It's difficult to know what to make of Sonic Frontiers. SEGA is promising an expanded adventure, a leap forward for a franchise that has long-struggled to find its footing with a third dimension in play. It has so far shown little of it, outside of a reveal trailer in the last weeks of 2021, but there is reason to believe that Sonic Frontiers will succeed where Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed, and Sonic Forces failed. For starters, Sonic Team is being built with new-gen consoles in mind – leveraging the power of the PS5 and Xbox Series X to support the ambitions to deliver a true "open zone" experience.