Sega Responds to Question About The Delay of Sonic Frontiers

Following a mixed response from fans and the media, Sega management has reiterated that there are no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers.

Sega Responds to Question About The Delay of Sonic Frontiers

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Sonic Frontiers is scheduled to be released at the end of 2022. The game appears to be questionable, but Sega remains confident in it, preparing to release the latest mainline adventure in Sonic video games this holiday season. And, despite any criticisms leveled at the game’s look and quality thus far, Sega appears adamant about the release date. Sega executives stated in a recent fiscal year investor briefing that a delay for Sonic Frontiers is beyond consideration at this time.

“We do not consider postponing the launch at this point,” the official English translation of the response, attributed to Sega Sammy’s Senior EVP Koichi Fukazawa and EVP Makoto Takahashi, reads. “Within the communication with users, we intend to reflect the parts that can be reflected within the development timeline and to build empathy with users. Sonic IP is a mainstay title we will sell over the long term in the future, and we will continue to strengthen it in the next fiscal year onwards as well.”

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In other words, Sega is still planning to release Sonic Frontiers later this year. Notably, it appears that the company will reveal the video game’s release date alongside a new trailer at Gamescom later this month.