New Sonic Boom delayed over quality concerns

Slow down, Sonic

Sega has hit the brakes on Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice, postponing the Nintendo 3DS exclusive’s launch date to give developer Sanzaru Games additional time to polish and improve the experience.

The publisher says “it’ll be ready when it’s ready,” committing only to a vague 2016 release window.

Given how last year’s Sonic Boom games, Shattered Crystal and Rise of Lyric, were not just terribly flawed, but broken as well; it’s nice to see Sega giving the next entry more time in the oven, instead of discharging an undercooked mess merely to have something on shelves this holiday season.

Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice moves to 2016 [Sega Blog]