The 2021 Game Awards brought plenty of exciting announcements for a plethora of new games, much like the annual awards show does every year. Alongside games likeDeathloopandIt Takes Twotaking home several awards, the annual ceremony saw many major reveals for upcoming titles like the highly anticipatedElden Ring,A Plague Tale: Requiemand many more. Among the most prolific of the unveilings was the official announcement of a brand-new game in theSonic the Hedgehogfranchise,Sonic Frontiers.
The announcement ofSonic Frontierscomes following a relative lull in theSonicfranchise over the past few years.Sonic the Hedgehoghasn’t seen a major main-series game since the release ofSonic Forcesin 2017 which was met with heavily mixed reception from fans and critics alike. While the trailer did not reveal much in the way of gameplay, what it did give fans of the franchise were sweeping shots of the game’s setting confirming rumors that the nextSonicwould be open world. Now, a rumor recently surfaced that may have leaked the release date forSonic’s next game.
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A recent Tweet from PlayStation Game Size, a Twitter account following updates to the PlayStation database, reported that a release date had apparently been listed in Sony’s databases forSonic Frontiers. According to information given by a PlayStation QA Tester,the newestSonicgameis listed within the PlayStation database with a release date set for November 15th, 2022. The account is quick to note that the date may not be an accurate representation of when the game will release, implying that the November 2022 date may just be a placeholder.
If the November 15th release date is to be believed, it would place the release ofSonic Frontiersonly a week after the five-year anniversary of the blue blur’s last major game inSonic Forces, withForcesreleasing on November 7th, 2017. While other remasters have come out in the years sinceForcesreleased, like 2019’sTeam Sonic Racingand this year’sSonic Colors Ultimate, the Game Awards announcement excited long-time fans of the franchise withSonic Frontiers’open worlddrawing comparisons toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
Sonic Frontierswasn’t the only major announcement theSonicfranchise saw during the annual award show as Ben Schwartz and Jim Carrey officially unveiled a brandnew trailer forSonic the Hedgehog 2. The 2020Sonicmovie saw critical acclaim with particular praise given to Carrey’s off-the-wall performance as iconicSonicvillain Dr. Robotnik. BetweenSonic the Hedgehog 2andSonic Frontierspotentially releasing in November, fans of the Sega mascot have plenty to look forward to in 2022.
Sonic Frontiersis currently in development for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch.
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