Team Asobi has revealed that Astro Bot is the company’s biggest game yet, boasting an ambitious scope that includes cameos from around 150 iconic PlayStation characters. Released to celebrate PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, Astro Bot is a full-fledged platformer packed with Sony-themed goodness, featuring 80 levels that offer players ‘a new experience every 10 minutes or so’.
Astro Bot is exploding.
Astro Bot will be released on September 6th exclusively on PlayStation 5. This game is one of the most anticipated games showcased at the recent State of Play event. Community.
In a recent interview, Team Asobi’s Nicolas Doucet spoke at length about Astro Bot, revealing just how deep and expansive the game will be.
We wanted to make a big game. This is really about taking it up a notch, really a few notches, and having a big story for Astro. we call it Astrobot Because we see this as a new beginning. It’s a really, really big game. I think it’s the biggest game we’ve ever made.
While the first Astro title was a free bolt-on that came with the PlayStation 5 console, Astro Bot is a premium release with plenty of content to explore. In some ways, Astro Bot has been touted as a ‘reunion’ of some of PlayStation’s most iconic characters. With 150 cameos listed, it seems unlikely that any PS-based figures from the past 30 years will be missed.
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