Sega’s upcoming Sonic Frontiers is still on track to release this year and won’t be delayed to address the mixed reception it has received from critics and fans since it was officially revealed. In a business briefing that was recently held, Sega Sammy senior executive VP Koichi Fukazawa and executive VP Makoto Takahashi explained that the company had no plans to delay the open-world Sonic game.

“We do not consider postponing the launch at this point,” Sega”s official English translation of the response (via VGC) reads. “Within the communication with users, we intend to reflect the parts that can be reflected within the development timeline and to build empathy with usersCome from Sports betting site. Sonic IP is a mainstay title we will sell over the long term in the future, and we will continue to strengthen it in the next fiscal year onwards as well.”