Astro Bot on PS5 - Virtually Flawless - Digital Foundry Tech Review

[@tayjn]

"Astro Bot is so good that it single-handedly reminded me why I even enjoy video games in the first place" god damn

[@HaroldTheWizardCat]

The video just released one minute ago, how are you already quoting it

[@MorrisseyMuse]

Refreshing to see PC elitists like these guys finally enjoying playing games instead of pixel counting lol

[@MorrisseyMuse]

​@@HaroldTheWizardCatthe quote is in the first 45 seconds

[@kristjanwashere]

thats exactly what i said lol

[@Draiver165]

​@@HaroldTheWizardCatOf course, with AI

[@djtomoy]

this game looks like it came from an alternate universe where game designers still understand the concept of fun

[@JordiLA]

From Nintendo basically

[@MargaretDyke-x1k]

That's certainly not a bad place to take inspiration from​@JordiLA

[@BloopinDaThird]

Team Asobi started out under Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Studios and their first game series outside of Astrobot was Ape Escape!

[@نونيم-ي4ح]

@@JordiLA Nope these guys were originally from japan studio the same guys that made games like ape escape trilogy, SOTC, ICO and they even worked on bloodborne and Ghost of tsushima, these guys know how to make amazing games in many ways this game feels like a spiritual successor to ape escape.

[@be0wulfmarshallz]

When game designers don't get a limit on time after being asked by fans to make a game out of a demo. Vs. Big business gaming where everything has a budget and time crunch because investors demand products no matter how bad they will do, because they are completely detatched from the business.

[@Hamsandwich5805]

I have a 4 year old and 5 year old who LOVED playing Astro's Playroom. As soon as I heard about this game, I pre-ordered. We moved their beds into the living room and gamed late into the night with them. It was such a joy to see them actually be able to play a game that's fun and engaging and simply, just joyful. Sure, there were game references they were missing (although they did see Aloy and screamed it out), they are experiencing what I also consider to be the best part about gaming. The mechanics of using light to find hidden platforms, seeking out hidden worlds, and even taking leaps of faith have all brought me right back to playing Super Mario Bros in 1995. It sounds silly, but it almost brings tears to my eyes seeing my boys experience the magic of games that I remember from playing Super Mario Bros on SNES all those years ago. Now, when they're not playing, they're running around playing 'pretend Astro's' and it just warms my heart. One of my boys when I tucked him in last night said, "Brother and I are going to make video games. He'll do the music and I'll do the game." If that's not what life is about, I'm not sure what is. I'm glad you saw the joy of this game too. It's a beautiful game during a weird time in gaming and a brilliant reminder of why gaming can be so incredible. Wish you the best John and DF!

[@360KB]

That's beautiful to hear

[@napynap]

I watched the review and then wanted to comment something, but your story is way more heart warming and I remember being one of those kids growing up. What a great game Astro Bot is. Thank you for this!

[@eldensquall6158]

Not silly at all. Must be a beautiful moment to see one's child enjoy video games like we did before

[@anasshahid224]

Beautiful story, hope you and your children had a great time playing Astro Bot together. 😊

[@preim]

Astrobot releasing to critical aclaim at the same time as Concord gets unceremoniously shot behing a shed is really something.

[@pierce2001]

playstation is really good at making single player story games. It’s like nintendo trying to switch from there games to realistic tactile shooters. Playstation should stick with what they are good at.

[@TalKTotheMoON1]

Proving that single player games are better than multiplayer

[@thisisblain]

It's poetic.

[@sneikiusas]

Perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@Jramirezi97]

What’s also great is that the refunds might directly benefit astrobot sales. Although even if all the refunds equated to astrobot sales it would be negligible anyway lol

[@nusoul]

AAA game with a team of less than 100 people, made in less than 4 years, takes full advantage of the hardware while providing solid performance, amazing haptics that actually enhance gameplay, and utterly unique mechanics. I really hope this game takes off and the industry sees that bigger and shinier does not mean better. We need more unique games built by teams that are enabled to achieve their own vision, not some board or team of investors. The fact that this game is releasing on the day of Concord's shutdown is very bittersweet. I hope Sony (and the rest of the AAA industry) is taking notes, and the sales actually reflect the review scores.

