Windows Sonic

Windows Sonic was released on June 26th 2002, four versions were released. The OS was made by SEGA and Microsoft.

Standard

Pro

Ultimate

and Gamers Edition

Development
Development first started in 1998 because the Sega Saturn wasn’t doing too well. SEGA and Microsoft partnered, the Dreamcast then released later on but the OS was still being made. Microsoft was getting jealous but was secretly creating the Xbox. Sega and Microsoft built in Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Knuckles on the OS, to both get 50% of all money on the Windows Sonic OS. In March 2000, the OS switched to the Windows 2000 codec instead of Windows 98. In June 2000, there were many bugs in the OS, causing them to go to the upcoming Windows codec. In October 2000, they used the Windows Whistler codec. Many bugs were fixed by this, but by this, many bugs appeared once again. In January 2001, they made a Sonic codec and made a subsidiary of SEGA to contain this. SEGA Operation Team was released on January 22, 2001. It was also partially owned by Microsoft, so it got renamed to SEGAsoft OS Team, 4 days later. This caused SEGAsoft OS to be in development too. In October 2001, they added the Windows XP codec in the mix of the Sonic codec. This caused to make a SEGA codec to fix lots of problems. Many other codecs were thrown in the mix too, like Super Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and all of that got merged to the Sondec, the Sonic codec merged to the Sondec too. The SEGA codec was separate though. On December 18, 2001, the OS was announced. The Standard OS contained Sonic 1, 2, and 3 as apps, Pro had Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic and Knuckles, along with some her Sonic games too, along with 2 other SEGA games. Ultimate had all Sonic games before 1994, along with 6 other SEGA games. Gamers Edition had all Sonic games before 1997, along with 12 other SEGA games. On January 22, 2001, Microsoft was still credited, but stopped working on the Sonic OS, due to the Xbox being released. SEGA was upset, and had to do the code all by themselves. Then, the OS was finally released on June 26, 2002, as Windows Sonic.