Headcannon, the studio behind the Sonic 3d, Sonic 1 and Sonic 2 remasters on mobile, have announced that they are behind the remastering of Sonic 3 & Knuckles for Sonic Origins. The developers also previously made the game Sonic Mania,

 

 

 

 

Also of note is that the Hidden Palace zone that Headcannon managed to bring back to their remaster of Sonic 2, will be present in this collection as well, as spotted by fan Rick Stilwell in the trailer.

 

 

 

 

This was previously brought back for the mobile port of Sonic 2 and it is great to see it return on consoles.