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Zippo

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Dec 8, 2017
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Good Morning, SonicERA! Once again, exciting things are potentially happening in the world of Sonic The Hedgehog:



Q: What's happening?

As before, SEGA of America are having a Sonic panel at South by Southwest 2019 in Austin, Texas, hosted by Aaron Webber. As with the previous years, they'll be giving us a look at "Sonic's next steps in 2019 and beyond".

Q: When is it happening?

A: If you're in the US (Texas), it'll be starting at 1PM CST, and should run for about an hour.

Here's some other times for Americans:
2PM EST
11AM PDT
8AM HST

Some times for our European friends as well:
6pm GMT
7pm CET

I also went and made a countdown:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdo...+The+SXSW+Sonic+Panel+2019&font=cursive&csz=1

A: As for anyone outside of the US, just convert one of those times into Google using your time zone and you should get the appropriate time.

Q: What can we expect to see?

A: Well, as is tradition at this point, we've gotten major announcements from these panels the last two years. Last year saw the announcement of Sonic Mania Plus and a tease of what what would come to be Team Sonic Racing. With SEGA promising a look into beyond 2019, connect the dots, friends. We've also been promised a brand new look at Team Sonic Racing, and there's sure to be a lot of news on the Sonic movie, the first trailer might even drop here, so stay tuned.

Q: Will it be livestreamed?

A: Yes indeed! SXSW Gaming will be doing an official livestream on their Twitch page:
https://www.twitch.tv/sxswgaming

TSSZNews and Tails Channel will be doing streams before, during and after the panel, covering all of the news right as it happens:

TailsChannel:
https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCUNYWmlvdPYcFlrs3a1EfPg

TSSZNews:
https://m.twitch.tv/tssznews/profile

It goes without saying, but please keep the thread friendly, drama-free, and most importantly, have fun! We might be in for some real treats here very soon :)
 
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HibbySloth

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Oct 25, 2017
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Me rn

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OneThirtyEight

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Oct 28, 2017
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Is there a kind soul here who can PM me the vod when it's over since i can't watch it live and don't want any "spoilers"?
 

Lant_War

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Jul 14, 2018
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Hopefully they'll properly stream it this time. Last year's was better than 2017's but it still felt very unprofessional.

If they announce the new Sonic game, hopefully they'll show some gameplay snippets too.
 

Arkai

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Oct 27, 2017
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I remember this event being a general waste of time last year outside of Mania stuff. Sonic Plus was there and the whole Winter 2018, JK summer fun they tried to have felt so flat.

I guess they have more to work with/announce this year but I'll catch up after instead of watching.
 
Oct 25, 2017
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It's in like two hours, I think?
The 2016 one had a reveal for a new 3D game and Mania, but the show itself was really bad.

This year will probably just be the movie trailer and a racing trailer?
Will probably miss it live, tho
 

Nocturnowl

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Oct 25, 2017
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I'm still stung for last years (?) limp teaser for Sonic Racing that basically told us all nothing, I guess it only go up from there if they reveal a new game.
 

Tizoc

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Oct 25, 2017
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Oman
I honestly wouldnt mind a master system classics collection ala sonic genesis collection announced.
There are some neat 8 bit games on the master system/game gear that id like releases in a compilation.
 
Oct 28, 2017
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The Q&A is gonna be a shitshow of people asking questions they can't answer like "when's the SA1 remake?" and "when's Mania 2?"
 

Deleted member 51691

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Jan 6, 2019
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Another giant Sonic compilation of old Sonic games similar to the Sonic Mega Collection but with Dreamcast-era games would be great. SEGA already does something like that for Genesis games (with shoddy emulation quality). Why not give Sonic the same treatment?
 

IronicSonic

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Oct 25, 2017
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Waiting for the reactions If I'm totally honest lol

TSR let's go!
 

MrBadger

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Oct 27, 2017
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Still not expecting anything new. If they had a new game, they'd have teased it.

Excited for the Sonic movie trailer, which will definitely make the movie look good and prove everyone wrong