Comments on: Sega Delaying PS3/X360 Sonic Unleashed To Improve Quality, But Only In Japan (Update)

By: Bandit King

Bandit King — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:05:36 +0000

I posted this up on the Sega boards Sega Europe states that Sonic Unleashed will release (in Europe) on November 28 for 360, PS2 and Wii with the PS3 version to follow in mid December. Though I would still like official word from Sega America before I go counting those chickens. Any further updat on this Spencer?

By: Bandit King

Bandit King — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:05:00 +0000

By: David Warner

David Warner — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:16:57 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I reported on my website (www.futuregamez.net) that the game was being delayed in Australia until December 27th which is a date appearing on some retail sites. Sega denied the claim in the last week, but retailers often beat the PR people when it comes to dates. Could that have been the first sign of a delay… now confirmed for Japan at least.

By: David Warner

David Warner — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:16:00 +0000

By: lostinblue

lostinblue — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:58 +0000

Well, I don’t they’ll come up front and explain on the expense of saying something like “we’re rushing the HD versions for Q4 2008 in US/Europe” before actually launching them, even more so if that is the case might I point out.

If that’s what they’re doing, that is. Nothing wrong with asking though.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:59:00 +0000

If that’s what they’re doing, that is. Nothing wrong with asking though.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:41:15 +0000

We’re already asked Sega and are waiting on a reply. At this time they didn’t get back to us.

By: Spencer

Spencer — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:41:00 +0000

We’re already asked Sega and are waiting on a reply. At this time they didn’t get back to us.

By: King

King — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Why don’t you (Spencer) ask Sega what going on rather then just posting this? Honestly I would really like to know.

By: King

King — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:30:00 +0000

Why don’t you (Spencer) ask Sega what going on rather then just posting this? Honestly I would really like to know.

By: lostinblue

lostinblue — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:11:31 +0000

Ishaan I disagree, first off, the Wii version of this game didn’t get any sort of preferential treatment when it comes to the final product, quite the contrary and given the Japanese userbase… a simultaneous release in Japan would no doubt benefit the Wii version already, so I see no need to do this.

So if anything I’d say either they do not want to release both games at the same time due to the fact it wouldn’t even be a contest, that or they really need that time and are rushing out the game outside Japan for christmas and thus, Japan will have a better end product (that or, by the time the Japanese version launches the others will have patches)

Sonic has been selling less and less in Japan too, so I doubt it can be considered a title with real weight there. On the other hand, PS3 has White Knight Chronicle and X360 has Last Remnant’s timed exclusivity, both higher profile than a Wii title that didn’t even get the treatment it should (was outsourced, and they did the assets with PS2 in mind).

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:11:00 +0000

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:12:16 +0000

Yea, that was the first thought that popped into my head. Sega and Nintendo have been really close of late. Sega might be to Nintendo what Team Ninja was to Microsoft.

Wii getting a well-timed exclusive in Japan wouldn’t surprise me at all. Perhaps because the Wii doesn’t really have very many big titles (Aside from the long-legged ones) coming out this fall?

Then again, what do PS3/360 have in Japan this fall that could take away Sonic’s thunder?

By: Ishaan

Ishaan — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:12:00 +0000

Yea, that was the first thought that popped into my head. Sega and Nintendo have been really close of late. Sega might be to Nintendo what Team Ninja was to Microsoft.

Wii getting a well-timed exclusive in Japan wouldn’t surprise me at all. Perhaps because the Wii doesn’t really have very many big titles (Aside from the long-legged ones) coming out this fall?

Then again, what do PS3/360 have in Japan this fall that could take away Sonic’s thunder?

By: jarrod

jarrod — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:10:42 +0000

OT, but I really wish they’d have called it “World Adventure” overseas too.

I wonder if the delay is to correct the supposed slowdown in the PS3 sku? Seems weird that they’d bump back the 360 rev too though… maybe they’re just giving Wii a JP time exclusive? They did the same with Sonic Heroes on GC iirc?