Sonic Team head Iizuka confirms a brand-new Sonic game is in development

Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka has confirmed that a new Sonic the Hedgehog game is currently in development, promising it will deliver what he calls "a whole new kind of gameplay experience."

Beyond Iizuka's quote, the source provides no further details — no title, no platforms, no release window, and no description of what that new gameplay direction actually involves.

Sonic the Hedgehog has been through several distinct gameplay eras over its three-decade history, from the classic 2D platformers to the Boost-style 3D games and, most recently, the open-zone format introduced in Sonic Frontiers in 2022. Iizuka has led Sonic Team for years and has been the public face of the franchise's creative direction through most of those shifts. A promise of a "whole new kind of gameplay" suggests the next entry won't simply iterate on Frontiers.

No further details have been shared yet. Given how early this announcement appears to be, a reveal trailer or concrete information is likely still some way off.