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Sonic Origins Plus Will Let You Play as Amy Rose

Sonic returns to the PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch in June.

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Sonic Origins Plus offerings

Sonic Origins Plus races into stores on June 23.

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Sonic the Hedgehog is speeding back to game consoles this summer in a follow-up to the 2022 anthology Sonic Origins.

Sonic Origins Plus is scheduled to drop on June 23, 2023, exactly 31 years after the character debuted on the Sega Genesis in North America.

It includes the four remastered Sega titles from last year's release -- Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic CD and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles -- plus a dozen Game Gear titles available in a special in-game "museum."

All the titles are playable in a new widescreen format, with additional player modes and missions.

Sonic Origins Plus Chuckles and Sega

You can play as Knuckles in the Sonic Origins Plus edition of Sonic CD.

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In the Game Gear titles, fans can play as Amy Rose, Sonic's self-proclaimed girlfriend. You can also take a spin as Sonic's echidna BFF Knuckles in Sonic CD.

Retailing for $39.99, Sonic Origins Plus will be available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Windows PC. (If you previously purchased Sonic Origins, you can upgrade to the new title with a $9.99 expansion pack.)
The new title can be purchased as either a download or a physical release, which will come with a 20-page book that recounts the history of the Sonic franchise.