Astro is Becoming PlayStation's New Icon

FallenAngel1984 · 2020-11-22T12:52:14Z

Astro's Playroom isn't the first big game to feature the loveable robot, but it's a big step toward making him PlayStation's next big mascot.

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Relientk771325d ago

Good, he should be, and I want more Astro games!

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SullysCigar1324d ago

Definitely - and I implore anybody that hasn't yet played Astro Bot Rescue Mission on PSVR to do so. One of the best VR games ever made, great fun and beautiful, sharp visuals.

It's also easily the best platformer I've played in years - and that's one of my fave genres!

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roadkillers1324d ago

I agree. If toy don't have the money, Target/Walmart lets you buy the product and return in 30 days if it is not what you wanted. Verify with then before purchasing.

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VenomUK1324d ago

I tell you, I've absolutely loved my time with Astro's Playroom. Fun, great music and an all-round feel good game. It's been a real joy.

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mikeslemonade1324d ago

Great game but you sony fans mistakenly think the controller is awesome.

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lalalala1324d ago

@mikelemonade - it's not about being a sony fan, it's called facts. The controller is genuinely the best I've ever used, and no doubt Microsoft will launch something similar within a year. The haptics and HD rumble is really cool

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sinjonezp1324d ago

It’s crazy I loaded up the game thinking this will just be a little fun demo for the controller but no this game is fun, so much so I got hooked and beat all the levels, and it really gets you into it. The way they set up the unlocks and that monkey suite portion of the game is super fun. The game has enemies, it’s like playing a 3D Mario esque game and I believe everyone should give it a try.

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ScootaKuH1324d ago

Couldn't agree more!

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TheScotsman1324d ago (Edited 1324d ago )

More astro because he's been good for the platform, psvr and astro was unbelievable and really made be work for me. And I. Enjoying the new ps5 astro to, haptics are great, will be nice if they redo astro bot rescue for ps5 and be with haptics for that total immersion

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-Foxtrot1325d ago

Kind of funny how Astro Bot looks like a PS5

Like the console is the mothership

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VenomUK1324d ago

Maybe Sony KNEW when they were launching the PS4?!

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deleted1324d ago

and PSVR colors. We should have seen the new colors coming. They've been establishing it for the last 7 years since the original Playroom at PS4 launch where Astrobot made his debut.

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Smitty20201324d ago

Great game

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sinjonezp1324d ago

Absolutely! Everyone please try it, it’s way more than a demo for the controller, decent platforming, enemies, bosses, good stuff in this. Also the suites Astro put on are really fun, definitely the monkey one. Lastly the song about the GPU is hilarious and good

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Doge1324d ago

Already platinumed it the same day I got the PS5. Same goes for Rescue Mission when it launched. I'm honestly super glad they included it with every PS5 and I hope they make more to fill that fun platforming goodness void that I missed from Sony.

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monkey6021324d ago

And deservedly so

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Shiken1324d ago

I will always see Kratos as the PS mascot. Astro does nothing for me.

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jukins1324d ago

Gotta agree there as an "older" gamer Kratos or Nathan Drake is more synonymous with playstation to me. That said im not against Astro bot being a mascot for everyone

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ScootaKuH1324d ago

Kratos doesn't have universal appeal though. He's a great character for sure, but he's not exactly endearing to children is he?

But the Astro version of Kratos as seen in Playroom. Now that would work

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CR7JUVE18971324d ago

My son and I just finished the game, and he loves it.

We went to UPS yesterday to ship out one of my PS4 to a friend in Kansas for her daughter, and he couldn't stop talking to the people who work there about how we killed the last 2 dinosaurs.

Everybody was saying "Oh, how cute", and I said

"Wait for it"

"YEAH!!! and it's on the new Xbox!!!!!" smdh

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Si-Fly1324d ago

U wot m8

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Master-Tonberry1324d ago

They need to make some Astrobot merchandise, a poseable Astro with lcd eyes or physical versions of the little diorama's you can collect in the game. Something, anything!

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SullysCigar1324d ago

That's a great idea - omg, imagine if they made a proper little robot like they have in the past with the AIBO dogs!

Wait, remember the patent they filed for a robot gaming companion? Real life Astro Bot confirmed! (I wish lol)

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hectorius1324d ago

You mean like Qrio?

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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SullysCigar1324d ago

^ Lol Qrio was effing incredible, but sadly never came to market. I need one that looks like Astro Bot NOW!

Lmao at 2:40 in the video you shared, when they bend over and start mooning at the audience!

