>>107349071I actually kind of believe the theory.
Hear me out, SEGA is very protective of Sonic as a brand. So much so that they have a class you have to take if you want to license him for merchandise. The SEGA execs wouldn't do anything (at least purposefully) to injure their brand, and given how off model the movie Sonic is, I can only think they did this as a PR stunt.
