Sega To Release Fewer Games In 2026, With Focus On Sonic, Persona, And Yakuza

Sega To Release Fewer Games In 2026, With Focus On Sonic, Persona, And Yakuza

From TheGamer (Written by James Troughton) on | OpenCritic

Sega announced in a recent earnings call that it plans to launch fewer games in 2026, with a focus on Persona, Sonic, and Like a Dragon.

"The plan is currently being formulated, but we expect the volume of new titles in Full Game to be lower than this fiscal year," Sega said in a Q&A (via VGC). "On the other hand, we expect continuous revenue contribution from repeat sales of new titles in Full Game (ie not free-to-play) this fiscal year and full-scale revenue contribution from new titles in F2P."

There will be characters from other Sega games in CrossWorlds.

So far, we know that Sega plans to launch Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Project Century (the mysterious new RGG game), Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, and revivals of Virtua Fighter, Crazy Taxi, Jet Set Radio, Golden Axe, and Streets of Rage next year.

During the Q&A, Sega also revealed that it plans to strengthen three of its core developers, Sonic Team, RGG, and Atlus, to help focus on the aforementioned franchises in fiscal year 2026.

"Atlus is an important studio for us to expand Japanese IPs overseas, and we think it is necessary to strengthen it, and...

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