Sonic Leaks, Rumours & Speculation

[silent haven]

the olympic games..!!!!!

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(ignore that we already know what the trademark is for smh)

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https://tenor.com/view/sonic-the-hedgehog-sonic-gif-5321230380667608340

[humble drum]

MARIO AND SONIC AT THE LOS ANGELES 2028 OLYMPIC GAMES

[lunar trench]

Ew

[hybrid hill]

This video never fails to make me laugh it’s amazing 😭😭

dan gen ronpa 👽

[lunar trench]

Sadly this is an edit

😔

I mean

The og is still about danganronpa

https://youtube.com/shorts/n7JD_R0tOPw?si=49cOeUiN4dgFTMMl

[stiff salmon]

HELLO

[coarse ferry]

bro fucked up the phantasy star char appearance. She's from phantasy star 4 L MAO

[loud zinc]

If the VA is actually Erika Harlacher

[coarse ferry]

I'll say Feb is something to look after too

That's the biggest red flag to tell whether the leak is real or not

[stiff salmon]

if its erika then we're going to mementos

[coarse ferry]

Moment I see algol system in crossworld I am fucking ready

[raw osprey]

(its probably a coinfidence)

but if tangle va is actually gonna be erika then its real

[modest parcel]

Wait why are we quoting this now

[stiff salmon]

chaotix casefiles episode 2

[wide portal]

https://tenor.com/view/shocked-anime-personabeys-personabey-realization-gif-25244102

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Aren't these all different rumors using the same name?

[stiff salmon]

that third one is recent

[raw osprey]

they all pretty recent

and they all use eclipse

[still epoch]

can someone please

[raw osprey]

its probably the same thing as with rift

[still epoch]

LINK THE RUMOR

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Oh hold on they seem consistant

[still epoch]

OH IS THIS

[modest parcel]

We'll see on the third one I guess

But

The unleashed part

It actually sounds plausible

[still epoch]

hm

[stiff salmon]

IM SAYINGGG

[zinc spear]

Soooo are we saying that the VN thingy was actually the chaotix files this whole time?

[stiff salmon]

THERE'S 2 MEMENTOS MENTIONS

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"from what she sounded like" oh smh

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Nah

[raw osprey]

ok yall chill

[still epoch]

this is getting kinda Weird

like

its getting kinda weeeeeird....

[wide portal]

there’s no fucking shot dawg I refuse to believe it

[raw osprey]

its not that hard for leaker to just check thread on 4chan and wrote similar shit

[stiff salmon]

👀

[raw osprey]

same thing was happening with rift

[stiff salmon]

gotta have patience

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Ok

If SoP shows off all that for crossworlds

We're locking in

[still epoch]

eya

lets wait for this SoP

whens that again

[raw osprey]

12th

[wide portal]

Next week

[coarse ferry]

Yeah SoP is the biggest dealbreaker for this

[stiff salmon]

next week

[still epoch]

... ok ok...

[stiff salmon]

remember: casefiles first

[wide portal]

so the chaotix episode with t&w will drop first

[stiff salmon]

that's the big break

[still epoch]

if we see whats here next we we fucking Panic

[raw osprey]

oh yeah

[silent haven]

What

did i miss something

[stiff salmon]

fia read up

eclipse might be real

[modest parcel]

I can def see the VN thing replacing Murder

As a SoA project

[raw osprey]

if in next case files tangle va is gonna be erika or someone sounding similar to her we can also lock in

[silent haven]

i dont care about eclipse are you telling me tangle and whisper are getting voices ‼️

[coarse ferry]

One thing i am very intrigued is Amy

[dawn pumice]

Yall believing eclipse

😭

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Fiery....

[coarse ferry]

Like the fact she'll get the next expansion is quite interesting after shadow. Feels like they are really trying to make up to get proper push over her after with 2000s era, now that since Frontiers. She has been becoming more treated as a core cast

[raw osprey]

mf who did not check main chat

[silent haven]

I don't got time for that!!!

https://tenor.com/view/annoying-orange-annoying-orange-rage-rage-phone-destroyed-annoying-orange-phone-gif-9984038394419705078

[still epoch]

Fiery shits happening

we gonna get tangle and whisper voices

[coarse ferry]

^

That's literally why we are bringing this up now

[dawn pumice]

[raw osprey]

not yet

wel see

WE SEE

WE NEED TO SEE

[coarse ferry]

Yeah this is going to be the biggest dealbreaker to tell whether Sonic Eclipse is real or not

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https://tenor.com/view/jjk-gojo-gojo-noticing-noticing-alan-bowe-gif-12403550093832862340

[zinc spear]

Ngl I'd take that name

[dawn pumice]

Watch it be like

Katie

[still epoch]

honestly its a shame if we get SoP first

[raw osprey]

well then whatever

[still epoch]

and we see tangle and whisper get voices

[wide portal]

this would be very funny

[stiff salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/p5r-joker-joker-joker-meme-p5-persona-gif-12276047133089174122

Next week.

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Next episode is on the 10th so it'll be before the SoP at least

Also

I'm changing my bet

[still epoch]

oh

ok

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I don't think the third one is real

[still epoch]

so

if tangle is voiced by erika then im fucked up

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We're gonna be waiting for NOTHING

[raw osprey]

if this is actualyl real them using mementos as persona 5 track is so😭

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The first two might be real though

[raw osprey]

atleast i hope they gonna use maruki version

[still epoch]

its the smash trailer anyways

[stiff salmon]

we're likely going to the depths

lap 3 maruki version

[coarse ferry]

Nah I am more fucking ready for a phantasy star track

🗿

[raw osprey]

depths would be cool but i feel like taking someones palace would be better

[pulsar horizon]

So have the VAs debut then have official gameplay with voice clips and a release date

That’s smart ngl

[still epoch]

ok, so

[loud zinc]

Doesn’t aiai come out first tho

[still epoch]

strike 1

[wide portal]

Visual Stories is a little suspicious imo since it was said that Murder was a result of very specific circumstances that allowed them to put it together and I’m not sure if those same circumstances manifested again

[still epoch]

is if erika is tangle

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lol

lmao

[coarse ferry]

Sae's palace?

