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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is set for a 2025 release, developed by an elite team of racing game developers.
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Speculation suggests that Sega AM2 members with experience in racing games are behind the new Sonic kart racer.
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Theories point to multi-vehicle gameplay including land, sea, air and space.
Statements from Sega have revealed it Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is developed by an “elite” team of racing game developers. The developer of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is currently unknown, as the game was recently revealed at The Game Awards 2024 earlier in December. Discerning fans believe that the upcoming racing game is being developed in Japan by members of Sega AM2 who have experience in the genre.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a new racing game by Sega that will be released in 2025, based on a comment made by Geoff Keigley at The Game Awards. The game will be a kart racer, similar Mario Kartas revealed in the short teaser trailer at The Game Awards. In this trailer, Shadow the Hedgehog is seen driving his car through a realistic city, going through a dimensional portal created by a Warp Ring. Although the trailer was devoid of gameplay, this did not stop fans from speculating about what to expect. Some recent comments from Sega have added fuel to the fire of the speculation, with many fans commenting on the possible developer behind this upcoming title.
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As detailed in a post by Jasonvsfreddyvs on the r/GamingLeaksAndRumors subreddit, they went over various tweets posted by the official Japanese Sega and Sonic the Hedgehog accounts since the disclosure of Sonic Racing: CrossWorldswith one mentioning how the game was created by “the elite team of Sega's racing games.” At first they thought that Sega HARDlight, developer of Sonic Dream Teamdeveloped the game, but that seems less likely now. Sumo Digital, the developer of Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racingdoesn't appear to be the developer either, based on a celebrated tweet from the studio about the film that didn't mention Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorld's potential developers and game theories, explained
As such, the running theory is that Sega is developing the game in Japan, created by an elite team of developers with experience in racing games. Many of Sega's classic racing games as Outrun, Daytona USA, Sega Rallyand Crazy taxi was originally developed by Sega AM2 and AM3. As such, former members of both subsidiary studios could potentially work on Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
It is also speculated about Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds' potential game for multiple vehicles. Data from Sega itself indicates how the game will have players racing across “land, sea, air, space and time”, similar to the transforming vehicles in Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed. Jasonvsfreddyv's post also discusses the Extreme Gear theory from Sonic Riders spin-offs found in the game, noting how a reflection of Sonic's sunglasses from the series can be seen in the teaser trailer. Time will tell Sonic Racing: CrossWorldsits development team and its features are consistent with these theories.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is a prolific game series that started life on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Spanning both 2D and 3D iterations through the generations, Sonic is known for fast-paced movement and interesting platforming mechanics.
