There is word coming from Japan that Sonic Unleashed -- long pegged for a holiday release -- has been pushed significantly back until Spring 2009. The delay is intended to improve the quality of the game, but is only supposed to affect the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, while the Wii version is still in line for a holiday release.
The game is known as Sonic World Adventure in Japan and was due for a December 18 launch on all home consoles.
Interestingly however, Sonic Unleashed is still due to ship in North America just next week, and no word has come from Sega of America regarding a delay. Does this mean that only the Japanese will get a better version, or will last minute delay be had?
We have contacted Sega of America for comment, so hope to hear back soon.
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6:40 PM on 11.10.2008
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I can smell it....
Y'know, except they actually want to play Unleashed. (Presumably.)
when you make a sonic game you can name it whatever the hell you want.
I wouldnt mind a delay if its to make the game as good as possible, wouldnt want another rushed piece of crap like a certain you know what.
I really have low expectations for this game. :(
Innuendo intended.
I'm not surprised...
"Some fans living [outside of Japan] have become concerned that there will be a difference in quality between the version of the game released in Japan and the version released outside of Japan. This is not the case and we apologise for this misunderstanding," a spokesperson for SEGA told us.
"The difference in the international release dates is based on the sales strategy and the manufacturing schedule. There will be no quality difference between the North American/European/Asia release and the Japanese version. Please be assured we are doing our best to deliver a top quality experience to people all over the globe."