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Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Cuts Comeback Items to Ensure Fair Esports Play

Extensive playtests led the team to strip out power-ups that guaranteed comebacks to preserve balanced racing

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Overview

  • Takashi Iizuka says the team perfected base racing mechanics before removing any power-ups that allowed players to recover from last place.
  • The game supports crossplay across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC and future Switch 2 users to unify its competitive player base.
  • Players will progress through ranks E to A and can attain a Legendary tier by earning XP and unlocking performance-boosting gadgets.
  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches September 25, 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Xbox One, PC and Switch with a Switch 2 version planned later.
  • The first season of content will add crossover racers, vehicles and tracks from Minecraft, SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and Avatar Legends.