[wide portal]

that said I believe this was stated back in 2024 so anything could happen

[still epoch]

strike 2 is if the SoP happens and all that turns real

[zinc spear]

Mr joe Cker

[still epoch]

murder was a success too, sure it was free but got a lot of traction

[pulsar horizon]

🤨

[dawn pumice]

Sonic eclipse ew

[modest parcel]

Bro's expecting Crossworlds DLC to be voiced

[stiff salmon]

or they can pull a P5X and its a palace medley

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https://tenor.com/view/patrick-star-patrick-spongebob-squarepants-holding-back-laughter-laughter-gif-23404300

[zinc spear]

still praying for it to have the ball w/ it ngl

[raw osprey]

madarame would be cool

[coarse ferry]

Oh that'll be fun as hell

[pulsar horizon]

You never know if they recorded for Crossworlds or not

[still epoch]

ill say Sonic Eclipse is not a bad name

maybe a little too generic but they can make it work

[zinc spear]

Could either be a working title, or it ties into a mechanic/story element somehow

[raw osprey]

its probably a woking title so whatever

[coarse ferry]

Which considering with Sonic "Rangers" There's that

[still epoch]

i could see it being obvious if it is a sonic and shadow game

[raw osprey]

i remember iizuka said they decide on "frontiers" as a name like 3 weeks before TGA

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See the problem is

One post says that Shadow and Knuckles are added mission characters for Unleashed

While the other says that Amy is the one added for additional gameplay

[still epoch]

the other says amy yea

its strange...

what if its all of em LMFAO

[zinc spear]

That sounds kinda confusing...

[wide portal]

they can’t both be true can they

[still epoch]

maybe

[wide portal]

they can’t be giving unleashed that much extra content

[still epoch]

yea they can

[zinc spear]

I guess maybe they're skins or something???

[still epoch]

they have

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Well that's the funny thing

[stiff salmon]

sae's might be too much esp with roulette road BUT

[still epoch]

look

[stiff salmon]

they need vocal whims of fate

[still epoch]

look

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One of the posts says there isn't a rewrite

[still epoch]

lets read it again

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Which lol

[coarse ferry]

I mention this because the prologue tbf lmao

[still epoch]

shadow - day stages

knuckles - night stages

amy - new

[zinc spear]

Maybe they only did it cause of the unleashed recompilation

[wide portal]

shadow and knuckles aren’t stated to be playable in that leak tho

[still epoch]

we are joining the leaks

[dawn pumice]

The reason why I’m beefing with eclipse cuz shadows fuckass doesn’t need another spotlight

[still epoch]

LOL

[stiff salmon]

actually a good point to bring up:

they need to show avatar and TMNT courses

[still epoch]

YOU WISH

[zinc spear]

TRUE

[wide portal]

that doesn’t make it fake

[stiff salmon]

someone bring out the greedy image rq

[coarse ferry]

And yet Amy is getting more attention judging by this leak

🙂

[stiff salmon]

and next year is movie 4

gg

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Here's the other problem

[still epoch]

oh shit

you know

you know what they could do

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"Eclipse" is the only thing these rumors really seem to agree on

[wide portal]

the leaks but in chronological order

[raw osprey]

hope they not gonna look like complete ass like bikini bottom

[still epoch]

sonic unleashed + amy world adventure

[still epoch]

HEAR ME OUT

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And what are the eclipse details? Common talking points that permeated thru the fandom already

[raw osprey]

we saw avatar cource in that big leak but it was like unfinished unfinished

[stiff salmon]

i will go visit iizuka myself

[still epoch]

The amy thing will be an extra whole different story thing

similar to shadow gens

but smaller....

where you play as her in the frontiers open world style through unleashed hub zones expanded...

and shadow and knuckles are added as extras to the base unleashed

i cracked it

[zinc spear]

please....no more

[wide portal]

• Named Eclipse (3/3)
• At least Sonic and Shadow are playable (3/3)
• No Boost (2/3)
• Dimension Hopping (2/3)
• Other Playable Characters (2/3)
• NPCS (2/3)
• “Burst Mode” (2/3)

[raw osprey]

yall cannot posting this image when fucking chaotix getting everything rn

[coarse ferry]

That's what I am saying

Like 💀

[wide portal]

I mean tbf they did get a oneshot comic, shadow couldn’t even manage that

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoC1vKo8sZ0

Lmao

[coarse ferry]

Chaotix is getting more new content than Shadow LMAO

[dawn pumice]

Chaotix got a audio drama huh 😭 😭 😭

[raw osprey]

HIS ONE SHOT GOT CANCELLED HE DID NOT EAT ANYTHING SINCE CROSSWORLDS ANIAMTION

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We're not getting Erika Tangle

[zinc spear]

one youtube audio series and a oneshot comic

[coarse ferry]

Shadow did gotten a lot of content, but most of it is due to SA2 nostalgia

[stiff salmon]

black "i love radical highway" doom

[coarse ferry]

yeah lmao

[still epoch]

these are horrible examples

[zinc spear]

call me back when there's a new chaotix based game and we'll talk

[dawn pumice]

^^^

[wide portal]

how can I make this about Danganronpa

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Ok what would be good examples

[smoky summit]

Anything new?

[still epoch]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lgrSByGX4nc

its a perfectly good choice for tangle LOL

[wide portal]

the end of the newest Chaotix said that tangle and whisper are showing up which most likely means voices

it’s caused everybody to look at the eclipse stuff more closely

[stiff salmon]

WAIT THATS ANN??

OH MY GOD I FORGOT

LMFAOOO

[wide portal]

one of them directly says that tangle’s gonna show up with a named potential va

[smoky summit]

Ew

[raw osprey]

yo is that

https://tenor.com/view/jabami-jabami-yumeko-yumeko-jabami-yumeko-kakegurui-gif-1578579439955053263

[stiff salmon]

that's kocho's dub VA btw

[wide portal]

it’s interesting because somebody actually stated that the budget for this was tight since it was the first of its kind and that’s why it didn’t debut with a JP dub

so where would they have the money for two new voice actors for currently voiceless characters

[stiff salmon]

remember tori debuted on tailstube btw

[raw osprey]

did chris said case files was tight on budget

i dont remember it

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It's always fan speculation tbh

[stiff salmon]

fan speculation

it didnt go with a JP dub at first bc of demand

[raw osprey]

oh

[wide portal]

https://www.tumblr.com/spiritsonic/806294942317182976/hello-evan-i-am-so-looking-foward-to-see-how-the

[stiff salmon]

they said they'll consider it though if it did well

[raw osprey]

i mean its not new thing

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Oh nvm!

