They may come soon reboot or redo from some classics SAWincluding Sonic the Hedgehog. This was said by the company’s president and COO, Yukio Sugino, in an interview with the Japanese magazine Famitsu, who pointed his finger specifically at the blue hedgehog for a possible reboot.
Sonic starting from scratch?
This question arose when the interviewer asked Samba De Amigo: Party Central, a remake of the 1999 rhythm game set to be released on August 29, 2023. Nintendo Switch.
In the question, the interviewer referred to the game as a reboot, but Sugino corrected it by saying “I don’t think it’s a reboot, it’s a new game in the series”. Sugino then went on to talk about Sonic Superstars, whose release date is yet to be announced, saying that it would be “a return to 2D action” and that “even if it’s a new game, I’d like to introduce some styles.” measures are being restarted.”
According to Sugino, SEGA is always considering reboots and remakes of their games. intellectual characteristics, but it must be scheduled at the right time, depending on the intellectual property itself. Naturally, Sonic is the most weighted intellectual property from this point of view, because it’s at the heart of the company’s business: “Sonic is also SEGA’s flagship IP, and we’re considering reboots or remakes in parallel with the new game.”
Naturally, Sugino’s words should not be taken as an announcement, but as a decision for Sonic’s future. In the meantime, we are waiting for new episodes of the series that follow different directions as seen in Sonic Frontiers.