Given how long dev cycles are these days even for a AA game, there was no way we were getting something for the 35th anniversary right after Shadow Generations and CrossWorlds.
Especially since CrossWorlds is still getting updates.
It seemed obvious to me but maybe not to everyone.
Nova & Pulse πΌπΊ
You can either have a Sonic game that is given the proper time to cook and to be unveiled when it's ready...
or you can have a rushed game to meet some weird desire to release on an anniversary year.
Unfortunately, it seems many would prefer the latter which I can't fathom.