This year marks Sonic's 30th anniversary, and SEGA has been fairly quiet on what they plan to do to celebrate the iconic hedgehog's birthday. Multiple sources seem to have given an insight into future plans, suggesting a remastered version of Sonic Colors could actually be arriving on Xbox consoles.
Originally, the game was only available on Nintendo Wii and DS in 2010, but information on the remaster has also outlined an Xbox version. Gematsu reported that a German voice-over studio known as iksample has listed the game in its portfolio of titles. In fact, it's been shown since December 20, 2020 as being a project in the works.
Not only that, but Nintendo Everything also found that a since pulled listing from French retailer Sogamely had the title up on its site, with an Xbox One version highlighted. It makes sense for a remastered version to expand to other systems - especially given the fact it's the hedgehog's 30th anniversary.
Sonic Colors followed the traditional gameplay of the series when it first released, with critics praising the game for returning to the franchise's roots. Our sister site Nintendo Life also loved the game, stating at the time it was "the best 3D Sonic game ever". That's some big praise, so you can bet we'll be checking it out if the information is true.
Would you like to see Sonic Colors come to Xbox? Let us know in the comments below.
[source gematsu.com, via nintendoeverything.com]
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SEGA can't seem to maintain any semblance of quality when it comes to 3D Sonic games, so a remaster of one of the few good ones is probably the best we can hope for.
This would be huge for Xbox owners in that case considering this game has only been on Nintendo systems for over a decade and it's considered one of the best 3D Sonic games ever made.
@Royalblues 25-30% of Sonic Unleashed was a good game.
I was working for Gamestop back when this game came out and I borrowed a used copy for a few days. Never ended up buying it but I really enjoyed my time with it. One of the better Sonic games of that era, almost as good as Generations.
@Carck Am I thinking of the wrong game? The one with the god-awful werehog sections and open world padding between stages?
@Carck You and I have VERY different views on what constitutes as "good". 😆
@VenomousAlbino you made me login just to tell you that Sonic Unleashed is indeed good! 😂
Night stages can be debated but if you look as a whole, the game is very well polished and you can see they really did try to make a quality game.
Completely understand that you might dislike it, but I think it is unfair to say it is a bad game.
Colors and Generations are both great games. I'll get Colors on Switch if this is true, though.
I usually prioritize Nintendo systems for games that have a Nintendo system version but given how well Microsoft handled backwards compatibility for Sonic games I'll probably double dip the remaster as Xbox version would allow the vast majority of mainline Sonic games in one place. If Microsoft brings back backwards compatibility I could see more like Sonic Heroes appear that way too.
The best Sonic 3D game is Sonic Generations (Xbox 360, enhanced for Xbox One X). Sonic Colours is a good game but even The Secret Rings has some good moments. The worst thing about Sonic Heroes is the level design and camera that result in cheap deaths. Sonic Colours looks bad on modern displays so I'd get the remake to play it in HD and 60fps but Sonic Heroes is the game that I would love to be remade.
@WCamicase I mean... very few developers actively try not to make a quality game, unless that's the joke.
I remember Sonic Unleashed not being well-received at the time; I certainly remember it being bad when I played it. When did the consensus on it change? I feel like an 85-year old man wondering why racism isn't cool anymore.
@VenomousAlbino And you're right, it didn't get many good reviews and SEGA from what I gather removed mentions of it because it had a low metacritic score.
I remember back in the day that I felt the game was getting bad press and that it was underserved.
Recently I've seen people change their opinions for a more favorable one.
In a way I feel like people were coming from Sonic 06 and that whole disaster and were fed up, that might have influenced it a little bit. All speculation of course.
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