Sega of Japan's CS2 (Sonic, Puyo, Sakura Wars) working on new IP? Translation help wanted

[Dooble]

https://www.4gamer.net/games/999/G999903/20181204057/

This article about Sega Games was recently released. It's a talk about what goes into hiring people and which jobs there are. Anywho.

This bit is interresting

The second CS studio is handling various SEGA Games IP works such as "Sonic the Hedgehog" series, "Puyo Puyo" series, "Sakura Wars" series. It is unusual for a single staff member to be involved in multiple projects at the same time, but it seems that there are cases where staff who worked on "Sonic" participates in the new work of "Puyo Puyo" next time.
In addition, the studio is also working on a new IP, but for that reason it was revealed that the "challenge budget" was set up at SEGA Games .

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Through Google Translate, I can't quite make it out if a new IP is happening or not.

Here the original Japanese

第2CSスタジオは「ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ」シリーズや「ぷよぷよ」シリーズ，「サクラ大戦」シリーズなど，セガゲームスのさまざまなIP作品を手がけている。1人のスタッフが同時に複数のプロジェクトに関わるケースは稀だが，「ソニック」を手がけたスタッフが，次は「ぷよぷよ」の新作に参加するといったケースはあるそうだ。
また，同スタジオでは新規IPも手がけているが，そのためにセガゲームスでは「チャレンジ予算」が設けられていることが明かされた。

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[AtticNotes]

Yes, it says "new IP". The Google Translate result is fairly accurate.

 

[Deleted member 22713]

Worth noting that this isn't the old CS2 behind Sakura Wars – the current CS2 are Sonic Team.

 

[Camjo-Z]

Is Sonic Team finally being let off the leash again? This can only be a good thing.

 

[sibarraz]

Is weird to hear the sonic team being called CS2.

 

[Zukkoyaki]

Is Sonic Team finally being let off the leash again? This can only be a good thing.

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Agreed. Pretty much everything not Sonic they've done has been great.

 

[Zubz]

SEGA learning from Forces? Color me surprised!

 

[Harry Potter Obama]

Almost every modern Sonic game Sonic Team does screams "please let us make something other than Sonic" so I'm happy for them.

 

[stinkyguy666]

I've always been hearing about how the current Sonic Team are supposedly sick and tired of working on Sonic so this news has me happy.

Excited to see what they're working on.

 

[fiendcode]

Wait Sonic Team is doing Sakura Taisen, not CS3?!

 

[VinylCassette64]

Arguably the best news to come out of this studio in years if true. Hopefully they find better success with whatever this new project is and it loosens their grip on the Sonic IP in the process.