Apart from the news Sonic is doing a collab with Pac-Man , Sega has also announced it's running an 'Open Network Test' for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds .
This test will take place later this month on 29th August 2025 and runs until 1st September 2025 . This time, it invites Switch users as well as players on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC to participate. This will allow players to "race as Sonic and friends for free" ahead of the game's launch next month.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches digitally and physically on 25th September 2025 , with the Switch 2 version scheduled to launch in the " holiday 2025 " window, and a physical release for this platform arriving in " early 2026 ". There's also a paid upgrade path available for owners of the existing Switch version,