Despite the fact that it appears everybody’s consideration is on what’s subsequent for Nintendo, Sonic Workforce is preserving last-gen consoles in thoughts because it seems to the long run.
That’s in line with Sonic Workforce head Takashi Iizuka, who, in a latest interview with IGN, claimed that he needs “as many individuals as potential to play” Sonic video games, and the studio will hold supporting “decrease spec consoles” to make sure that.
This is not to say that the studio will not give attention to future {hardware}, too — the place Iizuka claims it is going to be in a position to higher specific Sonic’s pace with an improved UI as well — but it surely’s good to know that each one these with a Change or PS4 will nonetheless have the ability to get in on the enjoyable (with the required compromises, after all).
You will discover Iizuka’s full reply beneath:
As a market, we now have the high-end machines, high-end consoles. Popping out with these consoles, we really feel that we are able to make newer Sonic video games that may specific the pace of Sonic and with significantly better gaming UI as effectively. Nevertheless, we need to assist the decrease spec constants as effectively. So regardless that the PS5 Professional is popping out, or new improvements or know-how are popping out, we really feel that you will need to assist with the decrease spec consoles and let most of the customers hold taking part in Sonic.
Whereas Iizuka’s response pertains to the upcoming PS5 Professional at the start, IGN notes that the Change is included underneath his “decrease spec consoles” umbrella — and we are able to solely assume that the ‘Change 2’ can be on the higher finish… hopefully.
Given the Change’s monster sale numbers and Sonic’s success on the system, this could come as no shock. Whereas 3D titles like Sonic Frontiers really feel like they’re displaying their age on the Nintendo hybrid of late, final 12 months’s Sonic Superstars felt proper at residence on the hand held (even when releasing the identical week as Mario Marvel might need harmed gross sales greater than just a little).
We’ll witness the studio’s continued assist for Change later this month when Sonic X Shadow Generations speeds our method on twenty fifth October. This remaster offers the bottom recreation a radical facelift and provides a beefy new marketing campaign with Shadow within the highlight.