As previously rumored, after its official announcement earlier this year of the upcoming kart racing video game named Team Sonic Racing that there might be a delay in its release as of originally planned for “Winter 2018”. And it seems like rumors are true. On Thursday, Sega on their official Twitter account for Sonic the Hedgehog video game franchise tweeted that they’re delaying the game and plans to launch it on May 21, 2019.
Sega explained the reason for the delay in the tweet saying “To make Team Sonic Racing the best game it can be, we’re giving the team extra time to work on it.”
Hey guys! To make Team Sonic Racing the best game it can be, we’re giving the team extra time to work on it. Our new release date is May 21, 2019.
We know delays are no fun, but quality matters most. Thanks for your patience – we’ve got more to show you for TSR very soon!
— Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic_hedgehog) October 25, 2018
Also on Friday, the official Japanese Twitter account for the 20th anniversary of the franchise posted a tweet which reveals the exact release date for North America and Europe, but yet to reveal the release date for Japan which they’ll as soon as possible.
(つづき) 欧米地域では『チームソニックレーシング』の発売日を発表いたしました。日本の皆様にも国内の発売日を一日でも早くお知らせできるよう、現在準備を進めています。引き続き、『チームソニックレーシング』をよろしくお願いいたします。 https://t.co/N5fJxcmpwK
— ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ【公式】 (@SonicOfficialJP) October 26, 2018
Team Sonic Racing is an upcoming kart racing video game and a spinoff to Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog series. Taking control of one of fifteen characters from the series’ cast, players compete in races using sports cars.
Team Sonic Racing Gameplay Teaser:
Sega is collaborating Sumo Digital, which worked on various Sonic titles such as Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012), and is developing Team Sonic Racing for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. Team Sonic Racing is scheduled to be released on May 21, 2019.