Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Physical Release on Switch 2 Won't be a Game Key Card - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 January 2026 / 3,271 Views

Sega has announced the physical edition of Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds for the Nintendo Switch 2 will release on March 26 for $69.99 / £64.99.

The publisher also confirmed it will not be a Game Key Card and will contain the full base game on the cartridge. A Game Key Card does not contain any game data on the cartridge and only is used as a digital activation key.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store in September 2025, and for the Nintendo Switch 2 in December 2025.

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9 Comments

darthv72 (on 13 January 2026)

I bought the SW1 version for $30 on sale and then paid the $10 upgrade fee on the SW2.

Zippy6 darthv72 (on 13 January 2026)

Oh forgot this one has an upgrade unlike generations. Might do that too.

Zippy6 (on 13 January 2026)

Will pick this one up, though probably after a few months, don't want to pay £65 lol.

Shaun87 (on 13 January 2026)

I'll just wait, Sega games are notorious for dramatic price drops only a few months after release

Wman1996 Shaun87 (on 13 January 2026)

A lot of publishers are, other than Nintendo of course. Even a lot of Sony games take a year or less to get good discounts. But they do take usually about 2 years to get drastic discounts, sometimes longer.