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The difference I am getting at is that Chaos Emerads alone can only do so much even if the power they give is infinite.

Sonic can become Super Sonic by will with the emeralds and in cutscenes will to revert back to being blue. But gameplay wise he needs at least fifty rings to maintain transformation. Even in boss battles like Perfect Chaos, Finalhazard, Metal Overlord, Solaris and other bosses which require super transformations, they usually start off with fifty rings that deplete by the second.

Also it is in Sonic Adventure that Perfect Chaos takes the negative powers of the Chaos Emeralds. in Sonic Generations the power of the emeralds are drained entirely. So while the power is infinite, the conduit the Chaos Emeralds have with the power itself can still be removed.