Sega claims again that Sonic Frontiers won’t be delayed
Sega management has once again maintained that there are no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers following mixed reception from fans and media.
Following a Q1 briefing for the fiscal year ending March 2023, Sega Sammy senior executive vice president Koichi Fukazawa and executive vice president Makoto Takahashi answered questions on a number of topics.
One question asked whether Sega was considering postponing the release of Sonic Frontiers to improve it, following feedback from players and the press.
“We do not consider postponing the launch at this point,” Sega’s official English translation of the response reads.
“Within the communication with users, we intend to reflect the parts that can be reflected within the development timeline and to build empathy with users.
“Sonic IP is a mainstay title we will sell over the long term in the future, and we will continue to strengthen it in the next fiscal year onwards as well.”
The execs also noted that they expect the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 film to have a direct impact on Sonic Frontiers sales.
“We have high expectations for Sonic Frontiers, the mainstay title that is scheduled to be launched this winter,” their statement reads. “In the previous film, repeat sales of Sonic titles grew and Sonic’s licensing business was also positively affected after the film was released.
“The same effect is expected in the film this time, which has become a bigger hit than the previous one, and while aiming to expand the reach of Sonic IP, we also want to aim for the upside for the new title.”
In an interview with VGC in June, Sonic Team studio head Takashi Iizuka first stated that there were no plans to delay Sonic Frontiers following its gameplay reveal.
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