[raw osprey]

taisltube,crosstalk and now this all of them did not have JP dub

[stiff salmon]

gg

[still epoch]

anyways

i cant wait for next week

[stiff salmon]

next week gonna be fun

[modest parcel]

We won't know anything on the truth of the third one with the third episode since it's a "sounds like Erika" detail, and that could be incorrect yet still sound similar depending on delivery

It's the SoP that will confirm or deny anything imo

[still epoch]

whomever wrote is a persona fan, real or not

[coarse ferry]

No doubt

[still epoch]

never i been so excited for a sop

[past matrix]

Don't wanna believe eclipse, don't wanna believe the digital angel island one..

[still epoch]

at least since shadow generations

[stiff salmon]

its like a crossworld..

[raw osprey]

what about last one with crossworlds

[still epoch]

...

[wide portal]

I’d say “I can’t wait for the state of play” but I don’t wanna tempt god so I’ll say i CAN wait for the state of play

how plausible does the Dodon Pa Travel Pass sound to yall

[stiff salmon]

ALWAYS BET ON MEMENTOS

[still epoch]

plausible

[stiff salmon]

also iizuka has to be a happy man rn that he got the green light for more tracks

[past matrix]

Okay is the assumption that the state of play is solely for the sonic crossworlds news to see if it's reliable

[stiff salmon]

yes

[still epoch]

yes

[stiff salmon]

and they'll have to announce the next 3 characters in the free pass

[past matrix]

Okay, just wanted to make sure I understood

[still epoch]

and it makes SENSE

doesnt it

[stiff salmon]

right

[still epoch]

like... its around time

[stiff salmon]

they did the same thing after ichiban

[still epoch]

YEA THEY DID

[stiff salmon]

that's what is flagging me here

[still epoch]

SoP might be where we get just crossworlds news

[dawn pumice]

They usually reveal who voiced who when the episode airs

[dawn pumice]

Really? With how I read it it doesn’t sound like it

[modest parcel]

Yea but I'm saying it won't confirm anything since it just says "sounds like"

Not that it actually is

[dawn pumice]

It says “first reveal at SoP, central later”

[dawn pumice]

Oh true

[past matrix]

I would assume the central would be where eclipse debut is.

And the show.
Not gonna say alleged, cause it's like..yeah, duh. A new show is in development, anyone can assume that.

[wise chasm]

no?

I'd still say "alleged" cuz who the fuck knows SEGA

[wide portal]

us

[dawn pumice]

Anyways

[dawn pumice]

All my homies hate eclipse

[modest parcel]

It's the one aspect that all the leaks can agree on though!!

Surely that means it must be true

[wise chasm]

see you in june

[still epoch]

sonic eclipse, sonic vn

sonic unleashed remastered

[modest parcel]

I already think it'll happen in june I'll see YOU in june

[still epoch]

wouldnt that be a hoot

no superstars 2

[strange estuary]

What happened here

[cunning echo]

Sonic eclipse might be real...

[dawn pumice]

Nasty

[strange estuary]

A little bit more detailed than that

'cus I just scrolled by quickly and saw mentions of Eclipse being real and the T&W getting a VA

But why

[cunning echo]

one of the "leaks" mention tangle getting voiced

[cunning echo]

what if visual stories is just podcasts

[untold kayak]

I mean

they wouldn't really be visual stories then

[cunning echo]

exactly

start as a vn pitch

ended as just audio stories

[strange estuary]

But why do we believe she's getting voiced

[rugged otter]

still don't really believe it though I would never be opposed to another VN Sonic thing
just feels like a coincidence unless the VA also matches up

[still epoch]

the vn stuff would make me cry

[coarse ferry]

Basically there is a chance the Sonic Eclipse leak will be real or fake due to Tangle's VA

[stiff salmon]

if its real then crossworlds dlc just shot up

[smoky summit]

We should probably also state that

[rugged otter]

I would be curious what Square character would they manage to negotiate on if they could

[coarse ferry]

If so I fucking won

I can FINALLY have my phantasy star content at long last

https://tenor.com/view/ascending-energy-galaxy-gif-17739196

[coarse ferry]

Most likely FF, but.......

I feel like FF series is a very tricky one to say if they somehow managed to get Cloud

[strange estuary]

Can you explain to me why we're getting a Tangle VA?

[coarse ferry]

Oh

[rugged otter]

Like if it was FF I'd still wonder who, like I can't help but doubt if it was someone that Nomura had a hand in

[coarse ferry]

Basically in ||Chaotix Files we got a tease of Tangle and Whisper|| spoilers btw if you didn't watched Chaotix Files

[strange estuary]

How much of a spoiler is it

Is it like a major one

[smoky summit]

If the VAs match
1- STILL doesn't mean the leak is real, they could have gotten lucky
2- It doesn't mean every Eclipse leak is more credible. Just the ones that name the VAs. There's a lot of coat tail riding going on

[stiff salmon]

big

big

[strange estuary]

Okay, damn

[coarse ferry]

Sadly twitter is spoiling it hard so rip 💀

[past matrix]

it’s really a matter of that crossworlds state of play happening more than anything for me.

[coarse ferry]

Same

[past matrix]

If it’s on point, I’ll have no reason not to believe it.

[coarse ferry]

This alone will give us enough proof whether the leak is real or not

[past matrix]

if it isn’t, I’m brushing it off.