[@thefearlessduck]

*basic platforming game

[@chaddejong3942]

My worry about the entire industry is that this maybe just isn't good enough anymore. Making an amazing single player game that doesn't have microtransactions or live service garbage might just not be enough to keep AAA companies growing/stockholders happy. Which could explain why these companies are all scrambling to make Live Service games that literally no one wants... because it is the only option left... I am kinda worried we are in a bubble and the video game industry is going to crash again...

[@timothyoswaldtei3047]

@@thefearlessduck Good little piggie, eat up the Ubislop.

[@Jugador1991]

Lol ,un juego más de plataformas ,aprobecha el potencial de ps5 dice 😂😂😂😂

[@techsamurai11]

Where did this game come from?

[@zer0legend109]

such physics with such number of particles without dipping the frame rate or not even going below 1440p in resolution is by itself an enormous achievement

[@jamiecal11]

Please god almighty let this sell incredibly, ridiculously well.

[@ComboDamageTV]

Lots of people with children so I suspect it will.

[@rangersnut]

​@@ComboDamageTVYeah I think for casuals and family gaming this will do big numbers along with just general gamers being into it.

[@rangersnut]

Can I ask why? What do you want or want to see from it?

[@Lizardpipez]

Im buying this in the holiday for nephews. I hope we get more like this. I'm happy just thinking I get to play this in a couple hours. A full adult. Thank you asobi

[@NathanMUFCfan]

​@@rangersnutMore games like this. The better this does, the more publishers realise this is what a lot of people want.

[@doh4828]

I really don’t get why some people remark that this is a case of gameplay > graphics. This game is absolutely gorgeous, runs like a charm and oozes effects.

[@DoritosBurger]

It’s both gameplay and graphics coming together to create something beautiful that we haven’t seen for a very long time.

[@hachikuji_mayoi]

It definitely focuses on graphics. Just not the same effects most games focus on.

[@manu_solano]

It 100% focuses on graphics, just not the ultra-realistic graphics we’re used to in AAA games

[@BlackPaperMoon18]

I dont care about graphics if they cant be even properly displayed like recent wu kong or star wars outlaws on ps5. Maybe they are more advanced but for what? Terrible image quality and unstable framerates. Astro bot looks Way better to me just bcs of this. There is something special in clean looking game without weird problems. Feels Just good to play and to look at. Who cares about some rt effects when the whole image looks like some low bitrate tv show.

[@sjneow]

you still need good graphics as in it needs to look good, not look realistic, but good. Good graphics looks good on advertisements

[@X1erra]

Team Asobi sets the gold standard of what video games should strive to be. Interactive, flawless 60fps, and no uncertainty. They made a game that's worth every penny. This game better win a ton of awards or I'll be very pissed xD

[@JustVC]

Wow, a game running at good resolution, rock solid 60 frames, physics for basically every sh*t on screen and good graphic style...too good to be true

[@GrayMimikyu]

That's the only game that's gonna do that so grab it while you can haha.

[@JustVC]

@@GrayMimikyu yeah definitely

[@Justuas]

Finally a proper ps5 "next-gen" game.

[@JustVC]

@@Justuas this, ratchet and clank e demon's souls

[@blackrahk2037]

​@@JustuasRachet and Clank is the Most "Next Gen" game to release so far. It is a marvelous sight to behold.

[@anaguma90]

Its kind of funny how the most technically impressive game making the most of current gen hardware is a cheerful platformer. 1000% buying this!

[@sparrowcd]

It's because all the tech is being used for interactive purposes like a game should! They finally took the right page out of Nintendo's book. It looks like everything serves the playing experience.

[@Orangeflea1]

It’s not using the RT hardware.

[@troy8420]

@@sparrowcd This is it. Gaming is all about the player experience. Games like this, Nintendo & Fromsoft titles, BG3, they all center players in the experience.

[@epicfish8134]

@@troy8420literally every single video game does this.

[@travisspazz1624]

​@@troy8420I still think fromsoft actively hates players lol.

[@nikhilgotmail]

Seeing those leaves flying all at once sent a tear through my eyes. Why don’t more games use physics like this? It makes the game feel so lifelike

[@anasshahid224]

Facts!

[@HuGiv5]

Those are some of the best physics I've ever seen in a videogame.

[@56ty_]

Really? Something looks off to me but I can’t put my finger on what. But who cares, I just want it to be fun

[@matthewwilliams3827]

Those physics have been around since game since half life 2

[@geetargato]

@@matthewwilliams3827 Not with that many particles.

