Considering Sonic Team actually thought it was a good idea to give Sonic a sword, turn him into a werewolf, and then dump even more unnecessary characters into the franchise, I think we can safely say that if Sonic wants to ever live again (and at this point, he's probably wishing he'd died with Dreamcast) then he's got to go to other hands.
Not going to buy anything Sonic anymore, though, even if it is good. He's had his chance waaaay too many times, and every time has been nothing but evidence of how little Sonic Team apparently cares about their mascot's roots. It's just sad.