It shows that fans loved the unique open-world aspect of the new Sonic game, leading the franchise in a new direction. Morio Kishimoto, director of Sonic Frontiers, Tweeted after the game was released globally, assuring the fans that the devs are positively taking all the constructive criticism. And all this feedback will be put to work for a positive outcome.
— Morio Kishimoto (@moq_46) November 12, 2022 He also used a very noteworthy term for the game’s launch in his tweet; he stated the launch as a ‘global playtest,’ which clearly indicates that the devs have plans to launch post-launch updates to further polish the game and make it better in the areas it lacked. –Translated Morio Kishimoto wrote another tweet, appreciating the love and support fans gave the game at launch; he further assured fans that the open-world nature of Sonic Frontiers carter endless possibilities and the teams are working hard to take the franchise to greater heights.
— Morio Kishimoto (@moq_46) November 11, 2022 Sonic Frontiers is also looking promising on Steam charts as the game has managed to break the record of peak concurrent players in any Sonic game with over 19,181 concurrent players on Steam, beating the previous record of 11,937 concurrent players set by Sonic Mania. –Translated For a better comparison of concurrent players of significant Sonic games, VGC has put together an interesting list to look at:
Sonic Frontiers – 19,181Sonic Mania – 11,937Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed – 5,861Sonic Origins – 2,668Sonic Forces – 2,058Sonic Generations – 1,686Team Sonic Racing – 1,056Sonic Lost World – 252
As for now, the confirmed post-launch update the fans are looking forward to is a Monster Hunter DLC for the game that will be coming out tomorrow, 14th November 2022 and will be free to download for the players who own the base game. It will be compelling to see what else the devs have in store for the fans. Sonic Frontiers is now available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Are you excited to see what comes next for Sonic Frontiers? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.
