This was actually a genius move on Sega's end. Most sonic OC are just recolors of Sonic himself so now Sega can capitalize on all the autistic sonic fans from DeviantArt. Although that's implying that they don't buy every new sonic game anyway.
It's also Fuel to the loving fire, and also, we have enough furries as it is.
Furries ruin loving everything, and As it turns out, it's not just special interestes either.