Thank you all for playing Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds!

We're releasing the Ver. 1.4.1 patch to make the game even more enjoyable.

*You must update to the latest version of the game to play online modes and access DLC.

*You will receive some of the new content after the Ver. 1.4.1 maintenance.

PS5 / PS4: Ver.1.4.1

Nintendo Switch / Nintendo Switch 2: Ver.1.4.1

Xbox Series X|S / Xbox One: Ver.1.4.1

Steam: Ver.1.4.1

Epic: Ver.1.4.1

New Sonic 35th Anniversary Content

• ・Racer: CLASSIC SONIC
• ・Machine: Mach Cyclone
• ・Added Sonic 35th anniversary music
• ・Added 35th anniversary tracks from renowned music artists

*Available after the Ver. 1.4.1 maintenance.

New Collaboration Decals

• Added 15 decals from brand collaborations

World Match/Legend Competition Improvements

• Added Donpa Ticket Up Chance

New Gadgets

• Added 8 new Gadgets to expand options for existing playstyles

Competitive Balance Adjustments

• Balance adjustments for races and Gadgets

Other

• ・Added Chinese (Mandarin) voice language
• ・Adjusted unlock timing of friendships
• ・Changed all CPU opponent icons to robots
• ・DualSense™ Wireless Controller now supported on Steam and Epic Games
• ・Added SEGA Account feature
• ・Credits updated
• ・Other bug fixes and live service data updates for the World Championship and future operations

New Sonic 35th Anniversary Content

June 23 marks Sonic the Hedgehog's 35th birthday.

To celebrate, Classic Sonic is joining the race in his signature Machine, Mach Cyclone.

You can also now race to fan-favorite tunes from Sonic Mania and SONIC SUPERSTARS.

*Available after the Ver. 1.4.1 maintenance.

• ・Studiopolis Zone Act2 (Tee Lopes：Sonic Mania)
• ・Mirage Saloon Act1 (Tee Lopes：Sonic Mania)
• ・Hard Boiled Heavy Boss (Tee Lopes：Sonic Mania)
• ・Opening Theme (Jun Senoue & Tee Lopes：Sonic Superstars)
• ・Bridge Island Zone Act2 (Tee Lopes & Jun Senoue：Sonic Superstars)
• ・Special Stage (Tee Lopes：Sonic Superstars)

In addition, 35th anniversary tracks from hit music artists have been added to the Jukebox.

*Available after the Ver. 1.4.1 maintenance.

• ・Speed Is My Life (Jun Senoue & Nathan Sharp)
• ・Here We Go ~ Run to the Future (Yousa·Ling)
• ・ONSOKU WO KOETE (Yunosuke)

Decals featuring Yousa·Ling, the singer of "Here We Go ~ Run to the Future," are now available.

*Available after the Ver. 1.4.1 maintenance.

Sonic 35th Anniversary Website

Sonic 35th Anniversary Festival kicks off at 8:00 AM on June 26 (UTC+8).

Join Sonic and racers online in making this an unforgettable birthday bash!

New Collaboration Decals

Added collaboration decals from the brands listed below.

*Can be used in Customize Machine.

World Match/Legend Competition Improvements

Donpa Ticket Up Chance may occur while playing World Match or Legend Competition. Fulfill the specified conditions in the following race to earn even more Donpa Tickets.

*Donpa Ticket Up Chance appearance rates and multipliers may vary based on timing and other conditions.

New Gadgets

Added eight new gadgets.

*These can be obtained once your Gadget Plate reaches Gold Plate or higher.

• ・Technique Upgrade
  • › Ultimate Air Trick
  • › Perfect Landing
• ・Support
  • › Substitute Item
  • › Invincible Finish
• ・Stat Upgrade
  • › Collision Evolution
  • › Ring Evolution
  • › Damage Evolution
  • › Item Hit Evolution

The following Gadgets, previously distributed as Festival rewards, can now be purchased with Donpa Tickets from the Customize Gadgets screen.

*These can be purchased once your Gadget Plate reaches Master Plate or higher.

• Character Type Kit
  • › Speed Character Kit
• Advanced Kit
  • › Item Buster Kit
  • › Drift Spinner Kit
  • › Panel Combo Kit

Competitive Balance Adjustments

Adjustments to Initial Rings

In all modes except Time Trial, all players will have 20 Rings at the start of a race.

Up through Ver. 1.3, initial Ring counts differed based on starting position to offset positional advantages. This made certain Ring-related Gadgets, such as Ring Engine and Less is More, easier or harder to activate depending on where you started, and occasionally created balance issues at the beginning of races. Now, we believe that starting position has a smaller impact on the game's current competitive scene.

As such, all players, regardless of position, will begin each race with 20 Rings to ensure everyone starts on a level playing field.

*This change does not apply to Time Trial.

Festival Adjustments

King Boom Boo and other powerful items are likelier to appear as the distance between players increases. Additionally, the Ring Engine and Hyper Ring Engine Gadgets can now be used during Festivals.

