While it looks like we're unfortunately only going to be seeing Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice as the main release for Sonic's 25th anniversary, there is some good news. A new Sonic game has been announced for 2017, and more information will be shared about the game at Comic-Con next month.

Here's a link to an article with more info:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-sonic-game-coming-in-2017/1100-6441255/

I really hope this new game will be much better than the last few big Sonic titles have been. The series was looking like it was heading in the right direction with Colors and Generations, but then it went back downhill with Sonic Lost World and then of course it went down to it's lowest point since Sonic 06 when the Boom games came out...

Yeah, I know what you mean. Sonic Generations had me really hoping and. . . then we got Boom and Lost World and. . . just ugh.

Can we please have something that actually works as a game and is actually Sonic? I mean, hey, it doesn't HAVE to be like SA2, but going back to that game. . . Sonic Adventure 1, or Sonic 3 and Knuckles would really help!

I mean really, you don't have to be too specific, just make the levels good like in Sonic Generations and for guidance on other aspects, look to your past! I guess I make it sound simpler than it actually may be but. . .

Hey, with Ken Pontac. (Happy Tree friends writer) No longer working for Sonic Team then I think we have good hope. He was quietly fired and said he could understand why the fans weren't happy with him.

One good sign is that Sega didn't make a half baked game for Sonic's 25th anniversary unlike Sonic 06. So. . . maybe their giving the game the time it needs to develope.

Gamin'Gal :
A user of this :

Just something for you two to speculate on a bit.

LunarDarkness2 :

Sword legion : I realize this is having the unpopular opinion but I honestly don't want a Sonic game that's like the adventure games. I found those to be both to be mediocre at best across the board. E 102 Gamma storyline basically ripped off the Iron Giant Movie, Big's is the most blatant example of filler in a game. The soundtrack aged quite a bit. The gameplay was hindered from meeting its potential thanks to the horrible camera which ruined a lot of sections that could've been interesting like the Sonic segments not to mention lots of Bugs and Glitches. It had some IMO opinion plain unenjoyable sections like everything involving Big, Gamma or Amy. It had gameplay styles that deviated too much from the core formula in general which isn't what people enjoy Sonic for and criticize other bad sonic games for. The first game also started the trend of having unnecessary hub worlds.  Basically ambitious in some aspects but didn't really live up to the potential at all. Other than that I would agree though anything like Sonic 3 & Knuckles, Colors or Generations would be great. Those 3 were in my opinion the highpoints of the franchise.

Do I think that will happen? No. I find it hard to believe that SEGA has learned anything from their mistakes considering they let Lost World (awful story, and highly meh otherwise) and Boom (completely atrocious) happen. You'd think one major screw up in the form of Sonic 06 would've been enough for them to make sure that doesn't happen again but I guess not. As a result I find it hard to actually get excited for any Sonic game anymore. Colors and Generations were nice but modern sonic games more often range from simply meh to horrible rather than good. There's no real quality guarantee like with other long running franchises. 

In the unlikely event that it does turn out well though that would be great especially if they make it multiplatform now that they no longer need to abide by the exclusivity deal with Nintendo ( probably not going to happen but it would be nice). Who knows, maybe my feeling is wrong and this game marks their return to form... I won't be holding my breath though.

Again? That's really bad. As I said before sadly sonic has been going down the drain with its games and how it portrays. Since the creators has lost sight for how to truly create a sonic game that most people love. I knew that game would be coming out soon. But I was kinda hoping a better game than that would be made. Guess I was wrong yet again. How are the creators not seeing games like this are not making the sonic fans or much less the gamers happy? Like really. I just hope someday they can re root to making how a sonic game actually was meant to be like in the old days. '-'

I'm just glad Sonic's actually getting an non-Boom game!I think boom is alright, just not a good direction for a whole franchise.As a spinoff it's bearable, but not as the whole franchise.And don't even get me started on the games.

Whatever Sega dose, I just hope they find something that works and stick with it.I've noticed we've had fewer and fewer mascot themed games recently, in favor of different variations of the shooter genere (hey, 'least it's not all COD).It's going to be really hard for Sega to get Sonic back off the ground, so they're going to have to go all out on this one.I just hope they can pull it off.

