That being said, the upcoming Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds looks like a natural evolution for the franchise, and its core gimmick might set a surprisingly high bar for the Nintendo Switch 2's Mario Kart.

Mario Kart World launched the Switch 2, but Sonic Racing: Crossworlds stands to shake up best racing game competition on PS5 and Xbox later in 2025.

When Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds releases later this year, the game will feature several guest racers. Sega has confirmed a handful of characters outside of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise ...

Sonic Crossworlds restores that layer of strategy to the genre in Mario Kart’s absence. Each character has base stats, and cars can be tinkered with for players that want to finely tune their cars.

Mario Kart World is courting controversy with a new update that makes it even harder to play traditional three-lap races, but Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been planning to make a very similar ...

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds is your traditional arcade racing game, complete with power-ups that add some chaos to the mix. Some of those items are approximations of the those used in Mario Kart.

While it isn’t too much in the beta, it does help differentiate itself from Mario Kart and other racers like it. Vehicles can come in many shapes and sizes in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds.

By clicking Sign Me Up, you confirm you are 16+ and agree to our and . In a stark contrast to Mario Kart World, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is far more aggressive, even on lower difficulties.

While ‘Mario Kart World’ might be getting all the attention, 2025 might be the year for Sonic's racing exploits to sneak up on the reigning king.

With a robust guest character roster and even the prospect of visiting entirely different game worlds, there's a lot to feel excited about with Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds. The Mario Kart World ...

Neither Mario Kart 9 nor Sonic Racing CrossWorlds have release dates yet, but the latter is getting a closed network test on February 21. You can sign up for that right here, right now if you want ...