Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, 2025.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition shall be obtainable digitally for gamers priced $69.99/£64.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Improve Pack may even be obtainable for $10/£10 to house owners of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, permitting each content material and progress to switch over.
A bodily model is coming — which Sega says will “characteristic the complete base recreation on the cartridge” — however that is not anticipated to launch till “early 2026.” Sega additionally revealed there is not going to be a Restricted Run Video games Collector’s Edition for Nintendo Switch 2, nor any pre-order sweeteners for this explicit model of the sport.
The writer confirmed there “is not going to be a Digital Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 Edition,” nevertheless, you’ll be able to “nonetheless entry the Nintendo Switch 2 enhanced Digital Deluxe Edition content material by shopping for the Nintendo Switch Digital Deluxe Edition and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Improve Pack.” In the event you already personal the sport, it’s also possible to improve by buying the Nintendo Switch season move.
CrossWorlds options a big roster of playable characters, each within the base recreation and extra DLC. Characters you’d anticipate to see, resembling Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Knuckles, Shadow, and Tails are current and proper, however there’s additionally characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Mega Man, whose look leaked early when retailers broke the sport’s official avenue date.
We thought Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was ‘Wonderful,’ awarding it 9/10 in IGN’s evaluation, writing: “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fires on all cylinders with a implausible roster, glorious programs, and prolonged checklist of customization choices.”
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