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@geetargato true

[@GrayMimikyu]

​@@56ty_ guess you haven't played the first game demo.

[@DJBV]

This game proves you don't need the latest ray tracing/path tracing to blow you away visually just a strong art direction

[@CaribbeanAzure1]

Very well said.

[@MistSoalar]

Yeah. I love GPU-burning RTs, but I appreciate more on carefully crafted visuals

[@CoolDudeMike]

I mean this game uses ray tracing…

[@erpatt]

@@CoolDudeMike It doesn't, as John mentions in the video.

[@defeqel6537]

Nintendo has been proving that since the Wii

[@ctrlectrld]

3:22 "there's no ghosting or reconstruction artifacts, or any other stability issues with the image quality; it just looks like a GOSH DARN CLEAN video game" I felt that.

[@CasualViewer-t4f]

Probably didn’t cost $200 million to make either… Sony really needs to get back to more of this. Tomorrow can’t come fast enough.

[@56ty_]

So glad ps fans finally coming around on this after more than a decade lol

[@vgnvideogameninja2930]

@@56ty_ Millions of PlayStation fans have felt this way for a very long time now.

[@jspantonio8807]

They should make LOW BUDGET FUN GAMES. Y’all remember LBP ? Gravity Rush ? Sly cooper and Jak and Daxter ? Those games weren’t expensive third person movie like games , they were just plain FUN and ENJOYABLE experiences. I wish they make more of these games. I hope astro shows them that not every game needs to be a movie like TPS

[@KevinJ.-rc4ih]

Stop talking budgets and just play games. You guys don’t know anything about developing games and funding games.

[@TheCrewExpendable]

@@KevinJ.-rc4ihAnd apparently neither do game company business executives!

[@icedcapplord710]

A day one purchase for me. This game just looks engineered to make people feel joy and I hope Sony gets the most out of Team Asobi. Games like this are really needed considering this generation is quickly being defined by overinvesting on games that don't meet their audiences in the middle, especially in light of recent developments

[@greggski3710]

Totally. I rarely buy games on release, but Astro Bot is something worth supporting.

[@CorruptedDogg]

Team Asobi really carrying the torch after Japan Studios' closure

[@Lauren_C]

Waiting on a pc release here. Would love to play this. Oh well, least we’ve got Pizza Tower on the PC side.

[@CharriiiLandak]

​@@Lauren_CThis seems unlikely, because you know why. Heavy use of Dualsense with gyro, trigger, haptic feedback, etc that is not possible at all with keyboard only

[@loophole3526]

@@Lauren_Cgame “requires” DualSense and would be a PITA to rework for other controllers. If they were to release on PC it would likely require the DS controller.

[@StillWeRide]

You just smile playing it. Almost zero load times. What a blast.

[@MrParis215]

Yea I'm going to have to get this lol..... This looks nuts

[@MichaelErard]

I’m in my 40’s and I couldn’t be more excited for this game! We need more of this style on PlayStation. Can’t wait for my preorder to unlock!

[@jez49647]

Mid 30s here, and I find the hype difficult to comprehend. I had some fun with the Playroom and VR games - they were neat but they came bundled with hardware and this looks more of the same to me. More perplexing is how something so cutesy and aesthetically aimed at children can have grown adults falling over themselves to play .

[@solid_justice5855]

​@@jez49647gues you don’t feel nostalgic for Playstation like we do

[@paulanthony8214]

@@jez49647 Perplexing how? The game is full of references to 3d hardware and old playstation characters only an adult gamefan would pick up on

[@dszuch1084]

@@jez49647 If you own a Ps5, I would say give it a chance. There’s an AstroBot game that came with the console, and it really took me (and apparently many others) by surprise. This sequel looks much the same, and better. I think the most appealing thing is it’s not another grim, walk & talk like The Last of Us. Nor a reflex-intensive soulslike-slog. It’s just damn fun, has a lot of heart, and feels like the direction the industry should have gone, had the Hollywood-rejects not taken the helm.

