Sega has saved up a gentle stream of latest Sonic content material over the past couple of years, and as many is likely to be anticipating, it looks as if the corporate has plans to maintain that going with a lot extra for followers of the IP to look ahead to within the coming 12 months.
An alleged inner Sega doc detailing the corporate’s plans for Sonic releases in 2024 have been just lately shared on Reddit (by way of @DPlexHD on Twitter) earlier than promptly being deleted. As per these paperwork, not solely is Sega planning to launch DLC for upcoming 2D sidescroller Sonic Superstars someday subsequent 12 months, it additionally intends to launch one other new mainline Sonic title in 2024. Apparently its full launch can even be preceded by the launch of a prologue episode of some kind.
2024 will apparently additionally see the discharge of the third season of Netflix’s animated sequence Sonic Prime, in addition to the Knuckles TV present, with Idris Elba reprising his function because the titular protagonist. Both of those exhibits are deliberate for Q1 of 2024, as per the doc, along with the third Sonic the Hedgehog film in December, and a brand new Sonic cellular sport someday in Spring.
2022 noticed the launch of new open world 3D platformer Sonic Frontiers, which has additionally continued to obtain post-launch content material within the months since its launch, so followers of the Sega property have clearly had no scarcity of latest content material to dive into of late. If Sega’s plans for the following 12 months or so of Sonic do certainly look as packed as this alleged leaked doc suggests, it must be fascinating to see when the corporate chooses to formally announce these particulars.
Earlier this 12 months, Sega additionally stated it was “contemplating reboots and remakes” so far as future Sonic releases have been involved.
In the meantime, Sonic Superstars is due out imminently, on October 17, for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Read our assessment of the 2D platformer by way of right here.
a Sonic Team enterprise PowerPoint leaked and if it’s actual, let’s say 2024 is a fairly packed 12 months for the model. pic.twitter.com/3Qz4pQlVme
— Ramona! ????️⚧️????✂️ (@DPlexHD) October 12, 2023