The second year of content for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds expands the kart racer with a fresh batch of guest characters, new tracks, extra modes, and reworked systems. It builds on the launch roster and the first Season Pass, adding Season Pass Two and a Year Two Digital Deluxe Edition alongside standalone collaboration packs. The full lineup of Season Pass Two DLC was unveiled around the game’s World Championship event.
Quick answer: Year Two adds Season Pass Two with six content packs, guest racers including Bayonetta, Aigis from Persona 3, Godzilla, and Final Fantasy VII, plus the Duel Match mode and a seventh gadget slot.
Guest franchises coming in Year Two
Year Two leans heavily on crossover characters pulled from well-known series across games, film, and anime. Each pack typically bundles a guest racer with a vehicle and a matching course, along with extras like emotes and decals. Confirmed franchises joining the race include the following.
- Bayonetta, from the SEGA action series of the same name
- Aigis, from Persona 3
- Godzilla, with the Godzilla Escape course
- Final Fantasy VII content
- Hello Kitty
- Evangelion
These arrive on top of free character additions that continue separately from the paid packs, such as Amigo. Full details and the season pass breakdown are listed on the official Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds page.
What Season Pass Two and the Year Two Deluxe Edition include
Season Pass Two covers six content packs, each adding guest characters, vehicles, courses, emotes, and more. The Year Two Digital Deluxe Edition bundles the base game with Season Pass Two and two SEGA-themed cosmetic packs that celebrate the company’s hardware history.
- Base game
- Season Pass Two (six content packs)
- SEGA Controller Decals Pack
- SEGA Consoles Pack
The SEGA Controller Decals Pack contains four decals: a GENESIS controller, a SEGA SATURN controller, a Dreamcast controller, and a Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit. The SEGA Consoles Pack adds three machine models, a Genesis Tower (US), a SegaSaturn (JP), and a Dreamcast (EU).
New modes and gameplay changes
Year Two introduces Duel Match, a one-on-one race format where both competitors’ items and relative distance stay visible at all times. Beating computer-controlled rivals in duels grants additional rewards, giving solo players a reason to keep playing the mode.
The same update raises the gadget limit, letting you equip a seventh gadget rather than the six slots available at launch. Gadgets provide passive advantages before a race, such as pulling in distant rings or increasing trick speed, so the extra slot widens how you can tune a build.
Creative director Masaru Kohayakawa has said the team is making a large update to the game’s specifications as part of the second year, pointing to broader system changes beyond the new characters and tracks.
Year Two pack release dates
Year Two content rolls out over time rather than all at once. The dated packs confirmed so far are below.
| Pack | Contents | Release |
|---|---|---|
| SEGA Controller Decals Pack | GENESIS, SEGA SATURN, Dreamcast controllers and Dreamcast VMU decals | October 9, 2026 |
| Avatar Legends Pack | Collaboration pack | October 14, 2026 |
| SEGA Consoles Pack | Genesis Tower (US), SegaSaturn (JP), Dreamcast (EU) machines | November 3, 2026 |
The SEGA Controller Decals Pack is already out. The Avatar Legends Pack and the SEGA Consoles Pack are still to come on their listed dates.
Platforms and how to get Year Two content
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC through Steam and Epic Games. Year Two content applies to the same platforms.
You can buy Season Pass Two to receive the six content packs as they release, pick up individual collaboration packs separately, or get everything bundled in the Year Two Digital Deluxe Edition. Owners of the base game only need the season pass or the standalone packs rather than a new copy of the game. The cosmetic SEGA hardware packs are tied to the Deluxe Edition rather than sold as separate character content.
