It’s rumoured that there will be at least some PS5 exclusives released this year from Sony, but it’s still unclear if that includes Concord.
Astro Bot will include over 150 PlayStation cameos, and will focus on delivering a single-player experience with no microtransactions.
A unique single player game with no MTX garbage? It’s almost as if we went back in time to when gaming was actually fun. Can’t wait to play it!
Same! Only missing a confirmation about a physical release.. i have been busy i havent checked all the news.. this game will hit hard..
Gamers please support this!!
I heard people on Twitter say “it feels like we got a video game” and honestly after watching this bright, vibrant, fun trailer which makes you smile giving you flashbacks to those old school glory days, I kind of “get it”
It does feel like it’s just a fun looking game over something like Concord which just screams “give me your money”.
Sweeeeeeet. Stoked for this. Curious what the price point will be. I’m gunna guess $50.
Why wouldn’t it be $69.99? It’s a fully featured game with no micro-transactions and releasing with a physical copy available. Nothing wrong with charging the normal price for a full game.
By Sony's own admission from earlier this year, they were not going to release any AAA 1st party games this year so it is reasonable to believe this should forgo AAA pricing.
Simply because I don’t know the length of the game. It looks substantial. But also, in terms of the IP, the other Astro Games have been great but have essentially been tech demos. If it turns out this is the same length as say Ratchet and Clank, then I’d be fine paying full price. If it’s like 8 hrs or something, then full price is a tough sell. I really don’t think it will be $70.
Everything about this game sounds and looks great. Plenty of reasons to be hyped about Astro Bot
I'm in my 40s and have enjoyed Astro game, when it was free to download for PS5. Duelsense controller is what made this game really good and fun.
New Astro game will be fun for all people not just kids.
Astro Bot is played and enjoyed by adults too, so just stop with the childish comments.
I play games to have fun. That’s what I did when I was 10, that’s what I’ll do with this game as a 30 year old. A true platformer like Astro Bot. Probably will be my favourite game of the year. This year played plenty of Helldivers 2, ff7 rebirth, the last of us 2 and Mortal Kombat 1 but Astro Bot. That’s gaming at its purest
I hope to God it becomes a bigger hit than they were expecting
Especially if hypothetically Concord fails because it would show Sony that people care more about these types of games over live service generic crap.
I think it'll be bigger than Concord, but how big I'm not sure. Astro Bot is going to kill it though, that's for sure.
Astro Bot was finally unveiled at May’s State of Play, and the soulful platformer immediately made its way onto Aaron Down's PS5 wishlist.
"As the Astro Bot trailer begins, I’m immediately reminded why I was so unphased by Astro’s Playroom, as the adorable lil homie is greeted by a floating PlayStation controller. This veneer of indifference is quickly dispelled, though, as it quickly transforms into a jet plane – ‘huh, okay, that’s kinda neat,’ I thought to myself. From there, for the rest of the three-minute trailer, my jaw refused to retract itself from the floor as I gobbled up virtual dopamine like orbs in a game of Snake."
This is a fun read
Astro's Playroom is surprisingly fun and a cute PS5 launch title. IMO it uses the dual sense really well, definitely among the best examples of the DS's features. Quick Edit: Didn't see the other responses below regarding Astro's Playroom.
Astrobot Rescue Mission is easily one of the best VR games ever made, and definitely the best VR platformer ever made.
Doing a replay of astros playroom and it is still fun and charming. Love the nods to other series.
I actually never finished Astros Playroom, while the game was fine I wished it was in vr, I should redownload and finish before the new release.
To be honest I’m not into platformers, never have been, but playing Astros Rescue Mission in vr really helped me get into a platformer. Which is why I was somewhat let down with Playroom which was only flatscreen, and brought back my inability to play such games.
Yes I played Astros Rescue Mission, and really liked it which is why I saw slightly upset Astros Playroom also was not in vr.
Agreed it’s a shame many of PSVR1 games are stuck on it without dated control schemes, I’ve been saying from the beginning that Sony should have had its studios work on PSVR2 iteration of their vr games, and pay the third part devs to update their games for PSVR2. Not all the games, just the highly traded games that sold well on their platform and had high player engagements.
Games like Mortal Blitz, Arizona Sunshine, Killing Floor, Farpoint, The Persistance, Superhot, Borderlands, Sniper Elite, not to mention Skyrim and Doom VFR, and many more deserved better controls.
People ignoring Astro's Playroom need to go back and actually play the dang thing! Its short, sweet, memorable, AND ITS FREE! PLAY IT IF YOU HAVEN'T YET!
Can't wait... I also want another VR one too though... my PSVR2 needs some actions -_-
Concord will open its servers to players this August, but The Loadout's Aaron Down feels the PS5 exclusive isn’t doing enough to separate itself from the live-service pack.
NOTHING fills these "Journalists" with hope.. sheesh..what do these people want!? the game looks pretty good to me
Yea kinda looked good to me too
But I think people are burned out from hero shooters. Fans were expecting something similar to killzone or such.