I wish that this new game would do something right. Like, maybe Adventure's storytelling, but with good gameplay. Or like Sonic '06's graphics, but with good gameplay and story. Or Generations, but with more levels, and a better story. Or maybe even Boom, but only with good graphics, good gameplay, and the ability to go fast...

Can we fire all the people involved with making the gameplay and story from Sonic Team? I think if they got an entirely new staff we'd have a shot at a good game. To be honest, I have no expectations whatsoever. They've only let me down ever since Generations, and ever since....most of them actually.

Sword legion : Now if he wrote Sonic Lost World as a Happy Tree Friends episode...That I'd pay $60 for. It would be comedy gold. But it is kinda sad to see that it is only Nintendo who does nothing for character's 25th anniversaries. Don't worry Metroid, and Earthbound. I still love you guys. ;~;

At least it's not a Boom game. :p

I'm not sure how this new Sonic game will turn out honestly. I mean, it's nice to get another Sonic game that's not Boom for once, but it could turn out terribly :s. I guess I could just hope that it'll turn out good, but I've lost most of my hope <<.

I agree with everyone else that said that at least the new game isn't related to Sonic Boom. Considering that Sonic Team haven't put out a main series game since 2013 with Lost World, I'm interested in what they are coming up with until then. I assume that we might be getting a reveal of a game at the Sonic event happening in July, so it seems like we may not have to wait much longer to see it for ourselves.

Here's the issue, Sonic doesn't work that well in 3D, He's gimmick is to go fast essentially and to get that right is a very thin line indeed. 

This is just my personal opinion but the only two games to really do that are sonic generations and sonic unleashed and even unleashed was a bit too fast for most people... Sonic adventure 1 and 2 isn't as good as people give it credit for... not by a long shot... they're both actually quite buggy lol...

But regardless let's hope its decent.. Or I guess a more realistic target would be that they don't rush the game so that it's a buggy piece of garbage... 

We can all dream... that one day we'll get an awesome sonic game again. 

Let us hope that Sonic returns to his roots. There is nothing wrong with branching out,but you have to remember what made you good. In Sonic's case,go hyper fast and have the background be a blur. Most 2D to 3D games do not work well and it feels forced. Sega is already becoming a distant memory,and even though I was not a Sega person,I did like their games like Golden Axe and Out Run. Everyone is right,the 06 series was not kind to Sonic,but it did well for Out Run.

Not everything must in 3D and be hyper realistic. 2D has a charm all its own.

Oldschool777 :

They have been experimenting with 2D, such as with Sonic 4. You can find the game on Steam to learn more if it peaks your interest.

Wow, I sound like an advertisement...

I played the demo on PS3,it is not bad.

But I like the old sonic games better.

I am not really excited by it (what is there really to be happy about with the Sonic franchise right now anyway). I will be extremely cautious over this title as for all we know Sonic Team may have changed the gameplay again. Whatever happens I'll be watching the livestream event in the next few weeks.

DylanMcKaig :

What do you mean there's nothing to be excited about?

Sonic has been getting back on track since 2010 with the exception of Boom. But Sonic Team wasn't really a big part of Boom, anyway.

oh god

OH GOD

NO WHY

WHY

to be honest I'm not excited but I'm not disappointed. I'm happy it won't be Boom but I don't think they can recover from it unless they make sure to NOT RUSH IT FOR RELEASE DATES. DELAY IT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!

yoshirulez! :

I mean, there's a reason it's coming out in 2017 and not this year, this year being Sonic's 25th birthday, heh.

LunarDarkness2 : I just don't have much faith in both sonic team and sega. Sonic lost world wasn't that great in all honesty as Sonic Team to me didn't know what they wanted the game to be as there isn't a much focus for example one level has sonic in a snowball another has him guiding fruit to a blender and there is another level that has sonic defying gravity all together with painfully awkward controls. I'm fine with having a few gimmick levels but sonic lost world has tons of them and doesn't flesh out any of the new gameplay features at all.

SEGA decided to allow sonic boom to go ahead (I think they wanted to finish the 3 exclusives deal they had with Nintendo which they shouldn't have made in the first place). So yeah there isn't much for me to be all excited about.

I'm not very hopeful for this announcement, all things considered if they could even release Sonic Boom they have some serious problems going on over there at Sega. 

I didn't enjoy lost world either, the colors were great but the bosses were lazy in concept.