However, Sonic Team suggests Classic Sonic's new look may be permanent, as they believe pixel art won't be a viable style for Sonic in 10 to 20 years. According to a report from GamesRadar ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Sonic Superstars, the new 2D Sonic platformer from Sega coming out later this year, looks a lot like a fresh take on the famous blue blur.

Head of Sonic Team Takashi Iizuka doesn't think pixel art is a "viable art style" for the future of Sonic, so don't get your hopes up for Sonic Mania 2. In an interview with Games Radar at ...

However, if you hope the team will return to pixel art for future games, you shouldn’t get your hopes up. “When we talk about the brand, we definitely need to have a modern Sonic 3D game ...

Speaking to GamesRadar, Sonic Team head and Sonic ... the game and is a more "viable art style" for the long-term future of 2D Sonic games. "We look at the pixel art--it's great--but when we ...

Sonic Team's head, Takashi Iizuka, doesn't believe that pixel art has a long-term future in the video game industry, despite its nostalgic charm. While Sonic Superstars will pay homage to the ...

we look at the pixel art – it’s great – but when we think ... Iizuka also noted that Sonic Team sees both 2D and 3D Sonic games as “our fundamental pillars that we need to have.” ...

Indeed, Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka recently commented that pixel art wasn't a "viable art style" for future games in the series and Sonic Superstars instead modernises the visuals with 3D ...

Sonic Superstars is an exciting return to the Blue Blur's 2D origins, but its new art style exists because its developers don't think the classic pixel art approach will be "viable" in future.