[@DavidSmith-bv8mv]

@@jez49647 I mean if this is too cartoony for you there's a perfect movie uhh I mean game(????) for you over there in Hellblade2 thats got all the realism you want. The irony of that game is it treats you like a baby and holds your hand, while you say Astro is for children, hmm.. Yeah, you're not in your mid 30s because if you were you would have grown up with this stuff everywhere. The irony is you sound a lot like those whiny try hard kids on youtube and the reason folk are excited is because its GAMEPLAY is FUN, REQUIRES SKILL, REPLAYABILITY and NEW and CREATIVE with no BS agenda and to top it all off would be IMPOSSIBLE to achieve on a PS4 and that's something worth celebrating, don't you think?

[@XxPARTYBEARxX]

Guess we have another "Game of the Year" nominee in our hands.

[@MetalDeathHead]

The first Astro bot game is way better

[@SteddiFLo]

​@@MetalDeathHead The game has even come out yet to say that

[@MetalDeathHead]

@@SteddiFLo Its automatically better because its in VR

[@Bobmss]

​@@MetalDeathHead The VR game gave me headaches, having it not on VR is better for most people, I still enjoyed the VR game like crazy and of course 100% it

[@01devilsmilitia]

if this DOESNT get GOTY theres SERIOUSLY something wrong with the voting public

[@thrice1987]

You don't realize how impressive these graphics are until you insert 5 seconds of footage from Super Mario Odyssey and feel massive visual whiplash

[@DominicSnyder]

Actually an extremely good point. With old games, our memories often deceive us.

[@alexandercheskis]

While I do think Astro Bot is fucking gorgeous. I disagree on the level of whiplash you speak of, I think the level of polish is so high on Odyssey. I am still wowed by it, even with the hardware limitations it looks incredible. The Switch was weak back in 2017, Nintendo knew what they were doing. Sure the render resolution is lower, poly count, LOD, everything .... along with none of the showy physics, but taken in context with the power of a 2017 system on a chip, I still can't help think it looks anything other than miraculous.

[@thrice1987]

@@alexandercheskis I'm not saying that Odyssey doesn't look good (especially for the hardware it's running on) but when you put it side by side with Astrobot it's very apparent they're generations apart.

[@xtr.7662]

​@@alexandercheskisit looks good but astrobot is way superior in everything textures, assets, polygon counts, physics, particles basically high end ps3 vs high end ps4 visuals

[@Darksider13]

Goes to show that high powered hardware CAN help enable experiences not feasible to achieve on lower-end kit. Wish Nintendo would go back to stepping it up in that space.

[@Oryon7]

Games like this, whenever they show up, are stark reminders of just how far most publishers/devs (especially outside of the Indie scene) have departed from the 'Spirit of gaming.' As such, they should be celebrated. Kudos to the dev team!

[@Luke973T]

This is why I have owned every Nintendo console since the original. If nothing else...they make fun games that work day 1 and not 2 years later.

[@Oryon7]

@@Luke973T Nintendo's entire ideology concerning gaming is Sage-like. That's why they are ALWAYS able to bounce back from failures, ALWAYS revitalizing & inspiring the industry, and Always able to stay relevant.

[@DanFarrell98]

How are you defining “Spirit of gaming”?

[@Coldsilfur4]

Yea its all about making games like movies nowdays. Realism before fun

[@Oryon7]

@@DanFarrell98 I'm glad you asked. It's a good question, not exactly easy to define, and ultimately subjective, hence the quotation marks. Nevertheless, here's my definition, which may be true for others, but not everyone... By the "Spirit of Gaming" I'm referring to the joy of interacting with the medium. What you DO in games, HOW you do it, and how seamlessly your input (via the controls) channels your intent, and finally, the FEEDBACK (audio-visual), that makes the things you do all the more satisfying. Things like elaborate stories, hyper realistic graphics, extensive motion captured dialogue/cut scenes, etc, while they have their place, only matter once you have all the core stuff (mentioned earlier) in place. Yet, today, studios are doubling down on the latter as the foundation of their games. Budgets are thorough the roof for games that are ultimately a drag to play. Average experiences at best. Those things that actually make the game fun/enjoyable to play are what, I feel, collectively emits the "Spirit of Gaming." Even if one can't grasp what I'm getting at, one look at Astro Bot in action, and it's easy to walk away with the impression of: "This looks fun to PLAY!" That is what gaming was always about, and Truly IS about!

[@DanChippendaleMusic]

As much as I want to watch this review, I don't. I want to keep it as fresh as possible. Hearing the word 'flawless" was all I needed.