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LoveSpuds1324d ago

I loved my time with it, it was a brilliant move by Sony to pack it in with PS5. I would buy a full release if they developed a new title, it was such a charming and creative title.

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Godmars2901324d ago

Mascot?

Yes, PLaystation has many. Which actually might be a problem when considering Mario.

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Einhander19711324d ago

And rightly so, Astro VR and PS5 Astro are incredible. The visuals, the use of dualsense, if anyone wasn't lucky enough to get a PS5 at launch your going to absolutely love this when you do. Hopefully more Astrobot to come in the future.

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Dark-soul1324d ago

he is much better then crash

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Father__Merrin1324d ago

Astro needs to be expanded upon combined with sackboy he's an excellent mascot

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Sitdown1324d ago

Wow, I think you might have accidentally planted an idea for a Astro and Sackboy team up. Imagine that co-op game.

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waverider1324d ago

Having lots of getting old the stuff from playstation history. Even my girlfriend play it.

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CaptainHenry9161324d ago

I know it's just an intro game but I wish it was longer to enjoy it more

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S2Killinit1324d ago

The one in VR was insanely good

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Shane Kim1324d ago

Even though he wasn't Sony property, I always think Crash as a Sony mascot.

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jukins1324d ago

Definetly especially with the first commercials that had crashed taunting nintendo

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jznrpg1324d ago

Agreed . He is a good mascot and the games are great. Really they have a lot of options . Kratos is a good option too but he’s may be too rugged for some . Sackboy could be another option . Drake , so many possibilities, but Astro is the man right now .

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1nsomniac1324d ago

He is the best thing to happen to Sony since Lara Croft maybe Nathan drake in the early days.

Great mascot!

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mastershredder1324d ago (Edited 1324d ago )

I guess of you like Duplo Blox, Funco Pop, Pampers and suffer from arrested development then yeah, this is the mascot for you.

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ocelot071324d ago

Just got the platinum a hour ago. Fun little game enjoyed every minute.

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P_Bomb1324d ago

Happened naturally. Goes to show, you can’t always force or predict these things.

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SmokinAces1324d ago

He'd make a great mascot for Playstation Sony should definitely embrace the idea.

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GamingSinceForever1324d ago

I think Sony already decided this for themselves a while ago.

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Petebloodyonion1324d ago

" but it wasn't until Astro's Playroom that Sony potentially created a new household name for PlayStation."
Saying that is a big slap in the face to Astro's previous effort on the PSVR
1) It's like basically saying that Sony doesn't really care about Vr
2) Astro bot Rescue Mission is often named in the top 5 PSVR games on various site.

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SullysCigar1323d ago

Lol what? You couldn't be more wrong.

Astro's Playroom came WAY before Astro Bot on PSVR. It had a mini game in it called Robo Rescue. It was thanks to the reception of that game that we got a full VR game, Rescue Mission, like 2 years later! People practically demanded it, he was THAT popular!

So no, it's not a "slap in the face" and it doesn't indicate "Sony doesn't really care about Vr" - quite the opposite in fact lmao

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CBaoth1323d ago

not sure what Pete's thinking. You're right though. Astro was used to launch the company's last two gaming products; VR and PS5. I absolutely expect a sequel to launch alongside VR2 and hope Sony bundles the original with it. Work out a deal with Valve to release Alyx alongside AB2 and you got yourselves a much bigger splash this time around. Even if Astro were only to be used for new product launches, that alone makes him the best "mascot" lol

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Petebloodyonion1323d ago

If you read the article you will note that they are talking about Astro's Playroom 2020 and not the DS4 or the PSVR demo disk.

"Astro's Playroom is both a surprising and charming hit that compliments the PS5 in so many ways. It also went a long way toward setting up Astro Bot as a brand-recognizable mascot character that could stand up against the likes of Nathan Drake, Kratos, and Aloy, given Sony puts in the time and effort from here on out. The loveable Astro Bot isn't a new character, having featured in The Playroom for PS4 and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for PSVR, but it wasn't until Astro's Playroom that Sony potentially created a new household name for PlayStation."

Read the last sentence and it's basically ignoring the success and quality of Rescue Mission as one of PSVR's best titles.

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SullysCigar1323d ago

^ Accepted, but given VR isn't mainstream, it seems a perfectly reasonable observation given it's already guaranteed at this point that more people have played Astro's Playroom 2020 on PS5 than have played Asrtro Bot Rescue Mission. I think you're looking for shade that doesn't exist - the author is clearly pumped for Astro Bot, and rightly so!

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