Update: SEGA has now made this official, issuing a brief statement on Twitter:
Original story: American voice actor Roger Craig Smith has been the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog for the past ten years, but it appears as though he's announced his departure from the role in a message on Twitter.
Smith, who has voiced the character in every applicable Sonic game since 2010, noted that he was moving "onward to new zones", thanking the fans for the support and praising the "amazing run" of 10 years.
"Welp, 10 years was an amazing run. Onward to new zones! Much love to the fans who've been so kind. It's been an honor."
SEGA has yet to comment on whether Smith has officially left the role, but we're assuming we'll get some kind of statement in the near future either way. We'll keep you updated if and when we hear anything!
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Argos UK dropping Series X stock as I type this
Just had one in my basket. Good Luck.
Sounds like either Sega replaced him, or maybe it was a 10 year contract that's up, more than it sounds like just up and leaving. Could have to do with the movies.
That said, Ezio has forever been ruined once I found out that the suave Italian ladies' man is actually a blue rodent in hi-tops......
Kind of an interesting time to leave with Sonic really hitting high popularity again lately thanks to that new Sonic movie that was surprisingly good. Maybe they're going to replace him with Ben Schwartz who voiced him in the movie?
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