Astro Bot It will feature over 150 PlayStation-inspired cameos.
This is according to the game’s recently unveiled store EntryIn which it is said that we will get the chance to “rescue over 150 iconic VIP bots inspired by legendary characters from across PlayStation’s 30-year history”.
The same listing describes Astro Bot as a “standalone, full-sized adventure that features four times the world, 300 bots to rescue, and dozens of new powers and features to discover”. It also confirms that Astro Bot is strictly a single-player experience that will only be available on PS5.
Interestingly, this also makes it clear that Astro Bot does not include microtransactions, assuring players that there are “enough coins” to collect and spend in the Gacha Lab.
Sony announced a new Astro Bot game during this week’s PlayStation State of Play. Simply called Astro Bot, it’s once again developed by Sony’s Team Asobi, and it will launch for the PlayStation 5 on September 6. It’s Astro’s first starring role since 2020’s PS5 launch title Astro’s Playroom.
,[The] “The announcement of Astro Bot was a very bittersweet moment for me,” Eurogamer’s Ian wrote in his excellent feature,It’s hard to stay excited about PlayStation VR2 if Astro Bot won’t also wear it,
“Like everyone else, I’m excited for the new Astro Bot games, they’re such fun, heartwarming and uplifting games – and to top it off, this new game looks a bit like a Starfox x Mario mash-up. ‘How can this not be a contender for Game of the Year?!’ I thought, when I saw the reveal. But then, as the trailer passed the one minute mark without showing anything resembling VR gameplay, my heart started to sink. That sunken heart was completely broken in two when, at the very end of the trailer, big bold words appeared saying “Coming to PS5″. So no PSVR2 support?! For a character who technically only grew up on PSVR1 thanks to Astro Bot Rescue Mission? What’s going on?”
