightforward cinematic trailer, it alludes to bridging different places into the new release. And from the PlayStation State of Play this week, we finally got the first official glimpse at the new title in-game.
At the same time, we also learned more about what Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will offer fully. Although primarily a kart racing experience, the developer did go on to confirm with PlayStation Blog that there will also be the return of Sonic Riders’ Extreme Gear as well as its most recognized rider, Jet The Hawk.
“In Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, not only did we want to introduce the innovative idea of racing through different worlds as you warp through the Travel Rings, but we also wanted anyone who had fun playing our previous Sonic Racing games to really enjoy this title, so we took a lot of elements from those past games and incorporated them,” Takashi Iizuka, Sonic Team creative officer disclosed.
“We included the Extreme Gear from the Sonic Riders series as well as the Transform feature from the All-Stars Racing series, making it a great culmination of all the Sonic Racing series games to date. I hope everyone really enjoys Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.” Not only that, there will also be more playable racers alongside cast of the Sonic games as other Sega characters will be featured in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds also.
“New worlds await in the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog racing game – Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds – introducing a unique gameplay mechanic transporting the iconic characters from the Sonic and Sega universes into new dimensions. The newest entry to the Sonic Racing series is a Sonic game, driving game, and action game all-in-one that will offer an exciting racing experience across several modes, worlds, and more!”
Are you surprised the amount of attention is going into Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds?
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ships sometime in 2025 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Source: PlayStation Blog
