Sega has been on a roll of sorts over the past few weeks, showing off next-generation arcade games on its new Lindbergh board one day, then revealing a Sonic racing game for the PS2, Xbox, and GameCube (Sonic Riders) that "integrates extreme sports, high-speed racing and head-to-head battles" another. Late Thursday, Sega surprised us again (perhaps not so surprisingly) with the announcement that the next "traditional" Sonic game would be arriving on both the PS3 and the Xbox 360 sometime next year. Yuji Naka will be holding the reins for Sonic's next-gen debut, a "re-invention" of the franchise that will "create the most intense sensation of speed ever experienced in videogames" with "an innovative combination of art, physics and game design."
Sega also mentioned when Sonic Riders and Chromehounds-From Software's online-enabled Xbox 360 mech-combat game-would both be released (i.e., winter 2006 and spring 2006, respectively), but I think we all want to know how much more hardcore Sonic's gonna be to show that other, more violent hedgehog Sega's been touting lately who's boss.
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
hm... looking forward to the fusion and arty side of the new sonic...
maybe it will be a Mizuguchi-esque type of fusion... or maybe a clover studio inspired one?
either way, more artistic expression in my games is welcome.
Sonic definitely needs a change...
cant wait to see what they do with it.
maybe it will be a Mizuguchi-esque type of fusion... or maybe a clover studio inspired one?
either way, more artistic expression in my games is welcome.
Sonic definitely needs a change...
cant wait to see what they do with it.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
Ummm, what about Sega saying that Nintendo was the "spiritual home of Sonic" now that Sega has stopped making consoles?
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
I Wouldn't count a Revolution version out. It seems that all developers are keeping quiet about Revolution games. (Which is getting pretty annoying)
Hopefully this game will infact bring Sonic back. Sonic Heroes was really bad, And I have a gut feeling Shadow is going to be just as bad.
I would like to see Sonic go Nintendo only. I don't know if its just me, but it seems that when mascot games (Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Sonic, ect) go multi-console they lose something and are not as good as they were when they were exclusive to one console. It seems that less time is put into the game itself and more time is put in making it work on all 3 systems.
Hopefully this game will infact bring Sonic back. Sonic Heroes was really bad, And I have a gut feeling Shadow is going to be just as bad.
I would like to see Sonic go Nintendo only. I don't know if its just me, but it seems that when mascot games (Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Sonic, ect) go multi-console they lose something and are not as good as they were when they were exclusive to one console. It seems that less time is put into the game itself and more time is put in making it work on all 3 systems.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
I don't know... Sonic Heroes was fine. Any faults it had didn't seem to be the result of it being multi-platform though I heard that the PS2 version ran pretty bad.
In any case I'll probably end up getting one of them other systems anyway in the event that Sonic doesn't make it to the Revolution one way or another though if Nintendo got its ass in gear Sonic would make an excellent launch title.
In any case I'll probably end up getting one of them other systems anyway in the event that Sonic doesn't make it to the Revolution one way or another though if Nintendo got its ass in gear Sonic would make an excellent launch title.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
CapAmerica's right. I think Sonic will definitely be on Nintendo's new console, since he seels the best on the 'cube. All the developers are keeping quiet. But patience my you padawan, all shall be revealed next week at TGS...
Maybe there will be a thrid party showing for the Revo as well.
Maybe there will be a thrid party showing for the Revo as well.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
#4 lets face, all the Sonic Adventure games have been pretty bad, including Heroes. The only good Sonic games of late have been on the Game Boy Advance, and I'm really hoping Sonic DS will continue that tradition of 2D Sonic goodness.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
The most important thing to change in Sonic games would have to be the gay music. It's just terrible.
Also, Sonic should be on Nintendo.
Also, Sonic should be on Nintendo.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
I haven't liked any of the 3-D Sonic games so far, so any change would be welcome -- except one. Sonic Team said that Nintendo was the home of Sonic. It was annoying enough when the awful Sonic Heroes went multi-platform (which is one of the reasons it wasn't half the game it could have been), but to only release it on the PS3 and XBOX 360? After Nintendo gives Sonic the COVER of last month's Nintendo Power. Shame on Sega and Sonic Team, if they leave the Nintendo Revolution out in the cold on this one.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
People, this is a good thing for Nintendo.
We all know that Sonic games have sold significantly better on the gamecube AND Sega has stated they will provide strong support for the Revolution. Having announced a Sonic game for the PS3 and 360 but not Revolution only helps confirm the rumors that no games have been announced for the Revolution because they're all either waiting for news on the Revolution to be revealed or Nintendo is forcing them to not reveal anything until the Revolution is revealed.
We all know that Sonic games have sold significantly better on the gamecube AND Sega has stated they will provide strong support for the Revolution. Having announced a Sonic game for the PS3 and 360 but not Revolution only helps confirm the rumors that no games have been announced for the Revolution because they're all either waiting for news on the Revolution to be revealed or Nintendo is forcing them to not reveal anything until the Revolution is revealed.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
Chromehounds... Why wouldn't they just give us Armored Core: Nine Breaker on XBL?
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
easy nintendo fans easy,most probably the reason that its not announced for rev is because nobody(inlcuding developers)still have an idea about big n's plans for rev is gonna work out(when its gonna be out,when will devs get their alpha kits,how powerful revs gonna be..etc).same thing with resident evil 5 when its announced for x360/ps3.the producer of the game said the reason that it was not announced for rev is they did not know exact business plan of nintendo at the time.
Posted: Dec 18th 2005 9:36PM (Unverified) said
all i want in a sonic game now is a mix of 3d-2d gameplay that will play exactly like the sonics of old, but have beautiful visuals and level design. Sonic should never have gone solely 3d for consoles.
