New Sonic the Hedgehog Game is Coming in 2017

@SanderEvers I'm expecting it to be an nx launch title, not exclusive though.

Let the Sonic Cycle begin.

Missing its 25th anniversary? Great start!

Wow, ANOTHER announcement.
On a serious note, at least it seems like they're not trying to rush it for Christmas. I have hope.

I'm happy that they don't feel the need to rush out a game for the 25th anniversary, actually. Sonic 06 will hopefully stay a thing of the past.

I couldn't help but notice that he isn't wearing a scarf in that logo. A sign of hope, perhaps?

Let it be some else than Sonic Boom.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Better that then turned out glitchy and a mess like past titles....

@SanderEvers I'm expecting it to skip NX like Generations skipped Wii U and Sonic 06 skipped Wii.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE would you rather that they have another Sonic 06, trying to rush the game out on time just because it's anniversary time?

@SLIGEACH_EIRE When you think about it, granted they release the game before June 2017, they haven't really "missed" the 25th anniversary.

Sonic would be best served if Sega ditched 3d. They should take the New Super Mario route and make a side scroller with updated technological features and visuals. That way Sonic's speed can be utilized without the feeling that the character is out of control. If Sega does that right, they have a winner on their hands.

@UberMadman I hope not because I see potential in that game of what it could have been. it was taking the Sonic Adventure formula and trying to expand on it a bit with RPG mechanics. the problem is everything else and the fact that it was rushed. so I want them to go back and fix everything

@ChuckYeah since when has Sonic felt out of control like that in his main titles?

@SamirMalik They had a tonne of time to have it ready for this year.

And yes it's true that if it comes out before June 2017 then technically it hasn't missed the anniversary.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE this is game development were talking about. not whether or not Donald Trump get his haircut. an average game takes 3 if not 5 years

A welcome announcement after SEGA's announcement of an announcement at E3.

Sonic is looks older with his scarf in my opinion.

Hooray! As a big 2D Sonic fan, I have a good feeling about this game, lets cross everything and set ourselves up for a huge dissappointment I mean celebration!

@FireFlower Good point!

Sonic has disappointed me too much over the years... Can't trust anymore.

Sayonara, (insert name) the Hedgehog.

@Grumblevolcano Sonic 06 was terrible mind, maybe a good thing.
Generations on the other hand, different story right.

Here's hoping for Sonic Adventure 3.

@Madder128 Well Sonic 06 skipped Wii because the Wii was not powerful enough and Generations skipped the Wii U because the Wii U came out a year later but not really an excuse because the vast majority of Wii U 3rd party games were old ports. The most recent news on the NX front is that it's rumoured to be less powerful than XB1.

Not interested, Sega. I will only believe you after at least 80% of reviewers claim your next game is at least "great". You outright lied about the "Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric", and Lost World was neither a great game.

Please don't suck, please don't suck, please don't suck...

The important thing here is that they're not rushing the game in order to release it this year (and I think we all know what happened the last time they rushed their big anniversary title). Now, let's just hope it's good.

The original series, the Adventure games (my personal favorite), the Advance games, and a few others were really good. I was a huge fan for some time. Lately though, the controls feel so focused on running straight that you can't explore very easily, and the characters and stories themselves have gotten very childish. This is coming from a guy who loves Mario games, Kirby games, and Disney.

Watch this it'll be a mobile game.

So the 25th game anniversary is coming on the 26th.But they could port Sonic Generations on Wii U because"the console will be released when the 20th anniversary is already over".

You can't resuscitate roadkill, Sega.

You bet I'll be there! Can't wait! I don't mind waiting until 2017 either, however long it takes to make it great!

Does this means we can stop getting announcements of announcements now?

Hmm... well, the last main Sonic game that Sonic Team themselves produced was Lost World back in 2013, so by the time this new game comes out, it will have had a possible 3~4 years of development... from what I've read, that's the longest gap between main titles since Sonic & Knuckles and Sonic Adventure.

Hopefully this is a good sign...

heck yeah i'll be watching that stream

Sonic is my childhood, no way am i missing out on the reveal of a new game

@Whopper744 The adventure and advance games made me a sonic fan, I'd love to see a title along those lines....

Although a Sonic generations styled game wouldn't be bad either...

@Philo If anything it'll be longer. Remember that Generations didn't start development until just before Unleashed was finished, so it doesn't follow on from their most recent game, rather one prior. So Generations was in the works from 2007-2008 up until 2011, and Lost World was in development from 2010-2011 to 2013, and this will have probably started around 2012, or hell, even after Generations was wrapped up.

Thank god they aren't rushing a game for the anniversary. The last thing we need is to celebrate his 25th anniversary by celebrating how terrible his modern games are.

I'll be tuning in, and hoping Sonic Team will deliver a great game. I'm gonna guess and say it will be on the NX, which just gives me more reason to want the system

Me before announcement: Well, at least they're not rushing it, this could be good!
Me after announcement: Sonic Boom-Rise of Lyric 2?Seriously?
In all seriousness this is good. Glad they're taking their time with games rather than rushing them for release.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Well, would you like a glitched sonic game where you can fall through walls and have an incomplete story? SONIC 25TH AVAILIBLE ON DECEMBER 14! Development starts now!
With that aside I'm super hyped. If you were on Sonics Twitter yesterday, Sonic and Eggman were doing a Q&A, and it was amazing. They even confirmed that something was going down in July.
One thing that was interesting was when someone asked a question but using lyrics of City Escape. Sonic and Eggman said that we'll be hearing that in July. I might be reading too much, but Sonic Adventure 3?
If I could have anything though, it would be another Sonic Rush. Sonic Rush Adventure is my favorite platfomer and one of my favorite games of all time.

