Sonic Racing Crossworlds Adds Final Fantasy 7, Persona, Godzilla

Can you imagine Cloud Strife racing against Hello Kitty in a kart? Sega can. Sonic Racing: Crossworlds already has a wild roster, but the Year Two DLC roadmap takes it to a whole new level of bonkers.

Sega has revealed that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake series, Persona, Godzilla, Hello Kitty, Bayonetta, Evangelion, the Dreamcast itself, and more are all coming to the kart racer before the end of 2027. That's a lot of crossovers, even for a game that already welcomed Spongebob Squarepants and Minecraft Steve in its first year.

The free content drops throughout 2027 start with Bayonetta joining the roster, along with a kart inspired by McLaren and Persona 3's Aigis, coming between November and March of next year. So you'll be able to race as the Umbra Witch herself before you know it.

If you're willing to pay, the Season Two Pass kicks off with a Godzilla collaboration on day one (November 3). This brings karts based on popular kaiju and a track that features our beloved, radioactive 'zilla causing chaos throughout a city. Evangelion is up next with playable characters Asuka Shikinami Langley and Rei Ayanami, plus new karts and a track. After that, you can look forward to playing as Hello Kitty and Kuromi in a course inspired by the wider Sanrio universe. If you have a favorite Sanrio friend, there's a good chance they've been hidden somewhere in the background of the track.

Taking a break from crossovers, the Segaland pack goes back in time with a course that pays tribute to Sega's entire history, arcade classics and home consoles included. Sega's also introducing three karts based on classic arcade cabinets (Outrun, After Burner, and Super Megalo) and three karts based on its consoles (Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast), alongside a bonus Super Shadow racer for owners of both Season Passes.

And finally, the Year Two Season Pass ends with two big hitters. A Final Fantasy 7 Remake collaboration is on the way, but all Sega had to show was Cloud's Buster Sword sitting alongside a generic ring from the Sonic series. No word on what this collab includes, exactly. The other pack comes from the Reload Revival Royal pack, which presumably features characters and/or stages from all three modern Persona games.

Despite Sega's Mario Kart World shade, rival racer Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has "fallen short" of expectations, and compared to Nintendo's sales I can see why. But with a lineup this crazy, maybe Year Two will turn things around. What do you think? Will you be picking up the Season Two Pass?