Summary
Team Asobi reveals plans for more downloadable content coming toAstro Bot, including more levels, new Special Bots to find, and a new online feature.Astro Botis coming on a massively successful 2024, launching to massive acclaim from critics and fans, while also taking home tons of industry awards, including Game of the Year from The Game Awards.
In an effort to keep that momentum going, Team Asobi released a set ofpost-launch content levels forAstro Bot. Utilizing a staggered release schedule,Astro Botultimately received 5 new speedrun style levels, each with a new special bot to collect. Following that,Astro Botreceived free holiday-themed Winter Wonder DLC, a bigger exploration style level with plenty of new bots to collect. However, that isn’t the end of the journey forAstro Bot,as Team Asobi has more plans for 2025.
In a newblog post, Team Asobi Studio Director, Nicolas Doucet, again started off by thanking the community for a memorable 2024 and the continued support. Teasing the recentlyunreleasedAstro Botlevel at the PlayStation XP TournamentFinal in London, Doucet confirmed that new DLC is on the way. Five new levels, all completely free, will be released each week, starting today on February 13 with Tick-Tock Shock. From there, players will get Thrust or Bust, Cock-A-Doodle-Doom, Hard to Bear, and then Armored Hardcore.
Even More Astro Bot DLC Revealed
Unlike the first wave of DLC levels, these sets of 5 are focused more on jumping and platforming, each with its own newSpecial Bot to rescue inAstro Bot. Once these levels are completed, players can then try out a special Time Attack game mode with Online Rankings to see who is the very best. In addition to this announcement, Doucet ended the blog post by confirming a special PlayStation 5 Pro update forAstro Bot, allowing players to achieve the highest resolution while still maintaining 60 frames per second.
The rapid success ofAstro Bothas not gone unnoticed by Sony, as leadership reveals big plans going forward. During a recent earnings call, Sony President Hiroki Totoki confirmed that Sony has plans to release even more family-centric games likeAstro Bot. The game’s success validated Sony’s content strategy asAstro Bothas made back its budget multiple times over. Alongside the success of Helldivers 2, Sony appears to be looking to capitalize on these hits with more games in these genres.
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