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Some of Sonic the Hedgehog's UK fans turned on their PS4s yesterday to find a new update waiting for them in beloved 2017 release Sonic Mania. The patch, which apparently wasn't supposed to go live, tweaked certain features in the platformer, likely intended for the upcoming Sonic Mania Plusre-release.

First and foremost, all stage transitions now include their own cutscenes, as opposed to just some of them. One of the game's bosses has also been revamped entirely . 
In addition to these changes, the Time Limit can now be switched off in the options menu and unlockable abilities - such as Insta-Shield - can now be used in conjunction with your save games.

There seems to be some confusion as to who did and didn't receive this update, so it's likely that it shouldn't have rolled out, at all, for anybody. Still, at least we got a sample of the changes that await us when Sonic Mania Plus finally launches, for reals, this Summer.

The updates are:

• All zones that lacked transitions now have them
• You can skip all cutscenes
• Skipping cutscenes between acts makes you lose your shield oddly
• Menus got a total overhaul
• You can now change the options on Save Files. Meaning you can use Insta-Shield, Super Peel out and & Knuckles mode in save file.
• The time limit can be disabled through this option
• Multiplayer added a non-stretched mode
• There’s a new DLC options in the menu
• Metal Sonic boss fight got changed in multiple ways
• Phase 2 was tampered to be reduced to 3 hits & for Silver Sonic to shoot bullets out to hit Metal when killed
• The run afterwards is shortened to reduce time
• Metal Sonic boss third phase got totally redone with a fight with Metal Sonic Kai from Knuckles Chaotix but only its Blue Metal Sonic Kai
• New graphics & sound effects were added as well
• Hydrocity Zone Act.2’s transition to the second phase of its boss got touched up on (there’s a tube graphic & you get pushed out of water now)
• Super Sonic got new animations including a brand new idle animation
• The ice blocks in Press Garden Act.2 got a graphical change
• The unused animations of characters looking back & forth in ice blocks got added
• Tails Chemical Plant Act.1 intro cutscene got added (it’s a new animation, not the known unused one).

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