For the past month we’ve had a lot of retailers listing what appears to be a physical edition of Sonic Mania on the switch, so far Sega has been completely silent on the subject despite multiple retailers listing the game for pre-order.
Well, UK Retailer Argos has now joined the Mania Physical edition party, only it’s gone one step further, twitter user Blue Paradox first noticed the physical listing on Argos’ website for the switch, he then got in touch with Argos’ customer service team who not only confirmed that the listing was indeed a for a physical edition of the game… but that Sonic Mania would be getting a physical release for all platforms that the game is released on.
https://twitter.com/BlueParax/status/832267668241670144
https://twitter.com/BlueParax/status/832268486319693824
If true, this would mean that Mania would see a physical release on the PS4, Xbox One, PC and Nintendo Switch.
We’ll keep you updated with more news as we get it.
Source: Argos via Blue Paradox
It might be worth noting that SEGA hasn’t been TOTALLY silent on this whole thing. A few weeks back, Aaron actually addressed this himself on Twitter, attempting to debunk any talk of a physical Mania release. https://twitter.com/RubyEclipse/status/825051025195167744
So the question remains, is this simply to keep the news under wraps, or are these retailers all mistaken?
Well now I feel like I’ve jumped the gun on the collector’s edition. Still, I haven’t gotten enough Sonic anniversary swag before, so I’m still fine with that. Maybe some day I’ll just get a physical copy for shelve’s sake.
Dunno if I buy it’s being physical on the other systems when they haven’t listed them aside from Switch. Not to mention every other site that has a listing only shows Switch.
I say lower expectations on a physical release for PS4, XBO, and maybe PC until Sega confirm it. To me it’s more like:
Switch: 90% likely
PS4+XBO: 10%
PC: 5%
PC’s lowest because most don’t bother with a physical PC release (if they even come with a disc at all and not a code in a box). Makes sense since don’t almost everybody just buy from Steam then anyway on PC?
Amazon now also listing (but not currently selling) the Collector’s Edition for the Switch
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MY7SFWM/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=JC9RFD9HWGZT&coliid=IV1PCSQHKWIEV
Omg!
That must be one hell of a good metallic card to justify the Collector’s Edition’s lack of a physical copy, especially since collectors are the ones that would want a physical copy.
Disappointed, but at least I was able to pre-order the PS4 version with a 20% discount. The game, a statue, and cartridge replica for $56 was pretty good.
I’m super excited for this! I hope its true 🙂
I would love to see a pressed CD for the PC version so I don’t have to use the DL card on Steam.
Maybe the collectors edition will ship with a disc on top of the card? Who knows? They could ship the disc and the card could be used for as yet unconfirmed DLC content???
It would make more sense if the physical was probably just for Switch, since it’s cartridge-based.
It’s been removed from their site.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLNFtTuSh78
I have figured out the release date for sonic mania. It will come out on this date. Now don’t start saying I’m dumb. Because I have three sources of proof so here it goes. 4/30/17. These dates have been let out by GameStop, amazon, and sega themselves.
They are all the same date
So where is your proof?