Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Reveals Year 2 Roadmap; Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond Short Film Reveals Debut Date
Sega revealed on Friday a roadmap for Year Two of its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game. Year Two will launch on November 3 and the company streamed a video showcasing the new updates.
Year Two will launch with "Duel Mode," a Gadget System upgrade, two new characters Bayonetta and Aigis, and two new machines: McLaren Racing and Butterfly Witch.
The game will release its Godzilla collaboration on November 3 with the launch of Year Two and its Evangelion collaboration in January 2027. The Evangelion collaboration will include two new characters and three new machines.
The Virtual Sanrio Puroland collaboration will launch in Q2 2027 and contain two new characters and two new machines. The Segaland Pack containing the Segaland course, three new machines, and the Midgar Pack (Working Title) from the Final Fantasy VII Remake series will launch in Q3 2027. Sega will release the Reload Revival Royal Pack from the Persona series in Q4 2027.
The season pass content for Year Two will include the Sega Controllers Decal Pack, Consoles Pack, and a pack containing the character Super Shadow and machine Super Dark Flare.
Sega also streamed a trailer for the Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond 35th anniversary short film on Friday. The video reveals the short film will debut on November 12
Sega released the game in September 2025 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game got a release digitally for Nintendo Switch 2 on December 3. There is a Switch 2 upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version, and progress carries over. The physical Switch 2 release with the full game on the cartridge shipped on March 26.
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds features guests from other Sega franchises including Hatsune Miku, Like a Dragon's Ichiban, and Persona 5's Joker. The game previously had a crossover with the Nickeledeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants, and also collaborated with CAPCOM for a Mega Man crossover.
The game also collaborated with both Pac-Man and Minecraft as part of Year One. Classic Sonic launched on June 23, Axel from Crazy Taxi debuted in August, and Amigo from Samba de Amigo joined the game in September.
The game also added music from Sega's Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, Feel the Magic: XY/XX, The Rub Rabbits!, and Space Channel 5. The game had collaborations with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar: The Last Airbender franchises as part of Year One. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem collaboration debuted in July 2025, and the Avatar Legends collaboration debuted in October 2025.
An animation project for the game debuted in August 2024.
Source: Press release
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