[@fenixa2z936]

Yeah stay away John clearly didn’t give a crap and just starts showing everything. SMH

[@tylervincent2559]

I’m glad I read your comment because I never learn my lesson and always see things I wish I hadn’t. Thank you for that. I’ll drop a like on the video and dip out lol.

[@markmillerftw]

me too, i had to stop it like a minute in lol

[@to181]

Same. I'm so tempted to like watch reviews but I can't!! Anytime I see new footage I get so mad at myself 😭😭 I'm legit going to play at midnight and stay up cause I seriously cannot wait any longer. 😭😭

[@DanChippendaleMusic]

@@fenixa2z936 thing is you can tell John is very excited about this game so don't blame him for showing it off. Thing is the game is so varied, with so many different play mechanics, watching any video will potentially spoil what's in store. Roll on tomorrow 🤖

[@mredward3969]

Star Wars Outlaws running at Xbox 360 resolutions with effects that aren’t ready yet for this generation while this beauty runs at modern resolutions and is a whole package

[@kevonseymourks2790]

Well is not a secret that Ubisoft needs a new Engine. AC Mirage already had these problems where the game looked amazing sometimes but when you take a closer look you see the incredibly outdated engine.

[@sayarimamani3605]

​@@kevonseymourks2790Shut up about game engines. You don't have a clue.

[@gavinderulo12]

​@@kevonseymourks2790the snowdrop engine used in Outlaws looked amazing in frontiers of pandora. Not sure what happened with outlaws but that game feels rushed to me.

[@PalmDesertRock]

I've preordered the Deluxe Edition _and_ the Controller. I did everything I could to send a message to Team Asobi and Sony. Let's hope I'm not the only one and this game smashes expectations so we can get more colorful, whimsical games on PlayStation like we used to.

[@FabioGrenkh]

I wanted to wait for a sale, but I’m seriously considering buying it full price, just to send Sony the message that we WANT these kind of games and not their live-service nonsense.

[@devin_the_dude_3]

I got the deluxe but the controller was sold out 😢

[@af4396]

Well, according to Amazon physical copy pre-orders, it's already doing better than Concord lmao.

[@ZaneGolas]

Pre-ordered deluxe the day it was announced for the same reason

[@Zednanreh85]

I’m waiting until it’s free on PS+. My backlog is just too big right now.

[@alexanderjones3830]

Interactivity > graphics I don't understand why it feels like the level of interactivity has actually decreased in games..... I love to see it here in Astro Bot! It's looks so fun!!

[@TranCeFORM3R]

But this does look beautiful, yet fun to play with if you know what I mean. 😊

[@hododod246]

Well. Graphics are pretty god damn good for this game

[@bigpoppa3999]

​@happygofishing you mean like wukong, god of war, last of us etc? Hell yeah we want games like this. I want my game to look amazing graphically and play great. Don't see what the problem is. Thank god for sony Studios.

[@56ty_]

So glad ps fans finally coming around on this one after more than a decade lol

[@happygofishing]

@@bigpoppa3999 TLOU came out like 10+ years ago dude.

[@JPgreekgaming]

Everything about this makes me genuinely happy from the bottom of my heart and soul!

[@godbelow]

Sony has their Mario finally.

[@THEODSTKING117]

Sack boy was their mario and they sidelined them for Astrobot 😭

[@godbelow]

@@THEODSTKING117 Too much story telling, collecting nonsense and wardrobe simulator in that. I played them all, they were good for a run through. But not the simplicity of pure platforming like Mario or Astrobot.

[@kraenk12]

Had him for years. Rescue Mission was a Mario 64 moment

[@olaf3140]

Pretty sure this was said about Crash back in the 90s 😂

[@godbelow]

@@olaf3140 Not a platformer

[@GordonGordon]

This game makes the trade of visual fidelity for an overflow of visual splendor. What a delightful celebration of graphics.

[@WaisAnwarzay]

not really

[@petebagwell6666]

Why you sad kids get a good game? Why be so dead inside? ​@WaisAnwarzay

[@56ty_]

Hmm something about this style is off. Can’t put my finger on it though. And what matters is the gameplay anyway

[@matthewwilliams3827]

@@56ty_it reminds me of that rocket league game thing.

