Sonic Superstars, the new 2D Sonic platformer from Sega coming out later this year, looks a lot like a fresh take on the famous blue blur. It ditches pixel art for a cartoony new visual style that ...

Sonic Superstars is an exciting return to the Blue Blur's 2D origins, but its new art style exists because its developers don't think the classic pixel art approach will be "viable" in future.

But as with anything, plans can change. Just don't expect a Sonic Mania successor with beautiful pixel art any time soon. As for Sonic Superstars, which is due October 17, check out our first preview.

"We look at the pixel art - it's great - but when we think about 10-20 years in the future, we don't think it's going to be a viable art style or presentation for our players," said Iizuka.

However, he recognises that there’s an audience for 2D games and explains how Sonic Superstars is an evolution of that style of gameplay. ‘We look at the pixel art – it’s great – but ...

Sonic the Hedgehog Boss Says Pixel Art Won’t be “Viable” in the Future Takashi Iizuki doesn’t see a future for games that look like Sonic Mania.

“We look at the pixel art – it’s great – but when we think about 10-20 years in the future, we don’t think it’s going to be a viable art style or presentation for our players.

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The classic Sonic the Hedgehog series began as a 2D side-scroller with pixel art, and while it has seen updates to its gameplay and design, it will always have a connection to the older aesthetic.

4 HammerKirby Thu 27th Jul 2023 @CharlieGirl I know people personally (as a 20 year old) that didn't want to play Mania due to its pixel art style. I think that's dumb but there's definitely a lot ...

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The first two, unsurprisingly went for the classic pixel art look, but for Sonic 3, it finally went the 3D route.