Anyway it seems that every upcoming Sony GaaS titles will target specific sub genres.
Correct me if I am wrong here:
Concord is a team-based hero shooter.
Fairgames is a heist competitive shooter with some twist.
And Marathon is an extraction shooter with it's own twist.
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edit: I doubt Fairgames can surpass the likes of The Rivals, which is really well made and is getting constant updates ... and most of Haven studio is comprised of ex-Ubi devs.
The rivals, You mean the finals? Or is there another
I thought it looked okay myself, but wanted much more, wanted killzone in space. Got Mario with guns
yea ... oops, The Finals, thanks @purple101
Don't know why I typed rivals ... maybe coz of the recent SoP's Marvel's Rivals
but my point still stands:
' Doubt Fairgames can surpass the likes of The Finals, which is really well made and is getting constant updates ... and most of Haven studio is comprised of ex-Ubi devs. '
They definitely shouldn't have made Marathon an extraction shooter if that's what it is. There's way too many already. Extraction/horde modes used to just be a bonus or dlc, now there are entire games that are just that.
I think alot of Sony fans are turned off because we want single player games and well this isn't even close. Personally this could've turned out to be pretty dope as a single player game, the same with evil dead, Texas chainsaw, but no these companies wanna keep forcing this sht down our throats. They can keep all themes multi-player stuff
They are not forcing anything. People have been claiming for years for Sony to diversify their games to include multi-player, then start crying when they actually do. They can release both types of games, play what you want, don't know why people get so triggered when a game they don't want is made
It’s not just journalists this time..:
It looks generic as f***
We need to start being honest with ourselves not just “oh it’s Sony / PlayStation”
That's my issue is how generic it looks. Sony couldn't even be creative with it. (I get it, they specialize in SP stuff not LS) but they could had their finger on the pulse better and have something unique not just ok make an overwatch type of LS.
I guess that's why it's called the Live Service gamble.
If nobody plays it then lay offs will definitely happen here.
Does it though? I mean, what makes it “generic”. Is it the art style? Or the characters? Sure we’ve seen similar characters in the past. We’ve seen a diverse character roster with asymmetric abilities in the past. But, why are they required to reinvent the wheel? It’s not like there is anything else that can be done in this genre. So I think gameplay is where it needs to shine, and the jury is still out on that subject.
If they land the gameplay, then I see it being a success. Even though this genre is not my personal cup of tea. To write it off as “generic” for its simplistic design is a mistake.
ah not to me.. I’m a playstation dude but this game just feels like OW copycat, not to mention the team from cinematic trailer acts suspiciously like Guardian of the Galaxy.. the yolo green dude is starlord, the stern girl is gamora, muscle dude that talks weird is draxx, and mascot robot is groot.. just need a foul mouthed dude there and it’s GotG from wish.
Tbh I thought it was gonna be this person action LS expedition type of game the way the CG frames the game.
Instead it was just an Oveewatch clone done worse. Characters and art style doesn't stand out at all. It was just generic to me personally.
I would try it if it was free like foamstars but no I wouldn't purchase this game.
It has really nice, clean graphics, and overall, it looks good..
Too bad, I don't play Overwatch-type games.
The only way I would consider this is if it has enough variation in team objectives and good overarching plot.
If it innovates in the arena shooter and also adds PVE elements then they could have something pretty cool in their hands. Otherwise it is a no from me.
And of course...mtx and crappy mentization methods is another big NO
Indeed, a PVE mode, like zombies or Firefight would definitely get my attention.
MTX I don't care about as I can easily ignore them in games..but if they have them, they should make them earnable in game.
what a shame. This couldve worked perfectly as a gotg type single player game. But they decided to make pvp hero shooter #743
This is by the legendary leaker Snitch. He has like a 90% accuracy rate.
This bit of news only makes sense. sony won't have any major first party games until next April and beyond. Astro Bot and Silent Hill 2 make sense for release. Still wondering if Concord releases this year.
Asides from Nintendo which are prepping for their next gen hardware, it's been kinda odd for sony and mcsft in terms of first party. 3rd party and indies have been kicking ass though.
New astro bot is fine by me. Still go back and play the tech demo every few months.
Honestly I'd just be happy if we could get a Sony show this year that shows us gameplay for Wolverine, Naughty Dog's new IP and Sucker Punch's game, whether it's a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima or a new IP and Bluepoint's new game. Housemarque released Returnal in 2021 which took a bit over 4 years to develop, so hopefully they'll be ready for an announcement soon of what they're working on. Bungie... we'll see.
However with Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Final Fantasy Rebirth, it hasn't exactly been a quiet or ineffective year while the first party's are keeping things hush.
Astrobot to me that's huge I hope it's both a flatscreen game and a VR game like gt7.
One of my favourite gaming experiences last gen was astro bot resuce mission on psvr it's almost criminal that more people never got a chance to experience the game it was one VR game that actually could have been ported to a flat screen experience with some minor control tweaks.