[@AnEyeRacky]

​@@WyrmsouI he didn't. The game plays at practically full 4k. That's fidelity. Art design is different

[@happyspaceinvader508]

Finally… a game worth brushing the dust off my PS5 for. This game makes such excellent use of every feature of the PS5’s controller… the best since Astro’s Playroom. Every different surface Astro walks across produces a different combination of sound (through the controller speaker) and haptics. If you’re lucky enough to have a 7.1 surround system, you’re in for a particular treat. And the music’s absolutely on point for a game of this type. Yeah, the graphics/physics are also incredible… but I just wanted to shout out the audio that so often gets forgotten about.

[@BradJohannsen]

This review seems to constantly reiterate the idea of a game being fun. The gaming industry has largely forgotten how to make fun games. Asobi hasnt. Well done, devs! Great video, too!

[@GerdiHono]

Well, given their name, that should be a priority for them. Asobi (遊び) is Japanese for fun, or playing haha.

[@LutraLovegood]

The gaming industry isn't a monolith, it's a constantly evolving blob of people learning and dying.

[@susangz]

You just know you had a big smile on your face the whole time when you were watching this review

[@manpais]

Yessssss so true!

[@VHSRKIVES]

Guilty!

[@XBladenoJutsu]

I don't have a PS5, but I saw some gameplay from this. To be completely honest, with all the absolute trash we've been getting the last several years, this is unbelievably refreshing and puts a genuine smile on my old, jaded face. What a wholesome game.

[@esho6460]

I’ve been gaming since the 90s and sure it’s had the usual ups and downs but there have been many fantastic games this current generation wether it’s Returnal, Rebirth, The Medium, Plague Tale, Dead space remake, RE4 Remake, Rift Apart, Hell Let Loose, Baldurs Gate 3, the list goes on. It’s always shocking to me when people claim this generation hasn’t had any good games

[@XBladenoJutsu]

@@esho6460 Hey, no one said there hasn't been any good games this generation. I said that there was a lot of trash, not that everything now is trash. It's always disheartening to see all the games coming out that turn out to be some agenda pushing nonsense. Bad games are one thing, but that stuff's just insulting. It's really sad to see.

[@esho6460]

@@XBladenoJutsu I get you 💪

[@StillWeRide]

​@@esho6460100000% i see people say this all the time. so many bangers I cant keep up and people will stay say "theres no games" or even worse. ."gamings golden age is in the past."🙄🙄 like what? ive been playing since nes and its only gotten better every year. 2024 was jammed with bangers

[@Remliv]

Feels like an industry defining moment. We REALLY needed this.

[@Optim121]

The ps5 needed this, no one else did

[@Oram-77]

@@Optim121 what about Xbox?

[@Teremei]

I hope so. I hope sony learns. I'd love them to focus more on games like this, and not JUST Nintendo.

[@Syldarin]

@@Optim121a good game sets standards that benefit everyone. Stop being such an obvious xbot

[@petebagwell6666]

​@@Optim121 if nobody needed it then why did the ps5 need it?

[@vidvaaninsaan1503]

This is not a review. This is a love letter.

[@ninetendopesaitama2107]

Or an ad. ☮️

[@Sakuyushi]

@@ninetendopesaitama2107 if you did play the game you know it's THAT good

[@abhijeetdey]

I am here to confirm that this game reminded me as well, why I even enjoy video games.

[@timmoman]

Now everybody who owns PS5 goes and buys this game, let´s show them what kind of games we love and want!

[@stephensearles673]

Would be amazing if that happened that would be over 60 million sales

[@DoritosBurger]

Sadly there’s too many people that own ps5s that don’t play these kinds of games, but I hope the sales will at least exceed expectations.

[@jaybee4288]

I want it! It is expensive so I might need to wait for sale but this look so much fun 😊

[@secondchance6603]

@@DoritosBurger This 61 year old already has it in his hands, just waiting to play it tonight.

[@somat111]

This isn't quite my cup of tea but I'm considering buying it simply to reward the studio for not releasing an unoptimised mess that needs constant updates to just function!

[@MagicFeather0]

I get weirdly emotional when I see this game. It just full of love en joy. You can feel the developers were passionate and caring. This game just shows what we lost in most big budget games of today. What a fantastic piece of work. I really hope this game will do well.

[@56ty_]

Glad ps fans are finally coming around on fun games

[@MargaretDyke-x1k]

Jeff Grubb made a point about being emotional near the end of his playthrough. Humorous to think that a game with no story can generate such an emotional reaction far more than a AAA story heavy title.

