Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on December 4, 2025.
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will be available digitally for players priced $69.99/£64.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack will also be available for $10/£10 to owners of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, allowing both content and progress to transfer over.
A physical version is coming — which Sega says will “feature the full base game on the cartridge” — but that’s not expected to release until “early 2026.” Sega also revealed there will not be a Limited Run Games Collector’s Edition for Nintendo Switch 2, nor any pre-order sweeteners for this particular version of the game.
The publisher confirmed there “will not be a Digital Deluxe Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 Edition,” however, you can “still access the Nintendo Switch 2 enhanced Digital Deluxe Edition content by buying the Nintendo Switch Digital Deluxe Edition and the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Upgrade Pack.” If you already own the game, you can also upgrade by purchasing the Nintendo Switch season pass.
CrossWorlds features a huge roster of playable characters, both in the base game and additional DLC. Characters you’d expect to see, such as Sonic, Dr. Eggman, Knuckles, Shadow, and Tails are present and correct, but there’s also characters like SpongeBob SquarePants, Avatar, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Mega Man, whose appearance leaked early when retailers broke the game’s official street date.
We thought Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds was ‘Amazing,’ awarding it 9/10 in IGN’s review, writing: “Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds fires on all cylinders with a fantastic roster, excellent courses, and lengthy list of customization options.”
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