Mario Kart World is one of the year's hottest games, but its pivot to an open world setting, while peeling back kart customization options, opened a massive rift for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds to ...

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.

Thus, Sonic’s new racing adventure will slide right next to Mario Kart on Nintendo’s new system later this year. It’s shaping up to be a fun time to be a fan of the kart-racing genre in 2025.

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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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 ...

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.