[@batmabel]

I totally get what you mean. Astro's Playroom just gave a warm feeling to literally everyone I showed it to, and boy did I show that game to people. In the first few months of the PS5 basically everyone that came to my house gave that game a shot, even people who don't normally play games lol. This series truly has something special, I hope they keep making stuff.

[@lukeuntld072v3]

I played astro when i got my ps5 and i lived it. I disnt and still dont care about much orher platformers tough but i wilm buy this one

[@Eddycut]

​@@56ty_We've always known what fun games are what are you on about lil bro?

[@tristanneal9552]

DF: "A huge range of new songs that are very catchy" Arlo, screaming:

[@jamiecal11]

Will never understand why 3d platformers don't dominate. They are the most fun and game-y genre full stop.

Platformers were "the games", until 3D fighting and 3rd person shooters became popular, the world now is obsessed with guns and photorealism 🤷‍♂️.

[@defeqel6537]

They are about 137% more fun in VR

[@17Haru17]

Genshin’s a pretty fun platformer. It’s open world and has combat, but the focus on exploration and verticality makes it feel like a classic collectathon.

[@_Cetarial]

⁠@@17Haru17Genshin is definitely not a platformer.

[@gavinderulo12]

Not everyone sees being Game-y as a good thing.

[@andreaporcu7674]

2020: astrobot is the only next gen game 2024: astrobot is the only next gen game

[@Graczula]

Team Asobi has been my favourite game studio since I finished Astro Bot Rescue Mission 5 years ago. Thank you Team Asobi for keeping my 40+ years old gaming heart burning with joy.

[@ImViruxx]

As a PlayStation fan I hope this game sends a message to Sony that these are the type of games we want, they should stick to their single player franchises and if they want to do multiplayer they should just revive Killzone or Resistance.

[@DoritosBurger]

Concord would have done fine if it launched as a free to play title, whoever was in charge of the business side of things needs to be fired because they have no idea what they’re doing.

[@ImViruxx]

@@DoritosBurger Maybe but I don’t think that would’ve been enough, most people are already tired of these type hero shooter games not to mention how woke the game was.

[@shimairskhull]

They won’t because even if Astro is a success it will never generate constant revenues on the long term. It will never be a cash grab machine like a successful GAS. Sony like many others wants their Fortnite.

[@KJ-je9pm]

Resistancr with current graphics would slap so hard!

[@ImViruxx]

@@shimairskhull I guess but it’s clearly not working for them, it’s barely working for Microsoft with their Halo games

[@Malinkadink]

The physics shown off is what's missing in so many games. I feel like after Physx was no longer the "new" thing it just completely went away.

[@zeikjt]

Nvidia hasn't updated Physx in so long... every time I update my GPU drivers I uncheck the Physx box when the version is the same, which is nigh every single time!

[@matthewwilliams3827]

You mean games like call of duty

[@concinnus]

@@zeikjt There was one update this year, but it didn't seem to do anything.

[@zeikjt]

@@concinnus yeah, this is the only reason I had to clarify "nigh every single time" and I also couldn't find much of a difference when it happened and no one talked about it!

[@oppa1319]

All we can do is pray it finally becomes a thing next gen. Gamers are done with graphics at this point. We don’t care anymore, as long as it looks like a high end PS4 game we are good at this point. Give us real world interactivity.

[@memebobs9011]

1:47 this short clip here jumping between rocky platforms took me back to a different time. A time where I played sonic adventure dx on my GameCube.

[@Marmite101]

You should play Mario Odyssey

[@Mmongiardo]

This game seems like it shows off how little other games have taken advantage of this hardware and what it can do when optimized. Looks amazing!

[@jaybee4288]

In all the time I had a ps5, still no game has been an impressive use of system as the free astrobot game 😂

[@sentientmustache8360]

Blame the Xbox series S for holding this generation back.

[@antoniohill4451]

​@@sentientmustache8360 says the person who's on a ps4. Atlease xbox don't use last gen consoles and Playstation still trying to squeeze most of there games on ps4 and 3rd party devs are too. So it's sony not series s. The series s could run this game maybe 1080p or upscale to 1080p 60fps ps4 cant.

