Astro Bot (PS5) News Articles
Tuesday10th Sep 2024
News Astro Bot Director Surprised By Level of Support from Fellow PlayStation Studio Heads
"To our greatest surprise, the studios unanimously agreed"
Almost certainly the cure for whatever ails you, Team Asobi's plucky Astro Bot has captured the hearts and minds of the PlayStation faithful, from new PS5 owners to the most jaded old veterans. This is partly due to the non-stop onslaught of cameos and references to Sony's rich history (in...
Monday9th Sep 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Credits Indicate DLC Cameo Bots Could Be Inbound
Stellar Blade, Assassin's Creed, Rise of the Ronin
If you've spent all weekend long blissfully jumping about in Astro Bot on PS5, then you'll be glad to know it looks like more cameo bots could be coming to the game sooner or later. Analysed by VGC, several franchises not included in the base game are credited during the closing sequence, which...
Sunday8th Sep 2024
News Sony: It's Massively Important PS Studios Develops Games in Various Genres
The spice of life
There’s been much ado about PlayStation first-party lately, especially when you contrast the critically acclaimed release of Astro Bot against Concord’s premature closure. Speaking as part of an interview published on the PlayStation Podcast and
News Days Gone Director Roasts 'Small Game' Astro Bot PS5 for Deacon St John Cameo
"My character has been reduced to a cartoon shill"
In a rare instance of unity, gamers seem to unanimously agree that Astro Bot is extraordinary – but Days Gone director John Garvin disagrees. The outspoken ex-Bend Studio veteran has taken to X (or Twitter) to share his dissatisfaction with Deacon St John’s cameo in the PS5 exclusive platformer,...
Friday6th Sep 2024
News PlayStation Studios Celebrate Astro Bot's PS5 Arrival with Awesome Artwork
Play together
As is now a long-standing tradition, Sony's PlayStation Studios have gathered around on social media in order to celebrate the launch of a new first-party title. We are, of course, talking about Astro Bot, which has arrived on PS5 after months of anticipation. All of the usual suspects have taken to posting congratulatory messages in...
News Astro Bot PS5's Live Action Trailer Is a Whole Vibe
Play will find a way
Sony has released a glitzy, high budget live action Astro Bot trailer, which will likely run in movie theatres and on television through the remainder of the year. The spot, while only 30 seconds in length, is excellently executed. It shows people in mundane everyday scenarios, like at a school or in an office. When the...
News Astro's Playroom Is Having a Party Inside Your PS5 Right Now
Prince would be proud
You may recall that Astro’s Playroom has been counting down to the release of Astro Bot, which is out now in some countries around the world. But while you presumably busy yourself with the new game, you may be wondering what’s going on in the old one. Fortunately, this video posted to X (or Twitter) showcases the party...
Thursday5th Sep 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Is the Best Game of the Year So Far
Opens with an insane 94 on Metacritic
In our Astro Bot PS5 review, we said the release is “among the best” in the new-gen system’s library. And other critics agree: Team ASOBI’s platformer – out tomorrow, on 6th September – is officially the highest rated game of the year. With a 94 rating on Metacritic, it’s only beaten by Elden Ring...
Tuesday3rd Sep 2024
PSA Astro Bot PS5 Copies Leak, Gameplay Spoilers Are Everywhere
So bot right now
Update: We're still days away from the release of Astro Bot on PS5, but if you go looking for it, you can quite easily find a wealth of gameplay footage online. As noted in our original coverage (which you can still read below), people have been streaming Astro Bot on sites like Twitch and Kick, having managed to get their hands on...
Sunday1st Sep 2024
News PS5's Astro Bot Marketing Onslaught Starting in Busy Shopping Mall
Brilliant bot
Sony is sometimes accused of poor marketing, but when a game matters to the company, it always goes all out. It’s looking like a bulk of its spend this holiday will be concentrated on Astro Bot, as it readies promotional displays around the world. In Taiwan specifically, you’ll find an enormous replica of the eponymous android...
