Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds brings back courses that include land, air, and sea terrain as well as the never-before seen Travel Rings feature that affects the race in real time by transporting racers to all new CrossWorlds during the race.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds also offers the largest roster of iconic characters from the Sonic the Hedgehog and SEGA universes in any Sonic racing game, as well as a wide variety of customizable vehicles. Players can mix and match vehicle parts, powers, and abilities to create a customized racing experience suited to their gameplay style.
Speed to victory solo or as a team in a variety of offline and online modes and compete against players from around the world. Build the ultimate machine to match your racing style, unlock gadgets to gain the upper hand, and unleash power-up items for the win!
SEGA released the above trailer giving fans a deeper look into the customization and gadget features available within Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
With over 40+ vehicles, 70+ gadgets, and 100+ vehicle parts and decals, there are thousands of combinations available for players to customize the ultimate racing machine. Players can mix and match racers and vehicles, vehicle parts, and gadgets to create a customized racing experience suited to their gameplay style.
Fans can also look forward to digital and physical pre-orders for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch- OLED Model, and Nintendo Switch Lite, which are available now starting at $59.99 USD. The Nintendo Switch 2 system version will be available for pre-order at a later date starting at $69.99 USD for the Standard Edition and $89.99 for the Digital Deluxe Edition. There will be a $10.00 USD Upgrade Pack available for owners of Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch- OLED Model, and Nintendo Switch Lite, with content and progress able to carry over through the upgrade.
The Nintendo Switch 2 system version will launch digitally this holiday 2025 and physically early 2026.
For more details, please see below:
- Pricing
- Standard Edition - $69.99 USD
- Digital Deluxe Edition - $89.99 USD
- Release Date
- Digital - Holiday 2025
- Physical - Early 2026
- The physical version will feature the full base game on the cartridge.
- Upgrade Pack
- There is a $10.00 USD Upgrade Pack for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch- OLED Model, and Nintendo Switch Lite users
- With the Upgrade Pack, content and progress will carry over to Nintendo Switch 2.
To pre-order Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds today, please visit the official Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds website or check with your preferred retailer for pre-order availability.
Key Features:
- Ready, Set, Warp!: Introducing Travel Rings, a new gameplay mechanic that transports the iconic characters from the Sonic and SEGA universes into new dimensions, making every race feel unique. Players can use unpredictability to their advantage with Travel Rings and change the landscape of each race!
- Race Across Space and Time: With the largest roster of any Sonic Racing game, players will be able to choose from 23 characters and race across 24 main tracks and use Travel Rings to transport to 15 different CrossWorlds.
- Level Up Races with Gadgets: Prior to the race, players will be able to equip and combine Gadgets that give different perks to shake up the race for more unique ways to play. Choose from over 70 gadgets to increase vehicle and power-up performance.
- Utilize a Deep Customization System: Players can mix and match vehicle parts, powers, and abilities to create a customized racing experience suited to their gameplay style.
- Extreme Gear is Back!: Having first appeared in Sonic Riders, the long-time fan favorite Extreme Gear flying hoverboards, are back for some extreme fun in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is coming Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC (Steam) on September 25, 2025 at $69.99 USD, followed by Nintendo Switch later in 2025.
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