Astro Bot (PS5) News Articles
Tuesday25th Nov 2025
News Gaming Journal A Profound Waste of Time Features Astro Bot in Gorgeous New Issue
Let's go Astro
There aren't many surviving video game magazines today, but miraculously, some new ones pop up every so often, and they've evolved into seriously premium products. One such example is A Profound Waste of Time, a gaming journal crowdfunded by readers, and its sixth issue is currently accepting pledges on Kickstarter. This one may be...
Monday3rd Nov 2025
Exclusive Your First Look at Astro Bot in Lumines Arise, and How the Crossover Happened
It came down to a "cosmic coincidence"
Lumines Arise is set to arrive on PS5 on 11th November, and when developer and publisher Enhance announced the release date, it also unveiled a Digital Deluxe edition, which includes several special Loomii — in-game avatars — and name plates based on the studio's othe
Wednesday22nd Oct 2025
News This Astro Bot Dual Speeder Figure Might Be the Best PS5 Merch Money Can Buy
Need for speed
If you've got room on your shelf for something special, you may want to hold out for this newly announced Astro Bot Dual Speeder figure. It doesn't have a release date yet, but the posable figurine has got to be one of the coolest PlayStation collectibles we've seen in a long time. It's from Bandai Spirits Tamashii Nations — a...
Thursday16th Oct 2025
News 'Astro Bot Has So Much Potential': Sony Merch Boss Predicts Big Things for Platformer
"We’re only just beginning to explore its reach"
You may have noticed how recently Sony’s really stepped up its licensed merch game. You can currently buy official PS2 soccer jerseys from Pull&Bear and a bunch of trinkets are rolling out at Walmart right now, including backpack clips and Twisted Metal figurines. Sony wants its franchises...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News PS5's Lovely Astro Bot Controller Gets a 'Joyful' Re-Release
New expression on touchpad
Sony is giving the limited edition Astro Bot PS5 controller a second run with an updated "Joyful" design, available from 30th October 2025. Pre-orders shall open up on 12th September at 10am in your local time zone on PlayStation Direct and participating retailers. Compared to the original design, which featured the two...
Thursday10th Jul 2025
News Astro Bot Has Added Its Most Wanted Cameo in Huge PS5 Update
Spoilers within
Astro Bot has added its most wanted cameo by a country mile as part of an update today which adds several new levels to the award-winning PS5 game. This article contains spoilers, so if you want to enjoy the update fresh then we’d strongly recommend clicking away now. Seriously, you’ve been warned – spoilers follow the video...
Wednesday4th Jun 2025
News The Brilliant Astro Bot DualSense PS5 Controller Is Making a Comeback
Fresh faced
Of all PS5's special edition DualSense pads, the Astro Bot one has to be among the best. Based on the in-game DualSpeeder, players were able to purchase the white and blue special edition controller around the PS5 game's launch last year, but it's no longer in production. Fortunately, that's about to change; Sony is re-releasing the...
News Astro Bot Is Getting Even More Free DLC Challenge Levels Next Month on PS5
The fun never ends
Astro Bot has had a string of great (and free) DLC, and that trend is set to continue. Team Asobi has announced five more challenge levels are coming to the game, free of charge, on 10th July 2025. The new stages will join the others in the Vicious Void galaxy, and will bring the game's total number of stages to over 90. On PS...
Monday5th May 2025
News Watch as Astro Bot Speedrun Tears Up PS5's Super Polished Platformer
Devs react to impressive level skips
Astro Bot is a game with a high degree of polish, with very little in the way of bugs or glitches — but that doesn't stop speedrunners from cracking it open. IGN recently posted a new episode in its Devs React to Speedruns series, and it features a trio of Team Asobi developers watching as speedrunner Bdud5...
Wednesday16th Apr 2025
News Astro Bot's Brilliant Bot of War Musical Remix Made God of War Composer Feel 'So Proud'
Kenny Young "nailed it"
Among the many reasons Astro Bot is so wonderful is its soundtrack, created by returning composer Kenny Young. Some of the best tracks are the brilliant remixes of the themes from beloved PlayStation series, and now, the composer for God of War's last two games has shared his thoughts after hearing the cheery spin on his...
