On 30 April, an announcement trailer was released, revealing the game's official name, as well as a new mechanic that transforms the character's vehicles to land, air and water forms. They listed it in the pre-order list for the PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii for $57, to be released on 30 November 2012 but was then removed by Sega. Shortly after this event the website called also added info on the game. Pictures depicting the side-view of the shelf revealed boxes for Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Beat and AiAi. 2.2.3.1 Newcomer third-party characters.On 15 November 2021, the game now supports FPS Boost on Xbox Series X and Series S to make the game run at 60fps.
Additionally, from 1 June to 15 June 2018, the game was available for free to those who had an Xbox Live Gold subscription through the "Games with Gold" program. On 1 June 2018, the Xbox 360 version of Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed was made backwards-compatible on the Xbox One. In August 2017, Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed was taken down from the App Store and Google Play due to technical issues. It features a transformation element of racing gameplay unique to that of any other racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The PS3 and Wii U versions of the game were released in Japan on May 15, 2014. It was released for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Wii U in November 2012, for PlayStation Vita in December 2012, for Microsoft Windows in January 2013, for Nintendo 3DS in February 2013, and for iOS and Android in January 2014. It is the sequel to Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and the fourth installment of the Sega All-Stars series. Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed ( ソニック&オールスターレーシング トランスフォームド, Sonikku ando Ōru-Sutāzu Rēshingu Toransufōmudo ?) is a 2012 kart racing video game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sega. It's not just racing, it's racing transformed!