@ChuckYeah Well, they did do that. Remember Sonic 4? I personally LOVED it but everyone hated it! It was a great comeback to the classic roots we know and love.

People, it's not like it has just been sprung on SEGA that it's 2016 or that this is Sonic's 25th anniversary. They had plenty of time to have the game ready in time.

Hopefully is good like, you know, Sonic, Sonic 2, Sonic CD, Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles.

@VanillaLake and Sonic Generations and Sonic Colours. I feel SA1 and SA2 are overrated

@Nintendriat I re-played Sonic Colours Wii a few months ago and I didn't like it as much as the first time. I want to play Sonic Generations but not the 3DS version, hopefully the 360 version is available on Xbox One soon!

@ChuckYeah yah know, I think Sonic does pretty well in 3D. I think Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Generations are clear evidence of it. I don't even think Sonic Lost World's core gameplay was flawed, there were just issues involving level design later in the game.

Sonic only suffers in 3D when it's poorly executed... fishing with Big the Cat. The slipperiness of Sonic Heroes. The return of that nonsense in Shadow the Hedgehog as well as firearms. The pain that was Sonic 06'. That whole game-stopping business with the Werehog.

I believe Sonic Team can learn from past mistakes and can make a really solid 3D experience if they just put the effort into it and don't derail the experience with the awkward gameplay of other characters. Sure, give us more playable characters, but don't make us waste time looking for emerald shards.

Honestly, missing the 25th anniversary gives me more hope in this announcement.

presenting "Big the Cat 64"

I'll be in the corner crying over my broken Virtua Fighter 6 dreams.

The Tokyo reveal video is actually pretty good. Makes Fire & Ice look like a game worth playing. And Sonic Merch!!!!! YES!

I've probably said this more times than I can count, but I'm no Sonic fan. However, I'm always intrigued to see what Sonic Team can do to put Sonic back on the map. ^_^ I loved Sonic Colours so let's hope we get a game even better than that.

Tails as a playable character = must

they just need to bring shadow back... SA2B was brilliant, shadow and chao and we're all set

@the101 Lost World is the greatest 3D sonuc game. Sonic Adventure simply aged badly based on today's standard.

Big Red Button finally admitted that it was their mistakes to screw up sonic. To recall, they had five years of developing time:

According to Rafei, the problem with Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was the team being overly ambitious.

"First and foremost, we wanted to make sure it was a strong platformer, that we were true to Sonic’s sense of speed," Rafei says about early ideas for the game. "We had an amazing early start to the project. We had a very strong prototype. Everything was looking very good."

@BLPs
Even better, then. I was just going off release dates. Either way, It's good to see them taking so long to really fine-tune everything, if indeed that's what they're doing (I really hope so!).

Now all that's left is to see if it comes to Nintendo platforms...

@GreatPlayer to each their own, I guess. I've noticed quite a few prominent reviewers taking shots at Sonic Adventure and its sequel as if it came out today, which is honestly unfair. Personally, I find it just as approachable today as Super Mario 64. As for Sonic Lost World... well... I don't think it's a bad game, but I had some problems with its execution.

With recent and upcoming games from Sega like Vakyria Chronicles, 7th Dragon, and Yakuza 0, I get the sense they are serious about their commitment to quality. I've never wanted so many of their releases at one time before.

I can only hope the new Sonic turns out well. Hopefully revealing it to a large audience at SDCC means they are confident about it.

I could be wrong but I feel like this could be Sonics big comeback. Fingers crossed.

Sigh...sonic boom was a disappointed for me,I just hope they will improve on it please for my sakes.

Aww man, so all we have for the 25th anniversary is Sonic Boom Fire And Ice! Bad anniversary game! LOL!

I'm all for a new Sonic game, I just hope it doesn't suck like his last few games.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE Yeh guess their not as fast out of the gate as Sonic is .. it does leave some skepticism

I hope there isn't a catch. Just make a good old fashion Sonic game with modern sensibilities. No pieces of old fashion Sonic goodness with something thrown in to kill the fun. No transformations. No being tethered to another character. No trying to copy Mario Galaxy. No searches for gems. No raising cute little critters. No levels that are constantly in motion like the first game they released on Wii. Use Geberations as your template and go from there. Please, Sega! I'd love to play a good HD Sonic game.

Hopefully it will be decent, I doubt it be a nintendo exclusive though. It be nice seeing some platform games coming out on other consoles.

They'll have to show me gameplay before they get any level of interest... and perhaps a bucket filled with sorrowful tears of Sonic Team employees.

What is that Mario and Sonic soccer game they were playing?
I know it's not from the 'Strikers' series.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE - cough, rushed... cough, ...Sonic crappy titles COUGH!!! avoidment!

@julianx2rl - cough, you... cough, sucking... cough... crappy, cough... degg!

@SamirMalik I feel like it's been that way since they started making 3d titles. Mostly when the game speeds up. They just feel to me like I'm watching more than controlling.

@Popplio Actually no, I haven't played that one. I've missed a few of the Sonic games here and there because I either didn't know about them or was tired of being disappointed. I like Sonic and I would really like Sega to put out a must have title.

@the101 I played a few that I thought were OK, but none of them were really what I had hoped for. Glad to know that others have enjoyed them more. Maybe I'm just too picky. Ha-ha