Wednesday9th Apr 2025
News PS5 Favourite Astro Bot Earns 5 More Awards, Including GOTY
Team Asobi wins big at the BAFTAs
2024's big GOTY winner Astro Bot has added even more accolades to its locker with a further five awards at the BAFTA Games Awards earlier tonight. Including the main Best Game award, the Team Asobi classic also won in the Animation, Audio Achievement, Family, and Game Design categories. Sony also won the...
Friday4th Apr 2025
News Astro Bot Could Hit the Big Screen for a Movie
Sony considering an adaptation
Sony could turn its excellent platforming franchise Astro Bot into a movie in the future, as PlayStation Productions lead Asad Qizilbash has confirmed the company is "absolutely" considering a film adaptation. Expanding on the suggestion, Qizilbash explained to Variety how Sony picked up on last year's PS5 entry...
Monday24th Mar 2025
News Astro Bot's Big Success the Result of Keeping Scope Small and Simple, Says Director
"It's okay to make a small game"
Astro Bot charmed the world last year, giving PS5 players a truly fantastic platformer that would go on to win numerous Game of the Year nods. In a talk at this year's Game Developers Conference, director Nicolas Doucet talks about the making of this cutesy platformer, focusing mostly on how limiting the scope...
Thursday13th Mar 2025
News Collect One Last Special Bot in Astro Bot's Final Free DLC Level, Available Now on PS5
Armored Hardcore
The last of the current batch of Astro Bot DLC levels has gone live today as part of the latest game update, providing players with one last challenge stage to conquer. The level, named Armored Hardcore, presents a tough platforming gauntlet to complete, with Astro wielding the metal ball power-up this time. As with each of these...
Monday10th Mar 2025
News PS5 and Astro Bot the Perfect Match in New Console Bundle
Available worldwide later this week
Sony has now made the PS5 Astro Bot console bundle first leaked by Billbil-Kun an official product, with select retailers receiving stock of it this week. This is a bundle that'll be available worldwide, and it comes with a base PS5 and a digital copy of Game of the Year winner Astro Bot. Pricing for the bundle...
Thursday6th Mar 2025
News The Order: 1886 Honoured in Today's New Astro Bot PS5 Level
Sir Galahad is the latest Special Bot
The chances of a sequel ever coming out are next to nothing, but Astro Bot has at least taken the time to remember the PS4 exclusive The Order: 1886 in today's latest speedrun level. As long as you beat the clock in Hard to Bear, available today as part of a new PS5 update, you'll find Sir Galahad, lead...
Thursday13th Feb 2025
News 5 More Astro Bot PS5 Levels Coming for Free, First Is Out Today
PS5 Pro update also included
Team Asobi has today announced another batch of new levels for its PS5 platformer Astro Bot. All completely free, an additional five levels will be rolled out over the coming weeks, with the first going live today. PS5 Pro owners can also look forward to a patch that'll allow the game to take advantage of Sony's upgraded...
Wednesday22nd Jan 2025
News Astro Bot 'Almost' a Nintendo Beater, Says Reggie Fils-Aimé
The little bot that could
Astro Bot may have earned itself more than 100 Game of the Year awards, making it the most celebrated platformer of all time, but it's still not quite on the same level as Nintendo, according to Reggie Fils-Aimé. Formerly of Nintendo as the firm's president in America, he joked that Astro Bot "almost outdid Nintendo at its...
Saturday18th Jan 2025
News More Astro Bot Content on the Way as New Speedrun Level, Bot Revealed
That's Heihachi!
It appears Team Asobi has more content planned for Astro Bot, but the evidence is sourced from a rather unlikely place: a jigsaw puzzle. Following his departure from PlayStation, Shuhei Yoshida has been sent a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle of the PS5 ship featured in the game and lots of Special Bots surrounding it. Eagle-eyed users...
Monday13th Jan 2025
News Astro Bot Could Become Even More Decorated at the DICE Awards 2025
Up for six awards, including GOTY
Astro Bot, the most celebrated platforming game in history without Super Mario in the title, has the chance to earn itself even more Game of the Year awards, with six nominations now accrued at next month's DICE Awards. The game has six nominations for the show taking place on 13th February 2025, and it's joined by...
