{"id":764914,"date":"2026-09-09T10:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/764914\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:14:17","slug":"sega-announces-two-sonic-game-collections-for-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/764914\/","title":{"rendered":"Sega Announces Two Sonic Game Collections For Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sonic<\/a> Image: SEGA<\/p>\n

Update [Wed 9th Sep 2026, 6:55am]: Following Sega’s announcement in June, physical listings for the “Classic” and “Modern” Sonic<\/a> collections have now appeared online.<\/p>\n

Here’s a first look at the box art via Canadian distributor PNP Games<\/a>. According to its site, these collections are estimated to ship later this year, with pre-orders now live.<\/p>\n

PHP Games:
Classic Sonic Collection SWITCH $69.99 CAD (~$50 USD) SHIPPED FREE!*
(Includes Mania, Origins, and Superstars)
Modern Sonic Collection SWITCH $69.99 CAD (~$50 USD)*
(Includes Forces, Colors Ultimate, and Frontiers)
Both Release Oct 20th, 2026.
*Free shipping on orders of $65 CAD or more within Canada \/ USA.<\/p>\n

\"Sonic<\/a>\"Sonic<\/a> Images: via PNP Games \/ SEGA<\/p>\n

As noted on the box art, these physical releases come with a 35th anniversary logo patch and reversible cover sheets. You can find out more about the games in these Sonic collections in the original story below.<\/p>\n

Original Story: [Wed 24th Jun, 2026 00:30 BST]:<\/p>\n

As part of Sonic the Hedgehog<\/a>‘s 35th birthday celebrations, Sega has this week announced not one but two retro game collections. Both collections bundle together previously released titles on the Switch.<\/p>\n

First up is the Classic Sonic Collection for $49.99 USD and it’s launching on the Switch in October 2026. According to the official PR, this physical edition will include a reversible 35th anniversary cover sheet. Here are the games included:<\/p>\n

Classic Sonic Collection<\/p>\n

And then there’s the Modern Sonic Collection, which is also priced at $49.99 USD and releasing October 2026. This physical edition includes a reversible anniversary cover sheet as well, and bundles the following titles together:<\/p>\n

Modern Sonic Collection<\/p>\n

So, if you don’t already have these games, these collections could be a way to catch up on Sonic’s past adventures. Sega has also shadow-dropped Sonic Frontiers – Definitive Edition<\/a> for the Switch 2 this week.<\/p>\n

When Sega shares more details about these Sonic collections for Switch, we’ll provide an update. Would you be interested in either of these collections? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

\tRelated Games<\/p>\n

\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: SEGA Update [Wed 9th Sep 2026, 6:55am]: Following Sega’s announcement in June, physical listings for the “Classic”…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":764915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[19413,59,137,214,2357,86,56,54,55,377],"class_list":["post-764914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-anniversaries","tag-gb","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-sega","tag-sonic","tag-technology","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-upcoming-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=764914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/764914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/764915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=764914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=764914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=764914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}