Sega is apparently busy rebooting the Sonic franchise after it was revealed earlier last week that the company has suffered huge financial losses. The rumour stems from TSSZ who state that the much-loved franchise could end up taking the Skylanders route with collectible figures providing a new form of interactive entertainment. Here’s what they have to say on the matter:
- Sonic Team and Sega are looking to better monetize Sonic
- Potentially “massive” and “total” reboot
- Sega and Sonic Team are “committed” to the reboo
- Speed, platforming, and surreal environments will remain
- Sonic and Dr. Eggman’s rivalry will continue
- Both characters may undergo a makeover
- Everything else is up in the air and may see radical changes, including Tails
- May birth a new universe and characters
- New gameplay methods and gimmicks
- Zones would be massively expanded and become their own world
- Zones feature individual levels masked as missions
- Idea likened to Burnout Paradise
- Includes a brand-new engine
- Photo-realism is of no concern
- May aggressively pursue a collection model as part of the reboot
- Targeting the young audience that enjoys physical collectibles
- May require physical emblems and collectibles to unlock special features
- SEGA inspired by Skylanders’ success
- Physical toys and collectibles may have an interactive component with a new cartoon series
- May offer classic characters in-game as DLC