[strange estuary]

I'll watch it later and then see what this is about

[cunning echo]

is also pretty specific on the va thing 😭

someone cant be that lucky

[modest parcel]

They can get lucky enough to want VAs and fall into the coincidence of that

The specific VA, much less likely

[cunning echo]

tru dat

[smoky summit]

I mean

The list of potential VAs isn't that high

Especially if you filter out
1- it's probably gonna be a new voice actress
2- they probably have worked with sega in some form already

3- female VA

4- has to fit the "vibe" of the character

[cunning echo]

kate higgins would fit

[smoky summit]

Well the point is it's a handful

Either way, those other 2 Eclipse leaks are definitely bogus tbh

First one said TGA reveal

Ok

Second one goes into Visual Story games

Which I think is already debunked cause they just released the Chaotix thing

Which would have been perfect for that concept

And they didn't do it

[cunning echo]

it also has me thinking like

[smoky summit]

It's all baloney, I'm afraid

[cunning echo]

how much can someone just keep pushing their fake leak

[wide portal]

second one is definitely the shakiest imo so it’s definitely the most likely to be faked

[cunning echo]

😭

[stiff salmon]

haralcher has connections with sega thanks to P5

[stiff salmon]

right

[smoky summit]

They're all just riding each others' coattails

[cunning echo]

for example the summit island leak only had like 2 or 3

but this dude really keeps going with eclipse

and its working

people are believing it

😭

[smoky summit]

If the game really was out in the wild like that we'd be seeing more people talk about their play test experience

[stiff salmon]

summit sphere got cooked out back

[wide portal]

first I’m 50/50 on

[smoky summit]

But so far everything is just typical overview style

[cunning echo]

you think?

but why eclipse

[wide portal]

the thing I always say is that even if everything we’ve seen here is fake there are real testimonials out there that we won’t be able to find until after we get the official news

[smoky summit]

Latest leak trend

[cunning echo]

maybe is because it also sounds like something fans want to hear

like no boost

and shit like that

[smoky summit]

Yes but tbh I think this will be another case of

we barked up the wrong tree

And the real leak(s) were just stashed somewhere in the corner and everybody ignored them for something more "shiny"

Like this Eclipse stuff

[stiff salmon]

we're gonna find out next week

that's for damn sure

[smoky summit]

Sadly I just can't arsed to keep tabs on 4chan chronically to see if we missed anything

[cunning echo]

yeah that's what I been thinking when I see this

[smoky summit]

Well, maybe not sadly

[cunning echo]

because like

I already got minutes ago another video about eclipse

[smoky summit]

You know

[cunning echo]

by some other spanish sonic tuber

if its fake, that shit working

😭

[smoky summit]

I wonder if Zippo is still out there making fake leaks

On some dingy private server

[cunning echo]

Im gonna sit and write 10 fake leaks so people would start debating

[cunning echo]

I think he still around

not as much tho

but I remember seeing some scoop from him last year

[smoky summit]

💀

[cunning echo]

nvm

his last thing was 2024

[wide portal]

maybe I can add onto the eclipse pile if i get bored

[autumn spear]

Y'all talkin' about the Eclipse Cannon?

[wide portal]

https://vxtwitter.com/time_pizzerng/status/2018791829484036178?s=46&t=9-8r2BsnJTX3NUa7wKHeIQ

Pizzer Time🆖 (@time_pizzerNG)

knowing tangle and whisper will be in the next mainline game but i can't prove it

QRT: SAAC_News
BREAKING: Tangle and Whisper will debut their voices in Episode 3 of The Chaotix Casefiles! This was announced by Vector at the end of the second episode.

The third chapter will release on February, 10th. Also, the girls will be added to Sonic Racing CrossWorlds this month.

#SonicTheHedgehog #Sonic35th #SonicNews

vxTwitter / fixvx · Feb 3, 2026, 9:00 PM

[silent haven]

eagerly awaiting 'okay i know tangle got mentioned in frontiers and they're in the mobile games and crossworlds and they have voices but they're still not canon until i say so'

[autumn spear]

Doesn't that voice clip talking about Tangle in Frontiers trigger in an unused area?

[wide portal]

It’s in random rotation like everything else from what I heard

There are clips of people getting the line in regular gameplay

[cunning echo]

it triggers in kronos

[safe hull]

The voice of Tangle will be....

Jonah Hill

https://tenor.com/view/ted-ted2-john-bennett-ted-movie-movie-gif-26350600

[silent haven]

yeah

none of them are unused they're just on a ridiculously long timer in regular gameplay when they're not scripted

[loud zinc]

https://x.com/i/status/2018823032803041397

Tacknikki (@picklypac)

@KBoomski17 @super_ult Erika IS a Studiopolis voice actor. So if it is fake, that's a good attention to detail

X · Feb 3, 2026, 11:04 PM

[modest parcel]

[stiff salmon]

OH.

[smoky summit]

Ofc it's good attention to detail

That's all fans try to do these days

[smoky summit]

Hmmm

I think a big indicator that there will be an announcement in the next 9 days

[dusty osprey]

When sonic eclipse is just real enough to prove my pessimistic theory correct and show me theres no hope

[smoky summit]

Is the fact that sega scheduled their upcoming financial report on the 13th, which is right after the rumored State of Play (and Direct ofc)

Considering so many reports have already came out, and I think this one is like a week off from when sega usually does reports (have to confirm this), I feel this was intentional

So they can mention the new game(s) in their report

Yep, they almost always release this report the first Friday of February

This time they're releasing it in the 2nd week

[dawn pumice]

Could be onto something

[frosty sequoia]

ooh

[loud zinc]

So u reckon they might relevant a new game just before and then include that revealed game in their financial reports as ‘new games’

[dawn pumice]

Ur right

Last one I checked was Feb 7th of last year

[smoky summit]

Yes

I think they want to do that

Cause their stock has been going down the last couple months

So I think they want to bounce back

[prime hearth]

most viable theory I've heard so far, yeah

at the end of the day money is the motivator lol

[dawn pumice]

I can see them having a section dedicated to the 35th

And just have the major hitters be in that section

That’ll prob boost stocks

[dense snow]

Okay so, what’s this eclipse thing I keep hearing about

[pulsar horizon]

Basically Frontiers 2

[dawn pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/jgmm-cat-meme-ragebait-cat-think-cat-ponder-gif-7034802297606826390

[tawny talon]

If this is the case, I’m surprised all of this would be revealed so soon. I thought they would save that moment for the 35th anniversary celebration in June

[dawn pumice]

It’s 50/50

One hand it doesn’t make sense like u said

But on the other, having a roadmap for this whole year would make sense if it’s this early

[tawny talon]

Good point

[dawn pumice]

Can’t have plan for the whole year if the year is halfway done 😭

[tawny talon]

So uhh

Are they going to announce a Sonic Central or reveal stuff during either Nintendo Direct or State of Play?

