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From what I read, it's not in continuity with any of the other games

So this means they're not making any more in the original continuity? Is Lost World the last, or will Sonic Mania be ending the series? (If so, how will it end? Will it see the actual death of Eggman, who of course has to stay around as long as there's any chance of being a new game in the main continuity? They already killed Metal Sonic in Generations, and Rouge stole the Master Emerald in Rivals 2. If it does happen and there's no chance he pulled his usual escape trick, we know there'll be no more games.

Double if they kill Sonic off as well, which would really end the series (though he can be revived if the Chaos Emeralds are brought to him, but only if his soul hasn't yet left his body so there is a time limit on that).

I hope Sonic survives of course. And Tails, Shadow, Blaze, and Espio. Eggman I'd want to stay around for as long as the series goes on, because what's a Sonic game without him (besides Tails Adventure, where neither he nor Sonic appeared), but if it's ending, they might as well make Sonic's archnemesis go out with a bang.

Sonic Mania is the last mainstream game to be released before Project 2017, so it's possible. 