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Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Adds Persona 5's Joker on October 22

posted on by Anita Tai
Joker Festival event runs from Thursday-Sunday


Sega announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game will add Persona 5's Joker as a playable character on Wednesday. The Joker Festival event will run from Thursday-Sunday starting at 8:00 p.m. EDT. As with previous Festivals, World Match will not be available during that time.

Sonic Racing Crossworlds
Image via Sonic Racing Crossworlds' X/Twitter account

Sega released the game on September 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. The game will also have a Nintendo Switch 2 release digitally in holiday 2025 and physically in early 2026 with the full game on the cartridge. There will be a Switch 2 upgrade pack for owners of the Switch version, and progress will carry over. 

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds features guests from other Sega franchises including Hatsune Miku, Like a Dragon's Ichiban, and Persona 5's Joker. The game is crossing over with Nickeledeon animated series: SpongeBob SquarePants, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. The game is collaborating with Bandai Namco for a DLC pack including Pac-Man, Ghosts, and Pac-Village that launches for the game in early 2026, and with CAPCOM for a DLC pack with Mega Man, Protoman, and Dr. Wily's Castle in 2026. The Minecraft DLC pack, which includes Steve, Alex, Creeper, and a Minecraft World track, launched on October 9.

An animation project for the game debuted on August 29.

Sega released the Team Sonic Racing game in May 2021 physically and digitally for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch (with a digital-only release on PC). The game is a kart racing game featuring characters from the franchise, as well as both online multiplayer and single player modes. The game also features team vs. team gameplay.

Source: Sonic Racing Crosswords' X/Twitter account via Gematsu


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