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[Jonneh3003]

Announced a few minutes ago on the Sega live stream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbqPX15G9_0

They wern't happy with the current build on PC so wanted to delay it for quality assurance. If you prepurchased it on PC then you'll get the Steam version of Sonic 1 free of charge.

 

[Altered Juice]

gotcha ass!

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Absolutely sucks to announce this just a few days before release - awful. BUT, I'd rather them release it in a good state than rush it, ten times out of ten.

That said - locks me in for the Switch version, I guess, since I was going back and forth before this announcement.

 

[Hot Coldman]

*whispers* if it was the Taxman Sonic 1 remake they'd probably get away with this

 

[Sami+]

*whispers* if it was the Taxman Sonic 1 remake they'd probably get away with this

Is the Stream version according to Aaron

 

[Piers]

Haven't felt this putrid from news in years. And it's not that big of a delay.
BIURURGHHHHHHH 🤢

 

[Rmagnus]

I have no idea how games are made but aren't they normally made from pc and port to consoles?

 

[The Last One]

Damn, that sucks.

 

[robotrock]

the classic two week PC delay. definitely performance related

 

[RecRoulette]

*whispers* if it was the Taxman Sonic 1 remake they'd probably get away with this

My first thought was "Well at least that Taxman version is pretty good" before remembering Taxman Sonic 1 and 2 are still only on Mobile. That's a shit compensation for those fans lol

 

[J4g3r]

Damn, I just grabbed it on Steam today.

 

[GhostTrick]

Great ! They're giving away a Megadrive ROM of Sonic 1 which everyone already owns on Steam. No Taxman version = Pre-order cancelled.

 

[Jonneh3003]

I have no idea how games are made but aren't they normally made from pc and port to consoles?

PC games are designed to work on various hardware configurations and can be difficult to optimise.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

loool

I guess this makes the choice between PC and Switch easier.

I hope they don't complain later about PC sales...

Edit: Is the Megadrive Collection version of Sonic 1? Double LOL

 

[BasilZero]

Should have been sonic heroes , not sonic 1.....

 

[Rmagnus]

PC games are designed to work on various hardware configurations and can be difficult to optimise.

Hmm makes sense thanks.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Yeah I'm gonna need more than just a genesis ROM to make that up. Unfortunately, I'm in college classes this summer and the delay doesn't fit in my schedule... So Switch it is.

 

[Neoxon]

the classic two week PC delay. definitely performance related

That'd make sense, & I'd be perfectly fine with the delay if that's why.

Either way, I'm getting the Switch version, but the PC fans have my condolences for the wait. Hopefully your version turns out to be awesome when it's done.

 

[SimonM7]

Wow, all of Sonic 1?! What a bargain!

 

[Hasney]

Should have been sonic heroes , not sonic 1.....

Ew, I'd rather take a game I own on Steam over Sonic Heroes.

Bad Rats was Sega published, right?

 

[jman2050]

Well I was gonna double dip on Switch anyway sooooooo...

 

[Jazzem]

Ah man that's a shame, getting it on Switch + PC so doesn't affect me but sucks for the PC only folks. Glad they're not releasing it in a bad state at least

 

[GhostTrick]

PC games are designed to work on various hardware configurations and can be difficult to optimise.

Nah, not really. Quoting Durante on the matter:

I don't know about that. Basically, what you need is 1 instance of each major supported OS and 1 instance of each GPU vendor.

If I, a single-man operation, can do it, then so can anyone who is remotely serious about development. Acquiring suitable testing machines for this purpose is a drop in the bucket in terms of budget compared to even paying 2 months of development work of a single dev.

Hell, if you are a really tiny indie operation, you can even multi-purpose those systems as build servers etc.

 

[sixteen-bit]

PC delay sucks ass i wanna use my saturn usb pads

 

[Dereck]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

 

[Shepard]

I JUST bought it from Nuuvem, like exactly right now. This sucks, shoud've waited a bit :\

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

I was either getting this on PC or Switch, so I guess it has been decided.

 

[robotrock]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

I'm getting it on PS4 I guess so I can use an actually good D-Pad. Would have got it on PC but delayed.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

Now that I think about it, Switch dosn't have a proper d-pad...

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

I would have killed for this game on a handheld when I was 7 years old. The fact that it's happening now means it wouldn't be fair for young-me to play it on anything that isn't mobile.

 

[CopperPuppy]

Bummer.

Couldn't decide between Steam and Switch, so at least the choice is easy now.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

Sonic sells best on Nintendo platforms.

 

[Vital Tundra]

I wouldn't have a problem with this if they didn't hide this fact so close to release. They knew possibly months in advance it wouldn't be ready.

 

[NinjaCoachZ]

I'm probably going to get Switch but I might wait till launch day to check out how it stacks up against the PS4 one. No reason they shouldn't be pretty close though...

 

[jman2050]

I wouldn't have a problem with this if they didn't hide this fact so close to release. They knew possibly months in advance it wouldn't be ready.

Um, no. That's a silly thought to even entertain. Especially since all the other versions are coming out on time.

 

[Leafhopper]

Sucks to be honest but, if they somehow complain about PC sales, that's their fault.

Should have been sonic heroes , not sonic 1.....

Yeah that Steam version of Sonic Heroes.

Oh wait.

 

[Jonneh3003]

I wouldn't have a problem with this if they didn't hide this fact so close to release. They knew possibly months in advance it wouldn't be ready.

It's only delayed for a few weeks. Sounds like they just have some minor things to iron out.

 

[Saikyo]

Thats terrible and who doesnt have sonic 1 on steam?

I would prefer a discount on sonic forces.

 

[Doosi]

can i run this game with a gtx 970

 

[Guess Who]

Ah, so this is how they coerce me into double-dipping.

 

[Sami+]

Sonic sells best on Nintendo platforms.

Sonic sells best on the most popular platform with kids. The best selling version of Heroes was the crappy PS2 version.

 

[jman2050]

It's only delayed for a few weeks. Sounds like they just have some minor things to iron out.

On the contrary, I feel like it's exactly the opposite. If it was just minor issues I have no doubt they'd just release it anyway and fix those issues in various patches because that's how everyone does it.

I suspect something went significantly wrong in the PC build that wasn't caught until very very recently and now they need to fix it and QA the whole thing all over again

 

[Mikey Jr.]

I have an alternate reason, but I'll hold off.

I'll go with.......performance....

Also the switch version is coming out Tuesday. Completely unrelated part of my post.

 

[AwakenedCloud]

Sucks to be honest but, if they somehow complain about PC sales, that's their fault.


Yeah that Steam version of Sonic Heroes.

Oh wait.

I think he's implying that they should've given out something that doesn't exist in 95% of this audience's library.

Seriously though, who's the person perordering Sonic Mania who doesn't have a copy of Sonic 1? Not only that but the game is constantly on sale for a dollar.

 

[Johndoey]

I see a lot of folks mentioning Switch, is anyone getting this for anything other than PC or Switch?

PS4.

 

[Kintaro]

Ah, so this is how they coerce me into double-dipping.

The cynic in me believes this is the exact reason for the PC version delay. =/

"Ah man, I was going to get it on PC, but I'll pick it up on <console here> so I can play it and then PC later."

 

[J@hranimo]

Blame 8chan

 

[Jawbreaker]

It's worth the wait to get the best version, honestly.

 

[Shotgun Kiss]

Who on earth interested in Sonic Mania on PC doesn't already own Sonic 1 on Steam?

 

[sixteen-bit]

can i run this game with a gtx 970

probably. that card outclasses the tegra in the switch, right?