

We also compare the improvements over the previous showing, enhancements within the engine, and much more. The biggest question after the show(s) was: why is it 30fps on Xbox Series X and Series S and not 60fps? In this IGN Performance preview, we dive into the details shared by the team, the revealed PC minimum and recommended specifications, and how the Creation Engine 2 works, comparing the previous games to gauge some of the potential reasons why the team might have chosen 30fps. With Starfield being the center of the Xbox 2023 Showcase last week, Bethesda gave us a deep dive into one of the biggest games this generation. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2, which come out October 20. It would also be competing with Super Mario Bros. If Sonic Superstars is indeed slated to release on October 17, it would be in competition with Alan Wake 2, which comes out the same day. And while November technically counts as a Fall month, typically, when Sega drops a new Sonic game trailer showing a Winter or Holiday release window such as Sonic Frontiers, the game gets a November release date several months later. While August is techincally a summer month, Sonic Mania released at that time in 2017. General speculation, though, places the game somewhere between August and October. Given that the trailer for the game dropped so recently, it would mark a pretty quick turnaround to reveal its exact release date now. Sonic Superstars was revealed at Summer Game Fest earlier this month with a Fall 2023 release window.


Sega of America did not respond to IGN's request for comment on the matter. Sonic Superstars releases Oct 17th according to GameStop and Target - Wario64 June 23, 2023 IGN, however, found that the release date was later switched to the placeholder date of Decemon both retailers' websites. As spotted by Wario64, GameStop and Target, where Sonic Superstars is up for pre-order, listed its release date as October 17 on their websites, a month earlier than most Sonic game releases.
