As announced at the June 6, 2025 Summer Game Fest presentation, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds launches on PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox, and PC on September 25. The arcade racing game will feature cross-platform online multiplayer and a roster of 23 characters from not just Sonic, but several other franchises as well, like Persona, Like A Dragon, Minecraft, and more. Preorders for the game are available now at multiple retailers, with physical editions available for $60 on Switch or $70 on PlayStation and Xbox. There’s also a Digital Deluxe Edition that includes a Season Pass and other extras, plus each version offers its own bonuses for preordering.
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Preorder Bonuses
If you preorder any physical or digital version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorld, you’ll get the Sonic Werehog DLC pack as a preorder bonus, which includes the following extra content:
- Werehog playable character
- Beast Spike vehicle
- Werehog in-game decal
Amazon is also offering an exclsuive poster included as a free extra when you preorder the physical standard edition. No other retailers have announced bonuses.
Finally, those who preorder the Digital Deluxe Edition get up to three-day early access to the full game starting September 25.
$70 | Releases September 30
The standard PlayStation and Xbox versions of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds cost $70, and get you the base game on your platform of choice, plus the free bonus poster if you preorder at Amazon. Physical and digital versions are available. While physical Xbox Series X copies will be playable on the Xbox One, PS4 players will have to buy the digital PS4 version. Digital PC preorders are also available.
Preorders for the physical version of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on PS5 and Xbox Series X are available at Amazon.
$60 | Releases September 30
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds standard edition is also available for Nintendo Switch in both physical and digital formats–however, it’s just $60, rather than the $70 PS5 and Xbox version. The Switch version of the game is also playable on Switch 2, though there is no Switch 2-specific version of the game, so don’t expect any major performance upgrades. If you preorder the physical edition at Amazon, you’ll get the bonus poster.
Along with the physical standard editions of the game, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is also available in a digital deluxe edition that includes the following bonus content:
- Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds base game
- 3-day Early Access to the full game starting September 22
- Sonic Prime Character Pack featuring Rusty Rose, Tails Nine, and Knuckles the Dread
- Season Pass featuring 6 DLC Packs, each of which includes: 2x additional characters, 1x new vehicle, 1x new rack, 6x new emotes per character, and 8x new sounds
- Werehog DLC pack preorder bonus
As mentioned above, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds will launch with 23 playable racers, including plenty of classic Sonic characters like Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Robotnic, and more, as well as a selection of guest characters like Ichiban from Yakuza 7 and Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Joker from Persona 5, Steve and Alex from Minecraft, and Hatsune Miku. The game will also feature 24 main courses and 15 “Crossworlds,” which can be teleported to mid-race using the new Travel Ring mechanic. There will be several single-player and multiplayer modes, including local split-screen co-op and online matchmaking with up to 12 players.
