Sega to release a free Sonic Racing CrossWorlds singleplayer demo

Sega will let players sample Sonic Racing CrossWorlds ahead of the game’s full release with a free singleplayer demo next week, the company said, ahead of the kart racer’s global launch on September 25. The demo is set to arrive on digital storefronts from September 16 or 17 depending on platform and region, with the full game planned for PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series XS, Nintendo Switch 1 and Switch 2, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Sega announced the demo will be available on multiple platforms, and one report gave an exact start time for Xbox Series XS users of 9 p.m. Pacific on Tuesday, September 16, with other platforms seeing availability from Wednesday, September 17 at staggered times across time zones. Other coverage broadly listed PS5, Xbox Series XS, Steam, Epic and Nintendo Switch as supported on September 17. Several outlets noted the demo will not be offered on older hardware such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and that the Switch 2 version does not yet have a specific release date. Sega has said the demo focuses solely on singleplayer modes, following an earlier Open Network Test that allowed online play.

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