At The Game Awards 2024, Sega unveiled Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, a new racing game starring Sonic the Hedgehog and friends. While the initial teaser trailer showcased Shadow in a race car, concrete details were scarce. However, leaked metadata from the Sega Asia website, as reported by Sonic Stadium on X (formerly Twitter), suggests a thrilling racing experience across diverse landscapes and even dimensions.
This leaked information hints at gameplay potentially reminiscent of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, a fan-favorite title known for its transforming vehicles adapting to land, sea, and air. The metadata description mentioning racing “across land, sea, air, space, and time” and “drifting across dimensions” fuels speculation about the return of this dynamic gameplay mechanic, absent in the more recent Team Sonic Racing.
Shadow prepares to race in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
The “CrossWorlds” title also sparks intrigue, suggesting potential crossover content from the Sonic movies. The possibility of tracks based on locations like Green Hills, Montana, and playable characters such as Movie Sonic and Tom Wachowski adds another layer of excitement for fans. While this remains speculation until official confirmation from Sega, the leaked metadata lends credence to these theories.
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed, released in 2012, was lauded for its innovative transforming vehicles, adding a unique twist to the kart racing genre. A return to this style of gameplay in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds would likely be a welcome addition for many fans.
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Currently, no release date or window has been announced for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The absence of store pages on platforms like Steam and the Nintendo Switch eShop further suggests a potential release further down the line. Given the recent release of Sonic x Shadow Generations in October 2024 and Sega’s tendency to release Sonic titles during the holiday season, a late 2025 release window seems plausible, following the pattern of Sonic Colors: Ultimate, Sonic Frontiers, and Sonic Superstars in previous years.
While fans eagerly await more information, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds promises a thrilling, potentially multi-dimensional racing experience, building upon the legacy of previous Sonic racing titles.
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