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One of many greatest bulletins throughout final week’s PlayStation State of Play livestream was Astro Bot, the full-fledged sequel to the superb Astro’s Playroom that comes preinstalled on PS5. Identical to Astro’s Playroom, Astro Bot is a 3D puzzle-platformer that pays homage to PlayStation historical past and makes heavy use of the PS5 DualSense controller’s many distinctive options like haptic suggestions and dynamic triggers. Nonetheless, this time, we’re getting a full-length sport (with no microtransactions) that is a lot greater than Astro’s earlier adventures.
Astro Bot is ready to launch on September 6 and will likely be accessible in customary, digital, and deluxe variations. Preorders for Astro Bot’s physical standard edition are dwell now, and digital preorders will likely be accessible on June 7. The bodily version comes with a cool poster, and all editions embrace early unlocks for in-game content material.
Astro Bot Preorder Bonuses
If you happen to preorder the bodily version of Astro Bot forward of its September 6 launch date, you may get an unique double-sided poster. You possibly can see a preview of the very cute poster beneath.
Preorders additionally allow you to instantly unlock the Lovestruck Lyricist in-game outfit for Astro, which is predicated on Parappa The Rapper, instantly at launch. You may obtain two PSN avatars—one of Astro in his regular outfit and one other of him sporting the Parappa getup—and the Wonderful Graffiti pores and skin for Astro’s Twin Speeder automobile. This stuff will be unlocked within the sport with out preordering, however shopping for one of many bodily or digital editions early allows you to entry the outfits and avatars from the bounce.
If you happen to go the digital obtain route, you may seize the sport in a digital customary or digital deluxe model. You may miss out on the double-sided poster, however nonetheless get all of the preorder bonuses listed above.
Astro Bot’s Digital Deluxe version additionally has a number of unique gadgets, together with 10 extra PSN avatars, a digital artwork gallery, and a digital soundtrack. It additionally allows you to unlock Astro’s Yharnam Vacationer outfit, Golden outfit, and two extra Twin Speeder paint colours early (all of the outfits and paint colours can be found within the base sport, too).
In keeping with the sport’s reveal trailer and particulars shared on the official PlayStation Blog, Astro Bot will function over 80 ranges unfold throughout six galaxies gamers will discover. Every planet has its personal biome—such as volcanoes, forests, and beaches—and will function a wide range of puzzles, platforming challenges, and enemies that gamers will overcome utilizing the 15 new particular gadgets and talents Astro unlocks all through the sport. That makes Astro Bot a considerably greater journey than Astro’s Playroom and PSVR’s Astro Bot Rescue Mission. We’re wanting to see how Group Asobi expands the gameplay this time round.
Astro Bot launches for PS5 on September 6.
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