In Ver. 1.3, differences in skill level and squad composition were often key determiners of a race's outcome. However, Ring Engine and Hyper Ring Engine had a notably stronger impact on Team Races than they did on modes like World Match, due to their strong synergy with the invincibility from Super Team Boost and the lack of friendly fire.

We had to restrict the use of these two Gadgets in Festivals as a result, but in light of the adjustments made in this update, you'll be able to race with them once more.

Going forward, more adjustments will be made to keep Festivals balanced.

Gadget Adjustments

• ・Hyper Ring Engine

  Fixed an issue where equipping Hyper Ring Engine on its own would not increase top speed. It now increases top speed by 4 km/h.

• ・Ring Engine & Hyper Ring Engine

  The combined effect of using both Ring Engines has been adjusted in the following ways.

  1. 1. Max speed lowered from 11 km/h to 9 km/h.

  2. 2. Fixed an issue where having fewer Rings would increase stats drastically.

  While using a loadout with both Ring Engine Gadgets comes with the drawback of losing Rings every 0.5 seconds, this setup performed better than intended in Ver. 1.3. As such, its effectiveness has been reduced in this update.

  *These changes do not apply to Time Trial, in consideration of their impact on the World Ranking.

• Crash Pads

  Now takes up 1 slot instead of 2.

  Due to its low win rate and limited impact on match outcomes when used on its own, we've made Crash Pads more versatile for use in a wider range of loadouts.

• Item Keeper

  Dark Chao now triggers this Gadget's ability, with only empty item slots affected by its attacks.

  Equipping Item Keeper also prevents you from losing items when targeted by an attack locked on to you.

  *This Gadget's effect does not apply to forced item changes caused by Boost Frenzy.

• Spin Drift/Drift Spinner Kit

  Now knocks other Machines further away.

  The knockback effect when racing with a low Power stat has been increased.

• Perfect Charge Boost

  Slightly increased the duration of the boost caused by a perfect charge.

• Friction Drift

  Fixed an issue where the player would slow down even when not drifting.

• Quick Starter/Slow Starter

  Stat bonus increased from +10 to +20.

• Super Quick Starter/Super Slow Starter

  Stat bonus increased from +20 to +60.

• Tuner Gadgets

  The stat bonuses granted by Gadgets for each Machine type have been doubled.

  Gadget does not match Machine type: +4 → +8

  Gadget matches Machine type: +10 → +20

  *Stat reductions have not been changed.

• Machine Kit Gadgets

  The stat adjustments for matching Machine types have been reworked.

  Until now, these gadgets would give a +20 boost to one stat and a -16 penalty to another. Going forward, the +20 bonus will remain, but there will be no penalty.

• Ace Pilot Kit

  Flight form stat bonus increased from +10 to +20.

• Sea Dog Kit

  Water form stat bonus increased from +10 to +20.

• Panel Combo Kit

  Power and Handling stat bonuses increased from +4 to +8.

New Voice Language

Added the Chinese (Mandarin) voice language.

Adjusted Unlock Timing of Friendships

You can now access Friendships without clearing all seven Grand Prix.

Changed all CPU Opponent Icons to Robots

In Legend Competition, CPU opponents, who are not eligible to receive a Rating, would have the same platform icon as players, which in some cases affected gameplay.

CPU opponents in all online modes will now have a robot icon instead of a platform icon.

New Supported Device

DualSense™ wireless controllers are now supported on Steam and Epic Games.

*If vibration and other functions do not work properly while using multiple controllers, please wait a moment before attempting to reconnect each controller. Repeat this process if issues still persist.

Added SEGA Account Feature

When your platform account and SEGA Account are linked, a message indicating your link status will now appear in the bottom left corner of the Extras screen.

*Only visible while connected to the Internet.

SEGA Account Registration Page

Credits Updated

The latest version of the game's credits are now live.

New Live Service Data and Updates for the World Championship

We have updated content for future live operations.

Courses

• ・Wily Castle: When firing Rocket Punch and other projectiles towards a Jump Panel, these items would sometimes travel horizontally instead of upward.

Race Park

• ・Fixed an issue where CPU opponents could obtain unintended items when Items were set to "Extreme" in a Custom Match.

Festivals

• ・Fixed an issue where certain Frenzy Events would not appear upon going through a random Travel Ring.
• ・Fixed an issue where the appearance of a CPU-only team caused players to not be assigned to the third team.
• ・Fixed an issue where the transition animation that plays when race rules change does not display correctly when the "Auto-Select Rental Plate" option is OFF.

Text Changes

• ・Fixed an issue where the Speed Character Kit Gadget would be listed as the Speed Character Kit 2 Gadget for certain languages. The Gadget's effects have not been altered.
• ・Improved the Simplified Chinese translations for Tangle and Whisper.

Additional minor gameplay issues were also fixed.

We're committed to keeping the game fair and enjoyable for everyone.

Our team will continue to improve gameplay based on your feedback.

Thank you for your continued support of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.