{"id":279856,"date":"2024-05-01T00:54:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T07:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=331391"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:36:11","slug":"google-makes-the-strangest-mistake-in-sonics-history-not-even-sega-understands-whats-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/google-makes-the-strangest-mistake-in-sonics-history-not-even-sega-understands-whats-happening\/","title":{"rendered":"Google makes the strangest mistake in Sonic&#8217;s history: not even SEGA understands what&#8217;s happening"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are times when the Internet gives us moments of absolute wonderful incomprehension, as if all the errors in the world came together in one gigantic and impossible to avoid. This is the case of <strong>what Google Play has given to the world today with its particular tribute to &#8216;Sonic&#8217;<\/strong>, taking advantage of the success of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/is-knuckles-worth-it-the-sonic-spin-off-surprises\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Knuckles<\/a> series on HBO Max. And I assure you that you didn&#8217;t see this coming.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Sonic\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b0b54a6-9b29-11e6-9bbe-00163ed833e7\/301694945\/sonic-Sonic_adventure_dx.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Sonic<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/sonic.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/sonic.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cute Sonic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea was that the more you scrolled, the more the character would age over the years, and it was fun. The problem is that from the first image, where they were supposed to talk about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-gameplay-of-an-unannounced-new-sonic-game-has-been-leaked-and-it-is-peculiar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sonic<\/a> from 1991, <strong>they included Tails, who didn&#8217;t appear in the saga until the sequel<\/strong>. But the errors were just going to accumulate one after another. One. After. Another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just to give a few examples: <strong>to illustrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-sequel-to-sonic-frontiers-could-be-in-development\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sonic Frontiers<\/a>, they uploaded an image from season 3 of &#8216;Sonic Prime&#8217;<\/strong>, which appeared this year; the illustration of Sonic from 1993 was from &#8216;Sonic Boom&#8217; (2014); the one from 1996 was from &#8216;Sonic Dash&#8217;, the mobile game from 2013 from which the terrible image from the movie was originally taken (and modified) in 2020; the one from 2003 was a promotional image from &#8216;Sonic Jump&#8217;, from 2005&#8230; Well, you get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sonic, but as you scroll he gets older and older<br><br>a thread ??<\/p>&mdash; Google Play (@GooglePlay) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GooglePlay\/status\/1784251158933942361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So much so that even the official account of the blue hedgehog replied to them saying &#8220;What are you doing&#8221;. Some believe it was a thread written by artificial intelligence, and that <strong>even <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/memory-the-new-function-of-chatgpt-can-mention-things-to-you-that-you-dont-even-remember-but-only-if-you-live-outside-of-europe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">ChatGPT<\/a> provided the links to the images<\/strong>, and some think it was a strategy to anger the fans (for some reason) taking advantage of the character&#8217;s popularity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In any case, Google has not given any explanations or deleted the thread, so we can only assume that someone on their team is really enjoying the chaos. <strong>The community manager is a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-super-mario-game-that-you-surely-had-never-heard-of-before\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Nintendo<\/a>.<\/strong> It couldn&#8217;t be anyone else.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Sonic\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/6b0b54a6-9b29-11e6-9bbe-00163ed833e7\/301694945\/sonic-Sonic_adventure_dx.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Sonic<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/sonic.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/sonic.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The problem is that already from the first image, where they were supposed to talk about the &#8216;Sonic&#8217; of 1991, they included Tails, who didn&#8217;t appear in the saga until the sequel. But the errors were just going to pile up one after another. One. After. 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