If this is the case

[dawn pumice]

My gut is saying Central

But I wouldn’t be surprised if we got a SoP

Nintendo is a hell no 😭

[dawn pumice]

But I always go with my gut

CENTRALLL BAYBBEEEE

time to will it into existence like I did back with SXSW so many years ago

[cunning echo]

I mean they did

with superstars

but it didnt work 😭

[dawn pumice]

But on the contrary

[cunning echo]

while is kinda lame when a game teases early

[dawn pumice]

It’s the 35th

[cunning echo]

I think that gives more expectative

[dawn pumice]

35th there’s a lot more buildup

[smoky summit]

When was the last time they've revealed something June 23

Something big (the cat)

By the way

It doesn't necessarily have to be Sonic

They are just almost certainly gonna announce something big by the 12th

They have a bunch of stuff that's kind of in limbo/needs to be shown again for this year

[dawn pumice]

I think he was goin off of what happened with 25th and 30th

25th was the July after the anniversary and the 30th was a central the month before

[smoky summit]

Already announced:

• Stranger than Heaven
• Persona 4
• Jet Set Radio
• Crazy Taxi
• Golden Axe
• Streets of Rage
• Virtua Fighter 6
• Alien Isolation 2 (think that's a ways away, idk)
• Total War Warhammer 40k and Medieval 3

And then a whole bunch of updates for existing games

• Sonic Crossworlds
• Football Manager 26 (which they will not announce here but mentioning for completions' sake)
• Shinobi villains dlc (also probably will be standalone trailer)

And then a bunch of new games:

• New Sonic
• New Yakuza
• New Persona
• More revivals/super game stuff

And what's odd is that they've barely brought any of these up last year

And I mean barely

Persona 4 Remake and VF6 got a bunch of nothing trailers

Stranger than Heaven got 1 additional trailer that's just as vague as the original

[cunning echo]

Persona games can only be announced at Xbox events

So don't expect anything for now

[dawn pumice]

Holy crap I forgot about those other titles

I expect the SoR remake to be at the direct

Or at least SoP

[stiff salmon]

oh my god.

[zinc spear]

Ngl they'd have enough here to do their own big prssentation if they reeeeeally wanted to.

[raw osprey]

idk why they dont do it

especially when they have exclusive presentations for series like sonic central and rgg direct

[raw osprey]

tbf thats probably because msot of these just not ready to show

but maybe 2026 is gonna be their second 2024

[zinc spear]

Hmm I guess...

Doesnt even necessarily have to be seasonal or that often I'd say.

I dont know how any of this stuff works but, say they had like a 'sega september' or whatever where there's this big news blowout for stuff coming within the next year

Could give smaller games a chance to shine too. And ita not like they'll show all these at the game awards or summer games fest. Those're expensive to get slots for

Although those're what get most general audience eyes on em...

[smoky summit]

It's been over 2 years since they revealed a lot of these

If none of those revivals is ready

That's reason to be very alarmed at this point

Huddle up guys

Saw this today and... My "this is real leak" senses are tingling

It's one of those cases where "it's simply too creative/weird to fake"

Now obviously,

Sonic Shade
Night time always
No moon

Hurr durr riding the coattails of Sonic "Eclipse"

But idk

[raw ether]

This reeks of a dogshit take at a horror game

and also a hint of Zelda TOTK with the arm thing

[smoky summit]

Lmao I was thinking so hard what is this referencing

That would be so hilariously on brand

[wide portal]

"one woman npc" tc team....

[strange estuary]

That could just be OP

They are creative and weird

[wide portal]

could it really be tori time???

[modest parcel]

Damn I uh

I really hope the next open zone game doesn't lean into ultra hand stuff 😭

The premise definitely sounds creative though

[hybrid hill]

ultra hand?

also hi guys since when there was this many messages here what did I miss 😭

[modest parcel]

We're eclipsing !

https://tenor.com/view/zazz-sonic-punch-gif-27456973

Sonic at the next State of Play because Tangle and Whisper will be voiced next tuesday!!!!!!!

[strange estuary]

I mean, I can see something like that coming from Kishimoto

[hybrid hill]

https://tenor.com/view/black-guy-thinking-twitter-gif-12745318719229189212

[dawn pumice]

Most interesting concept

Most fucking boring setting

[raw osprey]

Tbf we have like 2 settings in all this leaks

Cyberpunk city and castle now

[toxic vapor]

We betting on gameplay or cg reveal?

[toxic vapor]

Forgot cherry blossom

[prime hearth]

bit of both - starting off cg, ending with a bit o gameplay

sorta like the first superstars trailer in format but maybe weighed more towards the cg

(But not as weighed towards cg as that second frontiers trailer that was just sonic standing still on a plinth lol)

[wise chasm]

I'm betting on nothing till summer

[raw osprey]

in what leak they emntion it?

sonic rose?

[raw osprey]

cg reveal with maybe them showcasing new model and good environment

[still epoch]

leak rumors are ramping up

i feel

we gonna see something this month

idk what it is

maybe its not the game

[stiff salmon]

this feels bullshit

[coarse ferry]

finally, green knuckles is real

[loud zinc]

Can I drop sega leaks here

Not jus sonic

[still epoch]

ya

is it real

[loud zinc]

Leak from last year

Update on it recently

[still epoch]

umm....

[rugged otter]

uhhhh

such an odd thing

[loud zinc]

Yeah maybe the over estimated

They probably had too high expectations about these projects

Unless it’s smth separate

[rugged otter]

did we ever get some rumour about there being two JSR projects, one that was more online heavy and the other a "remake"?
at best it would kinda tie with this but this thing still feels a bit too out there

[smoky summit]

The console is almost definitely not happening

Sega just can't take that risk atm

Idm the player hub

[stiff salmon]

alright tuski get off the alt

[smoky summit]

It sounds like a cool idea

Although also a big risk

[loud zinc]

Huh

[stiff salmon]

someone posted the same stuff in HEMS

[rugged otter]

extra points to it having Dreamcast in the name like lmaooo that definitely is happening

the next generation of sega is here..........

