Well folks, this comes out very soon, the OFFICIAL sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles, released on Xbox Live Arcade, PSN and WiiWare and another 4th platform (rumoured to be the iPhone/iTouch)

 

sonicthehedgehog4.com for all the info.

 

 

Well today is a big day for Sonic 4, big news will be heading our way at 3pm Pacific Time, which is about 2 and a half hours away. I'll keep you all updated.

SEGA is incredibly happy at the overwhelmingly positive response to Sonic The Hedgehog™ 4 Episode I from both press and fans around the world. SEGA wants to ensure that we’re delivering the best Sonic experience possible.

 

With this dedication to quality and the Sonic experience in mind, SEGA has decided to extend the development of the game and will now release Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I in the latter half of 2010. The additional time will allow the Development Team to focus on keeping the game high-quality, continuing tuning and balancing of levels and interface and overall maintaining the kind of polish that an important game like this demands, ultimately providing fans with an unrivalled classic Sonic feel.

 

SEGA is also pleased to confirm that Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I will be coming to the iPhone and iPod Touch via Apple’s iTunes App Store.

 

Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I is developed specifically for the download market and will be available via Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN, Nintendo WiiWare and the iTunes App Store in late 2010.

 

From http://www.sonicthehedgehog4.co.uk

Yeah. they hyped the hell out of it, calling it a SonicRetro and SonicStadium EXCLUSIVE, then posted it on the Sonic Official Website and Gamespot.

 

SEGA, i've lost faith in you, I can see this becoming the new Sonic X-Treme/Crackers. All this development, internal delays, and in the end, we'll get sod all.

 

All this hype just so we can find out it's on iPhone and won't be out this summer at all.

 

Feeling ****ed off is an understatement

The additional time will allow the Development Team to focus on keeping the game high-quality, continuing tuning and balancing of levels and interface and overall maintaining the kind of polish that an important game like this demands

 

So, in jaded gamer terms, it's either screwed up (gameplay, balancing etc.) and they've got to polish the turd up shiny-bright as much as possible, or it's massively behind schedule because they're trying to do too much and doing very little of it right.

I watched them on gamespot's On the Spot and they said it's due to making changes they want to do and from fan feedback already.

 

I know there's a hell of a lot of complaint about the speed animation and that it seemed slow compared to even Sonic Unleashed's Day Time levels. I know when I play Sonic 2, there's parts where Sonic's nearly off the screen it's that fast. So I'm guessing they're gonna speed Sonic up a little at the very least.