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Iizuka: “I Don’t Plan To Stop Making Sonic For Consoles”

Sigh of Relief

 

One of the biggest questions of the year can finally be put to rest.

Takashi Iizuka, head of Sonic Team, was interviewed on 4gamer.

4Gamer:
実際のところ,今後のソニックシリーズがスマホ向けにシフトしていく可能性はあるんですか?

飯塚氏:
もちろん現時点ではありません。今作はあくまで,ユーザーさんに親しみやすいプラットフォームとしてスマートフォンを選んで,そこに適していたのがF2Pだったというだけです。私の中では,家庭用ゲーム機向けのソニックを止める考えはありませんので安心してください。

Woun, a user on the SSMB, translated this and discovered that Iizuka was asked about the state of Sonic on consoles:

4Gamer:
Actually , is there a possibility that the future of Sonic the Hedgehog is going to shift for smart phone?
 
Iizuka-san:
Currently we don’t. Now this product only, select the smart phone as a friendly platform to the user’s, just say F2P and that was suitable for there. Personally, I don’t plan to stop Sonic for home-video game consoles. Don’t worry about them! And enjoy!
So there you have it. Iizuka, and likely Sonic Team, do not plan to make Sonic mobile only. In fact who knows? The next Sonic game may very well be on consoles. Stay tuned.


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Sounds like a threat to me.



He'd better up the quality if he wants to make Sonic sell like he used to. Assuming that it's not to late for the Hedgehog.



Sonic will "live" when they actually make another good Sonic game, which they haven't done since the 2 Sonic Adventure games on Dreamcast



Make another Sonic Generations type game for PS4 and I will be very happy.



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Angelus said:
Sonic will "live" when they actually make another good Sonic game, which they haven't done since the 2 Sonic Adventure games on Dreamcast

Colours and Generations were good...



Was this ever in doubt? What did you guys think Sonic Team was doing for the last 2 years? Sonic Runners? LOL. :p



Samus Aran said:
Was this ever in doubt? What did you guys think Sonic Team was doing for the last 2 years? Sonic Runners? LOL. :p

Pretty much this, they are doing the 25th anniversary game. Even more time, considering how Lost world team isn't the Generations team, but the colors team. The generations team is doing the next gen game for a while now. 

I was just tired of seeing threads on ''sonic going pc/mobile only'', that's why I put this here.



TiagoCosta said:
Samus Aran said:
Was this ever in doubt? What did you guys think Sonic Team was doing for the last 2 years? Sonic Runners? LOL. :p

Pretty much this, they are doing the 25th anniversary game.

I was just tired of seeing threads on ''sonic going pc/mobile only'', that's why I put this here.

No, the thread is good because too many people did indeed think that.



MohammadBadir said:
Angelus said:
Sonic will "live" when they actually make another good Sonic game, which they haven't done since the 2 Sonic Adventure games on Dreamcast

Colours and Generations were good...


Generations wasn't really a new game, just a collection of older games. So that doesn't count to me. I've never heard of Colors. That a portable game or something?