[cunning echo]

the new xbox

https://tenor.com/view/future-gen-consels-wii2-ps4-xbox720-i-phone-2-i-box-new-i-pod-wii-phone-gif-14706844956442032772

[raw osprey]

new console in this economy?

[cunning echo]

nintendo ds closed

[raw osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/sukuna-jujutsu-kaisen-jjk-anime-mahito-gif-7659476241584518143

[raw osprey]

what this blue fucker doing here

[rugged otter]

he's in boys..

[still epoch]

um.

hm

[cunning echo]

[still epoch]

nate the hate clickbait

[cunning echo]

I mean

it is predictions at the end of the day

sooo

[rugged otter]

aright who we killing when sonic isn't there
need a sacrifice

[raw osprey]

say you swear right now

its not gonna happen but its funny

[cunning echo]

if it happens we sacrifice you

[tawny talon]

There is no fucking way

[stiff salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/laughing-hysterically-gif-18583403

[tawny talon]

Imagine if that’s the last announcement

[still epoch]

of all things for him to say

like hes just guessing ofc

[modest parcel]

Alright Nate you got the direct date right, let's not push it 😭

[still epoch]

but like, wouldnt be smarter for him to think about the previous times sonic has been announced

[raw osprey]

it it the prediction at the end of day but nate is really credible

all his leaks are right

i dont remember time he was wrong

[modest parcel]

Not all of them...

Robobot.....

[tawny talon]

I have a feeling he is only saying this because he associates Sonic with Nintendo

[still epoch]

sonic is not buddies with nintendo now

[dawn pumice]

Why would the next sonic be shown

[stiff salmon]

slealth..

[modest parcel]

Guyys

[dawn pumice]

At a direct of all things

[tawny talon]

I mean

[modest parcel]

Weren't you guys just talking about

Eclipse leaks being real

What was one of the games on them

[tawny talon]

Shadow Gens was announced in a State of Play

[stiff salmon]

shadow gens + crossworlds was announced on sony's terms

[loud zinc]

What minute

[modest parcel]

Visual Novel for PC.... and Switch 1 and 2....

[stiff salmon]

never in my life did i see that-

[raw osprey]

yea thats why i dont think its gonna happen

[stiff salmon]

OH.

[stiff salmon]

OH.

[still epoch]

,,, hm.

[raw osprey]

im gonna eat my fucking socks if we gonna see frontiers 2 tomorrow

[modest parcel]

[raw osprey]

i would shit myself

[raw osprey]

but its not gonna happen

[modest parcel]

it's not a 3D platformer

It's not gonna happen yeahg

[rugged otter]

a VN announcement would make the direct for me

[modest parcel]

But since we're entertaining the eclipse leaks I might as well mention that

[cunning echo]

lmfao

[rugged otter]

but of course, I doubt this happening 😭

guys bet on Sonic Shuffle 2 Switch

[modest parcel]

If the exclipse leaks are real then this must be real too!!!

[still epoch]

H8B7axb3JMY

[modest parcel]

It's how it goes

[cunning echo]

sorry dex

[modest parcel]

See the problem is Davih

[still epoch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8B7axb3JMY
50:00

[cunning echo]

visual novel was a pitch that got changed into the chaotix casefiles podcast

[modest parcel]

The Eclipse leaks are not real

[still epoch]

thats where he talks about sonic

[modest parcel]

And so this isn't real

[modest parcel]

Nope

[cunning echo]

no one is saying is real tho 😭

[stiff salmon]

yeah

[cunning echo]

like I said

this is just a prediction video

[stiff salmon]

right

[cunning echo]

it says it in the title

bekoh is tweaking

[rugged otter]

idk why but I have been wondering if the podcast is like an exension of the whole takeover success
since they both are basically all audio stories

[still epoch]

ya its just a prediciton

[modest parcel]

I just wanted to throw coal on the fire

The other one is

[still epoch]

but idk i just like hearing what this guy has to say

[modest parcel]

Unleashed remake

[still epoch]

considering hes probably the most reputable guy

[modest parcel]

Which IS a 3D Sonic game

[raw osprey]

what did i do😭

[modest parcel]

And likely would come before "Eclipse"

[stiff salmon]

yeah tbf its a prediction

[still epoch]

would sonic at a nintendo partner direct be like

advisible

[stiff salmon]

no

[tawny talon]

I remain skeptical not because I don’t trust Nate, but it just very unusual

[stiff salmon]

sony has the franchises's number

[cunning echo]

[still epoch]

you dont trust nate?

[modest parcel]

If it's an unleashed remake sure

[still epoch]

why

[tawny talon]

Does this also mean that the PlayStation deal is just done now?

[cunning echo]

we dont know

[tawny talon]

If this actually happen

[still epoch]

maybe who knows

[dawn pumice]

Mind u too

[cunning echo]

we dont even know if there is a playstation deal

[dawn pumice]

He does predictions always

[stiff salmon]

we dont know, if sonic is there tmr then the deal is done

[cunning echo]

😭

[stiff salmon]

right

[still epoch]

again

[modest parcel]

They've shown Sonic in directs before

[still epoch]

this is not that serious

[modest parcel]

Frontiers

[still epoch]

we already know

[cunning echo]

We just speculated because of the late exclusive thing with state of play and reveals

[stiff salmon]

he did say frontiers 2 was being shown off at TGA and that never happpened

[still epoch]

that it is just

PREDICITONS

[stiff salmon]

right

[dawn pumice]

But if that’s the case

[cunning echo]

and also the exclusive content to playstation in shadow gens

[dawn pumice]

Why in the living hell would u show the next game at

A direct 😭

Ur first reveal

[still epoch]

uh

why not

nintendo directs are popular

[cunning echo]

for a first reveal is fine tho

[tawny talon]

It makes sense

Sonic sells the most on Nintendo platforms

[dawn pumice]

I honestly think it’s even less eyes than a SoP

[still epoch]

understimating the power there

[cunning echo]

like you want to build hype and expectative

[still epoch]

what

[stiff salmon]

**"Why not!" **

[dawn pumice]

Remember

[modest parcel]

What

[dawn pumice]

This is a partner showcase

[tawny talon]

Nintendo Directs usually have much more eyes than a Sonic Central

[tawny talon]

And?

