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Today at SXSW Gaming, SEGA have announced what previous rumours have speculated - Sonic Mania Plus is coming this Summer 2018 as a physical release with an exclusive 32-page art book.

Sonic Mania Plus will feature 2 new playable characters - Mighty (last playable appearance in Knuckles' Chaotix (1995)) & Ray (last playable appearance in the arcade title SegaSonic the Hedgehog (1993)).

Features:

• Mighty the Armadillo & Ray the flying squirrel as playable characters
• Holographic slip cover
• Reversible Genesis/Mega-Drive style cover art
• New "Encore" game-mode
• 4-player competition mode
• Exclusive 32-page art book

Sonic Mania Plus will release this summer for $29.99.

Source: SXSW Livestream

 

[dimmidice]

Weirdly, the rumors of a new Sonic racing game were proven correct, but in the livestream they said "this is not a sequel to any other Sonic Racing games" so it's not Sonic R 2 or All Star Racing 3. But afaik Sumo Digital (SASR devs) will be working on this new game, as claimed by Eurogamer.

If it's by the same devs i hope it's a spiritual successor at least. Me and my brother have really enjoyed SASRT Ty chary!

 

[KingVamp]

Weirdly, the rumors of a new Sonic racing game were proven correct, but in the livestream they said "this is not a sequel to any other Sonic Racing games" so it's not Sonic R 2 or All Star Racing 3. But afaik Sumo Digital (SASR devs) will be working on this new game, as claimed by Eurogamer.

I did wonder why this didn't get its own thread. I know it isn't going to be, but Mario Kart X Sonic Racing would be amazing.

 

[RedoLane]

I'm not holding my breath until official word tbh

Confirmed: Project Plus is a test branch for the steam version of Sonic Mania, which supposedly includes all Plus content at their current state(pre-beta).
In a nutshell, that's the W.I.P Plus data.
I can confirm that because I did beta testing for the base game last year, and until I renewed my contract today(volunteering only), the access for that test branch was denied.
Also yes, digital version owners may purchase all Plus content as a DLC update for a much more cheaper price than the physical version.

 

[ATofix]

Never bought this game. Glad I waited! Now I can get a physical realise!

 

[Onibi]

Always with the delayed physical copies. By now I actually don't buy games because a physical copy could come out. I am heavily annoyed. I hope they don't make a plus (but actually a minus) with this crappy taktik and change it. But I am sure they don't due to double sales by fans ...

 

[Bonestorm]

Always with the delayed physical copies. By now I actually don't buy games because a physical copy could come out. I am heavily annoyed. I hope they don't make a plus (but actually a minus) with this crappy taktik and change it, but I am sure they don't ...

Small games like this come out digital first and if they sell well and are successful get printed on disc, it actually makes sense.

 

[Onibi]

Small games like this come out digital first and if they sell well and are successful get printed on disc, it actually makes sense.

How do you know if it would sell well physically, if people like me don't buy it?
How do you know you will get good sales of a physical copy after a digital release?

To me the concept is flawed and deeply annoying to fans. And I don't just mean now. More and more people will be reluctant to buy into a game due to this taktik, and the whole measurement of whether or not the game should be released will become troubling.

 

[Bladexdsl]

so it's just the same game with extra characters...

 

[FateForWindows]

The free part was misinformation.

I'm not surprised honestly.

 

[BORTZ]

I do not own Mania yet, so this is a great buy for me. I have really wanted a box for Mania so I am glad I waited.

 

[codezer0]

So, what will this mean for those of us who have it on PC? Are we just being left out?

 

[Sliter]

aw I just bought the PC version ...
oh well it's not for PC yet and I have one of these consoles yet too so idk :B

 

[JellyPerson]

Great deal for $29.99, will buy.

 

[MikaDubbz]

Hope the update includes a better icon for the Switch menu

 

[RedBlueGreen]

Please let the additional characters come out as DLC for the digital version of Mania.

 

[APartOfMe]

Eh. It's not worth paying $30 for what's essentially just dlc. If I hadn't bought the original, I would definitely pick this one up though

 

[osaka35]

got the digital version, so on the fence about this one. might pick it up to show support or for a friend to borrow.

how *does* dlc work with digital/physical games if you own both? does dlc get added to the console and play with the digital version? or just whichever version you originally bought it with?

 

[pastaconsumer]

Hopefully the Switch release will finally get that memory leak fix. Maybe the PC version won't have Denuvo? Fingers crossed!

 

[H1B1Esquire]

This is great news (minus the probable 5.0 update nag-block); sadly, physical Lost Sphear keeps rising in price.

 

[shadow1w2]

If I find the physical release at discount I might just grab it on the cheap just to have it but really wish I could just buy a box with a DLC code to go with the PC version.
I just want the collectables.
Wonder if they'll make a "Plus Plus" version next year heh.
Really hope the DLC for digital purchases won't be over priced.