Thread:Myself 123/@comment-26253917-20150508002907/@comment-477304-20150607233521

None of those points proved anything.
 * 1) No cutscene outright disproves Sonic needs rings to transform.
 * 2) Just because something doesn't show up in a cutscene doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
 * 3) You're still ignoring everything said about word of god.

Saying that something has been retconned without any proof is speculation.