[stiff salmon]

but here's the thing

[tawny talon]

It’s still a direct

[stiff salmon]

this isnt a general

[cunning echo]

tbf it doesnt mean it cant appear at sop too fiery

think about that

[stiff salmon]

they'll likely promote it at a general but here? fuck no

[dawn pumice]

If it was a general, I can see an argument for it

[cunning echo]

teaser cgi in direct

gameplay at sop

[dawn pumice]

But being a partner, legit half the people stopped caring

[stiff salmon]

and then we gotta hear discourse on the CGI

[rugged otter]

oh I forgot about the partner part

[stiff salmon]

atp just pull the trigger

[tawny talon]

Partner showcase are just 3rd party stuff

[rugged otter]

can like, we see a new Rayman

[tawny talon]

Sega is 3rd party

[still epoch]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZoLrfLcIVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QcEoGC51ZY

about the same like, view count

[rugged otter]

imagine how insane it'd be if the new jsr showed up there of all places

[still epoch]

i dont see how a partner showcase could harm a sonic reveal i suppose

[prime hearth]

predicting rumble switch 2 port

calling it now

[stiff salmon]

because its not the preferred destination bc of the switch 1's performance

[prime hearth]

all cards on table

[still epoch]

who

[stiff salmon]

if its on switch 2 only i see it

[rugged otter]

blitz

[stiff salmon]

but if its switch 1 yeah i dont see it here

[still epoch]

its gonna be on switch 1

[stiff salmon]

they'll likely want it in the highest quality possible

[still epoch]

they want that best selling console ever bag

[stiff salmon]

and this is the point where i realize crossworlds was not in that coming soon thing at the end of the september direct

[toxic vapor]

Lemme reveal all my leaks

[still epoch]

idkkkk

sonic sells best at nintendo :)

liste im not saying its happening

[stiff salmon]

We just gotta wait and see!

[still epoch]

i am just defending the idea of it being announced there

its not a bad idea

[dawn pumice]

[silent haven]

ermmm actually crossworlds and shadow gens did better on playstation 🤓

at least one of those is true but i don’t remember which

[tawny talon]

The more I think about it

[still epoch]

sonic to close off a direct even, that would be like, kinda cool

[toxic vapor]

Should I?

[tawny talon]

It makes sense to reveal the game there

[toxic vapor]

Mmmm I don’t feel like it nevermind

[tawny talon]

Switch 2 is selling like hot cakes

And since Sonic is selling the best on Nintendo platforms

They are using that momentum as a golden opportunity

[stiff salmon]

it has to be in the switch 2 portion

[still epoch]

you know what that means

new sonic game announcement in less than 24 hours

[stiff salmon]

i REALLY dont want that on switch 1

[still epoch]

:)

[stiff salmon]

let it fucking die

[still epoch]

GET READY

[toxic vapor]

It’s gonna happen

[modest parcel]

Nobody's talking about the Unleashed remake I'm crying

[toxic vapor]

Holy mid

[still epoch]

I mean id pop off if thats it

[tawny talon]

Fuck Unleashed

[toxic vapor]

People would care if we got a 3D remake of Sonic CD though

[still epoch]

i just want sonic

[modest parcel]

Eclipse stocks at a minimum today

[toxic vapor]

That’s when everyone would be excited

[tawny talon]

Okay, I’m exaggerating

But like, I care more about new games

[cunning echo]

Do it, show us the Karasuno inspires classic model leaks

[still epoch]

if its sonic unleashed remastered it would be fucking surreal

[modest parcel]

I feel like if they did that there would be way more controversy

[stiff salmon]

https://tenor.com/view/no-kingdom-hearts-4-kh4-kingdom-hearts-kingdom-hearts-4-burble-gif-16717077376102637289

[modest parcel]

They couldn't necessarily nail the art style in 3D for one

looks at Generations, their best attempt

And SLW was barely there

[still epoch]

sonic unleashed remake owuld be nuts though

like

[cunning echo]

Are you saying the metal sonic fight environment doesn't look good?

[still epoch]

lets think about it

it would be fucking insane

to have unleashed remastered

[wide portal]

when’s the partner showcase happ—TOMORROW???????

[still epoch]

like a new game

predictable

[stiff salmon]

that's all the boost era games ported on all consoles now

[still epoch]

unleashed remaster?

what the fuck are they gonna do

[modest parcel]

I think the medal requirement change would be really good

[wide portal]

https://tenor.com/view/monokuma-dance-danganronpa-gif-12895046

[cunning echo]

I think since unleashed got the PC recomp

No one really cares about it anymore

[modest parcel]

Especially if you could still get enough medals in the stages themselves

[cunning echo]

That's why no one talks about it 😭

[still epoch]

roger werehog would be an awakening for many people

[modest parcel]

https://tenor.com/view/wawa-emdeb-fail-failure-cat-gif-16703817715131368982

[wide portal]

https://tenor.com/view/monokuma-dance-danganronpa-gif-12895046

[modest parcel]

Eclipse leak said no redub though

Or rewrite

[wide portal]

WHAT THE FUCK

[still epoch]

HA

[cunning echo]

Unleashed is cool but a remaster would be kinda lame for this year idk

[still epoch]

so are we supposed to expect like

jason

[modest parcel]

Well

[cunning echo]

Unless they do a shadow gens type thing with Amy or tails idk

[still epoch]

unchanged jason

[rugged otter]

I think i'm good with the recomp

[modest parcel]

looks at the 35th teaser

[cunning echo]

Sonic x Amy &Tails Unleashes

🔥🔥🔥

[rugged otter]

like not gonna complain if there is a new version of unleashed but also not craving it either

unless it looks THAT good

[cunning echo]

There was a lot of forces 😭

Forces remaster?

[modest parcel]

Yeah but also Sonic X for some weird reason, and then Jason commented on the post himself

[cunning echo]

Forces rewritten

I can see it

Game redone

[modest parcel]

Like it was promoting Jason alongside Roger

[rugged otter]

Sonic X Infinite Forces...

[stiff salmon]

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[rugged otter]

this is how infinite lives...