Saturday31st Aug 2024
News Your Astro's Playroom Progress Will Transfer to Astro Bot on PS5
Make sure you collect your Special Bots
Have you found all four Special Bots in Astro’s Playroom yet? They’re all available now, and if you’re stuck, we reveal all Special Bots locations in our guide. There’s not just Trophies and some fun gameplay up for grabs here either: y
Friday30th Aug 2024
News Let the Astro Bot PS5 Launch Trailer Tide You Over Until Release
Plus a behind-the-scenes gameplay deep dive
To mark next week's launch, Sony has today published the launch trailer for PS5 exclusive Astro Bot alongside a behind-the-scenes look at the platforming gameplay featured in the experience. Here's the launch trailer: And this is the behind-the-scenes deep dive, featuring commentary from studio director...
Thursday29th Aug 2024
News Astro Bot's Free DLC Will Add Speed Run Stages By the End of 2024 on PS5
Hit those leaderboards
Developer Team Asobi has already confirmed its upcoming platformer Astro Bot will receive free post-launch DLC, and now we know a little more about what some of it will entail. Apparently, the game will be updated with speed run stages, much like the ones featured in Astro's Playroom. The news comes via Famitsu magazine...
News Astro Bot 2 Hinted at in PS5 Platinum Trophy Description
"See you in Astro's next adventure!"
Ahead of its PS5 release next week, the Trophy list for Astro Bot has been posted to Exophase, and what is noteworthy is the Platinum Trophy description: "Earned all Trophies. Well done and see you in Astro's next adventure!" So, will Astro Bot 2 be out before the end of the PS5 generation? That's a question to...
Wednesday28th Aug 2024
News Do You Want Astro Bot on PC? Creative Director Wants to Know
Well, do you?
Sony is bringing most of its first-party games to PC, and there’s a chance Astro Bot could be next in line. While the game is intrinsically linked to the PS5 hardware experience – the eponymous hero’s spacecraft is even shaped like a DualSense controller – creative director Nicholas Douchet hinted as part of a MinnMaxx...
News Mark Cerny's Feedback on PS5's Astro Bot: 'Now This Is a Game'
No notes
PS5's upcoming platformer Astro Bot is less than two weeks away, and ever since its announcement back in May, it's looked utterly delightful. After having played a portion of it at Summer Game Fest, we can confidently say it is exactly that. Still, it's one thing hearing it from us, and quite another to get feedback from one of the most...
Monday19th Aug 2024
News 15 Minutes of Astro Bot PS5 Footage Has Leaked Online
Loose lips crash spaceships
Astro Bot's eagerly anticipated PS5 outing is almost upon us, launching on September 9th. However, it seems someone just couldn't wait that long, and around 15 minutes of gameplay has leaked online. Like last time around, the video itself has been pulled from YouTube (although you can still find it if you go looking), but...
Monday12th Aug 2024
News Beware! Scalpers Reselling Astro Bot PS5 Controllers for Ridiculous Prices
Astro not
Astro Bot is due to arrive on PS5 in just under a month's time, and when it does, a limited edition DualSense controller will launch alongside it. The pad is probably the best custom controller PS5 has received yet, and pre-orders have sold out across multiple retailers very swiftly. Unfortunately, it seems a portion of those sales have...
Monday29th Jul 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Controller Announced, Pre-Orders Start 9th August
Priced at £69.99 / $79.99
Update: Pre-orders are now live! All the links you need can be found right here: <related ids="170022"> Original Article: Sony has revealed Concord isn't the only PS5 title it is rewarding with a special limited edition DualSense controller: now Astro Bot is getting one too. The PS5 pad uses a white base and then...
Sunday28th Jul 2024
News Astro Bot Continues Its Quest for PS5 Game of the Year with Sublime Gameplay Demo
Let's flamingo
We finally have some direct-feed footage of Astro Bot from ChinaJoy 2024, as captured by Gematsu. This 30-minute stage gameplay demonstration recaps some of the levels you may have already seen from yesterday’s off-screen footage, but it also includes a full stage featuring flamingos which appears t
Saturday27th Jul 2024
News Anticipated PS5 Platformer Astro Bot Looks Absolutely Outstanding in Gameplay Demo
As expected
Almost 10 minutes of Astro Bot footage, direct from the ChinaJoy 2024 show floor, has emerged online – and perhaps unsurprisingly for fans of the franchise, it looks utterly essential. The first clip shows the adorable eponymous character using some extendable gloves to navigate a bunch of simple platforming puzzles, before battling...
