Famitsu article may reveal Western details
[Update:As predicted, Sega’s new trailer forSonic Mania Plusconfirms a July release date. The game will launch July 17 in the West and July 19 in Japan. Physical editions will include a cool Mega Drive-style reversible cover and mini art-book. You can check out the new trailer below. There has been no confirmation as yet on the upgrade price from vanillaSonic Mania.]
For some time now,Sonic Maniaowners have been wondering how much it will cost to upgrade their copy of the game to the upcomingSonic Mania Plusre-release. A new article inJapanese publication Famitsumay have answers.
In the article, which also announces a Japanese release date of July 19, it is stated that owners of the originalSonic Maniacan upgrade toPlusfor ¥500, which is roughly five of your U.S. dollars, four British Pounds, or one Bison dollar.
Of course, this is no guarantee that the upgrade will cost theexact same pricein the West, nor a confirmation of a Western release date, but at least we now have a rough estimate to go on. Anew traileris expected today, so no doubt we’ll be hearing more news very soon.
Theupgrade will bring all of theSonic Mania Plusextras to vanillaSonic Maniaowners. These include optimised boss fights, remixed versions of all stages, four-player Competition Mode, a save/playback feature and two new characters: Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel.
Sonic Mania Pluslaunches this Summer on PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.