[modest parcel]

Not yet pls

[still epoch]

ok but its not just jason

[stiff salmon]

yeah that game needs a whole redo

[modest parcel]

We're not there yet

[stiff salmon]

like

[still epoch]

is a lot of voice actors

[stiff salmon]

from the top

[still epoch]

that would have to be credited

[cunning echo]

Sonic Forces Re-Fired

[ember junco]

Sonic Mania remake but they make it good

[cunning echo]

That's the remaster

[still epoch]

and given loyalties

[cunning echo]

Idkkkk

Them saying to support infinite and silver

[modest parcel]

True but look at what happend for Colors

[cunning echo]

Something is cooking dex

The forces remasterr

[still epoch]

colors was the victim for the better gens remaster

[stiff salmon]

forces needs a whole redo top to bottom

ima be real

[modest parcel]

No not for Forces

What Henry was saying

[stiff salmon]

OH

ok uhh

[still epoch]

i dont think sega will ever work with the 4kids cast again

[wide portal]

they wouldn’t drag Jason out for the sole purpose of redubbing unleashed….would they

Wait

NO

NO THEY WOULDNT

[still epoch]

its funny you guys just think about jason

[cunning echo]

Not really, it was a victim of a cheap studio and a impatient company

[still epoch]

when we have

[wide portal]

IM SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME IN RHIS FUCKING THREAD

[cunning echo]

Keep in mind

[still epoch]

amy palant, dan green, lisa ortiz

[cunning echo]

Colors ultimate was going to release 2020

[still epoch]

lol

[cunning echo]

And the first trailer they showed where it looked weird as hell

[modest parcel]

Well again

[cunning echo]

That was the game they were gonna put out 💀

[modest parcel]

Eclipse leak said no redub or rewrite

[still epoch]

which one of the 3

[modest parcel]

I think the second one?

The one that lists the VN

[still epoch]

hmm ok

that would be someting

if they just were able to keep

all voice acting

unchanged

ig they did sa2 remastered

which

was more than just, a basic port, for better or worse

[stiff salmon]

remember

2/3 leaks mentioned unleashed

[still epoch]

and that was 2012

i mean, its the remaster most plausible for them to do

its the last boost title

crossworlds gave us so much fucking unleashed too

might as well

unleashed is getting more food than anything else

[cunning echo]

Remaster would also be weird if we keep in mind what Iizuka said about doing something new instead of remastering old stuff

Iizuka also lies a lot

But idk

I don't see it, I don't see a remaster of anything 😭

[stiff salmon]

all im gonna say now i dont expect sega to spawn with sonic here

[modest parcel]

He said reMAKES

[cunning echo]

Same thing

[modest parcel]

Nuh uh

[cunning echo]

Ye

[stiff salmon]

geniuntely think they're gonna stick with sony with crossworlds now in the open and just give switch 2 support for ATLUS related things and RGG

[modest parcel]

Remaster is just a port with extra features

Remake is a whole revamp of the game

[cunning echo]

I know

[modest parcel]

[cunning echo]

[modest parcel]

"Same thing"

[cunning echo]

🗣️ 🎵 🔥 🎶 🔥

[cunning echo]

People to this day still confuse it tho

Wouldn't be weird if he also did hehe

[raw osprey]

https://tenor.com/view/alanbowe-alan-bowe-gojo-dance-gojo-gojo-satoru-gif-2409033235643304857

[wide portal]

https://tenor.com/view/fire-writing-gif-24533171

[dawn pumice]

https://tenor.com/view/jgmm-cat-meme-ragebait-cat-think-cat-ponder-gif-7034802297606826390

[humble drum]

yo is that hit game sonic adventure 7?

[strange estuary]

I'm betting on both

[smoky summit]

Sonic twitter hasn't winked nudged nudged at all

Or sega

So I'm betting neither

[wide portal]

did they “wink wink nudge nudge” for anything outside of frontiers and the movie back in 2021

[loud zinc]

No

[modest parcel]

It's so funny that Nate is predicting a "first look at the next entry in Sonic", though (which he's calling Frontiers 2 "for lack of a better name")

If they end up actually doing that for a partner direct

It will be the funniest thing of all time

[silent haven]

and if it doesn’t we can finally stop posting his ass

[modest parcel]

Hey he's just a lil naive is all

https://tenor.com/view/adam-warlock-don't-be-rush-gif-16233654692873637639

[modest parcel]

Even funnier since that is the last day of the social media team's Spirit Sonic Week, but the Nintendo Direct airs 3 hours before the usual posting time

https://bsky.app/profile/sonic-official.bsky.social/post/3mckl5aum6k2o

Sonic the Hedgehog (@sonic-official.bsky.social)

We're turning back the clocks.

Over the next few months, join us as we take fans around the world back in time for a Sonic Rewind and remember together what made Sonic the icon he is today, with some fun new surprises thrown in the mix!

🎨: @loopyyylupe.bsky.social

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Bluesky · Jan 16, 2026, 5:00 PM

This is still the biggest reason why there won't be any game announcements during this period of time, or at least big new game announcements imo

It's all about that pre-established corporate synergy and scheduling

[stiff salmon]

erm it ends on the 6th 🤓

[modest parcel]

O right

Mb

[stiff salmon]

yeah so i dont think its here

next week tho

eclipse lives on

[modest parcel]

Eclipse only got lucky it's tied to a pie-in-the-sky Crossworlds DLC post

SoP bros.....

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we back.

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I would say this as well

But at the same time I’m kinda doubting myself

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See you in June...

[loud zinc]

the tweet legit says "with some fun new surprises along the way"

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Frontiers 2 is a LITTLE more than a fun new surprise idk

Chaotix Casefiles is a fun new surprise

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knuckles chaotix retro engine remaster

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this is the part where i remember patch 3 has 4 characters in the pass

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If there is a game announcement as a fun new surprise I'm expecting something lower scale

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A central can be a fun new surprise

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[stiff salmon]

arle, billy hatcher, PSO reps

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chao guardians rises from the grave

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Yes

That would be something I'd actually expect

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But

Central….

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https://tenor.com/view/black-cat-cat-meme-cat-cats-gif-10138630861828915286

[stiff salmon]

You'll get it in June!

Remember, good things come to those who wait!

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Truuuuue