Monday6th Jan 2025
News PS5's Astro Bot Now the Most Decorated Platformer Ever with Over 100 GOTY Awards
No wonder he's always dancing
Astro Bot, the PS5 exclusive 3D platformer, is now the most-awarded game in its genre on record, accumulating 104 Game of the Year nods so far. That's according to this site, which tracks all Game of the Year awards attributed by eligible media outlets. The count isn't complete, but even if the figure stays at 104, it...
Friday13th Dec 2024
News Astro Bot's Free Festive DLC Level, Winter Wonder, Is Now Available on PS5
Jolly holiday
You thought Astro Bot's run of free DLC updates was finished? Developer Team Asobi has just announced one last treat for fans of PS5's plucky platformer, and it launches free for all players tomorrow, 12th December. This special new DLC is a festive-themed level named Winter Wonder. Accessible once you complete the main game, Winter...
News Astro Bot Dev Pays Tribute to Nintendo As PS5 Exclusive Wins Game of the Year
A big night for PlayStation
Sony said 2024 would be a dry year for PS5, but Astro Bot’s just walked away with Game of the Year at The Game Awards – and three others. Helldivers 2 also took home two gongs, rounding out a big night for PlayStation. During his acceptance speech for Game of the Year, director Nicolas Doucet – a PlayStation...
Thursday5th Dec 2024
News Sony's Really Pushing PlayStation Tournaments, First-Ever Live Event Announced
And you can qualify now
PlayStation Tournaments: XP has just been announced. It'll be the first-ever PlayStation Tournaments live event, and it's taking place in London on the 18th January. Naturally, you'll have to win some online competitions to actually get there. Qualifiers begin today on PS5, with Tekken 8 and FC 25 tournaments. Then, starting...
Friday29th Nov 2024
News Astro Bot Blasts Past Elden Ring, Currently 2024's Highest-Rated Release
Home stretch
Anyone who tells you that 2024 was a weak year for gaming is either extremely specific in the types of games they play or hilariously uninformed. As it is almost Game of the Year time once again, it seems the competition will be extremely close at awards shows like The Game Awards. But in terms of aggregate critical consensus, Astro Bot...
Thursday14th Nov 2024
News Astro Bot PS5 Update Available Now, Adds Final Speedrun DLC Level
Rising Heat
The fifth and final DLC level for Astro Bot is now available to play. Coming as part of the latest game update, the free new stage, Rising Heat, rounds out Team Asobi's collection of time trial stages. The level has you racing through a lava-filled environment as you clamber up a cliff using Astro's monkey power-up to climb handholds...
Friday8th Nov 2024
News Rep PS5's Astro Bot in Style with Official, Adorable Clothing from Insert Coin
Don an icon
Sony and Team Asobi have been doing a pretty great job of keeping Astro Bot in the news cycle since its launch in September. That's largely thanks to a series of free speedrun levels, which are being added to the 3D platformer each week. However, Insert Coin Clothing — which makes officially licenced clothes and accessories related to...
News Astro Bot Sells 1.5 Million PS5 Copies Inside Nine Weeks
37% considered "new users"
The latest quarterly earnings report for Sony reveals Astro Bot has sold 1.5 million copies during its first nine weeks on the market, as of 3rd November 2024. This means it's already selling better than the likes of Demon's Souls, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Returnal across roughly the same timespan after launch...
Thursday7th Nov 2024
News Helium Heights Hands Astro Bot PS5 Its Fourth Speedrun Level
Playable now via PS5 update
The fourth of five free Astro Bot speedrun levels is available now on PS5, titled Helium Heights. Download the new PS5 update and you'll be able to start recording times to the online leaderboard for this new stage, which is based around the balloon device Astro uses to temporarily float up in the air. You can catch a...
Thursday31st Oct 2024
News Third Astro Bot PS5 Speedrun Level Spring-Loaded Run Out Now
Launch yourself through the stage
Right on schedule, Team Asobi has dropped the third speedrun level for Astro Bot on PS5, this one called Spring-Loaded Run. You'll need to download the latest patch to play it, and then you can get to rescuing the Special Bots and recording a fast time for the online leaderboard. As the post from PlayStation on...