Friday26th Jul 2024
News Sony's Going to Make Damn Sure You Pay Attention to Astro Bot on PS5
Big marketing in Shanghai and Hong Kong this weekend
Sony’s promoting Astro Bot at the annual Ani-Com & Games Expo in Hong Kong. There are a number of conventions all around Asia this weekend, and Team Asobi’s adorable mascot is appearing at all of them; he’s also being promoted heavily at PlayStation’s massive ChinaJoy 2024 booth in...
Tuesday16th Jul 2024
News Astro Bot Adorns EDGE Magazine's 400th Issue, Paying Homage to 10 PlayStation Icons
We want them all
EDGE, the UK's premium gaming magazine and one of the last bastions of games media in print, has just celebrated its 400th issue. It's an amazing milestone for a mag that's been going for over 30 years. Whether you still enjoy a physical thing to leaf through or simply get all your gaming news online, it's hard to deny EDGE's...
Friday28th Jun 2024
News Astro Bot's PS5 File Size Is About Six Times Bigger Than Astro's Playroom
S-S-Deee
Astro Bot is a big, full-sized 3D platformer, and it's got the file size to prove it. The upcoming title from Team Asobi is its largest game yet, with more worlds to explore and new power-ups to toy with than in any of the robot's previous outings. Backing this up is the game's file size on PS5 which, according to the back of the retail box...
Tuesday25th Jun 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Took 60 Developers Around Three Years to Make
Asobi is the Japanese word for "play"
Astro Bot, the full-fledged mascot platformer outing from Sony first-party developer Team Asobi, took around 60 developers around three years to create. That's according to GamesIndustry.biz's Chris Dring (thanks, PSU), who said on the GI Microcast: "I've played it; it's amazing. It took about three years to...
Monday24th Jun 2024
News Personalise Your PS5, PS4 Profile with Free Astro Bot Avatars
Look at him go
Everyone adores Astro Bot. The loveable little mascot has been hopping through the hearts of PlayStation players since his debut in The Playroom VR, and he’s only increased in popularity in the months and years since. Later this year, his first full-blown PS5 adventure will arrive – and to mark the occasion, Sony’s giving away...
Friday14th Jun 2024
News Astro Bot Has Over 150 PlayStation Character Cameos
And the Bloodborne one isn't a hint
The nods to classic PlayStation games and characters were already outstanding in Astro's Playroom — the packed-in PS5 game — but fully-fledged successor Astro Bot is taking everything to the next level. In an interview with Eurogamer, creative director Nicolas Doucet reveals that there are over 150...
Thursday13th Jun 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Will Get Free Post-Launch DLC
More challenge levels to come
PlayStation's undeniably likeable mascot, Astro Bot, will have around 80 levels across six worlds at launch to run through, but Team ASOBI says there's plenty more to come via future updates. Best of all, these DLC offerings will be added for free. IGN spoke to studio head Nicolas Doucet, who said plans are already in...
Wednesday12th Jun 2024
News PS5's Astro Bot Doesn't Support PSVR2 Because It Was Never Designed to Do So
"The design philosophy is very, very different"
While the general sentiment around Astro Bot, the upcoming PS5 platformer, is very positive, some of the character's more hardcore fans are a little disappointed to see a lack of PSVR2 support in his latest adventure. Indeed, the character got his start with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, a PSVR exclusive...
Friday7th Jun 2024
News Sony Trolls Bloodborne Stans with Astro Bot PS5 Pre-Order Bonus
Hunt them down
Update: Pre-orders are now open for Astro Bot on the PS Store and at retail, with the MSRP for the standard edition being £59.99/$59.99 and the Digital Deluxe Edition being £69.99/$69.99. This is cheaper than most tentpole PS5 exclusives. Original Article: Everyone knows that you don’t trifle with FromSoftware faithfuls on...