[@ArchThaBoss]

The game industry need the rebirth of the platformer. PLEASE bring back games this. Bring back fun games

[@ninonazreenmatic]

I bought this game on Day 1 and I couldn't remember the last time I was so excited for a game that I willingly paid full price (usd 59.99). Seeing my 9 yr old son get immersed right away was indeed a very satisfying moment and a core memory for father and son. Remembering how he maxed out 99999 coins in Astro's playroom last year reminded me how lucky we are to get a full-fledged Astro game. This is why we game.

[@Blue_Master]

Du you have micro stutter? Every few minutes I have for 1 or 2 seconds stutter. No other game has this.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Looks like a game we should all buy. PlayStation found their Mario. Absolutely fantastic looking!

[@khalidamajoud4114]

Asobi has just cemented itself as a MAJOR PS player, alongside Naughty Dog, Poliphony Digital and Sony Santa Monica. So happy for them! 😀

[@soulhunter6.6.6]

Absolute GOTY contender right here, amazing 💙🤖

[@killakb8719]

Not even close... Black myth ... This game is cool but made for children nothing new here

[@mza4739]

@@killakb8719There’s also nothing new in Black Myth Wukong.

[@lucasabreu223]

Yeah right, Wukong is not even close to Astro Bot, 82 to 94 is kinda far off

[@zerenadli]

​@@killakb8719lol this guy is everywhere in the comment section glazing BMW. It won't even get nominated. I guess you need to be reminded the fact that Hogwarts Legacy wasn't nominated because of the controversy.

[@NostraSamus]

@@killakb8719 Souls-like games need to vanish. We don't all like masochistic, stress inducing games. Life is challenging enough. This easily beats Wukong in all aspects.

[@ec5657]

Now THIS is what a PS5/current-gen game should look like!

[@tangiblemammal5273]

Graphic wise no

[@Michael-jr3gz]

Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart looks more impressive visually

[@happygofishing]

@@tangiblemammal5273 muh photorealistic slop!!!

[@Jeroen4]

Ratchet is in no way photorealistic, what a dumb response.

[@petebagwell6666]

​@@tangiblemammal5273 dude it's graphics are great, stop it

[@Crimsontears83]

And it kinda sucks that Sony put so much in promoting Concord because its a live service game and i didn't see much on Astro Boy and this game is being considered by pretty much everyone to be a perfect game.

[@LeesChannel]

I wish we were getting Astro Boy! This is Astro Bot.

[@jcdenton868]

Hypothetically astro bot could work as live service game with seasonal new levels and cosmetics and daily challenges etc.

[@TheDungeonDive]

Even Astrobot has better space to planet transitions than Starfield!

[@RebornGalaxy]

o damn lol

[@DoritosBurger]

lol. Bethesda needs to just focus on elder scrolls before they completely destroy their reputation.

[@OG_Daz]

I think the visuals look excellent. I'm really tired of games coming out with 720P resolutions, just so they can incorporate poor quality ray tracing or other technologies. Nintendo prove time and again that art design is the most important and glad to see that Team Asobi have gone the same route. Cant wait to play this tomorrow

[@FabioGrenkh]

Right?? After so many games coming out that look like muddy trash (Jedi:Survivor, FF7R, Wukong etc. etc.) I’m glad there is finally a game where I don’t want to rip my eyes out.

[@TheCrewExpendable]

Also baked lighting. If your game works with static lighting, baked lighting can look incredibly good, even realistic if you desire. Paper Mario Origami King looks absolutely amazing because the lighting is baked. Like a real tiny paper diorama (shame about the awful combat though.)

[@Etheral101]

Games used to look amazing with baked lighting. But then more and more games became open world with the sun moving through the sky, rendering baked lighting unusable. If it wasn't for that, most games would be full on 4k or 60fps. Look how great and realistic last of us 2 looks and yet it had no ray tracing and it came out on ps4

[@DannyPost]

It's amazing how much better this game looks than the last set of games DF has reviewed. No muddy textures. No flickery pixelated edges. I don't have a Playstation but I'd definitely be picking this up if I did.

[@SamoyedSagas]

Which games are coming out at 720p resolution on anything other than the series S in performance mode??

[@frankieinjapan]

They didn't need to place individually modeled plants on the ground, or create a physics interaction with curtains. They literally paid people to create details that don't really matter in the end, and that's how you know they loved what they created and didn't just shovel out crap for a cash grab. In an era full of half assed games and micro transactions, what they've created is absolutely incredible, and their desire to make art far outside the effects of profit is commendable. That's awesome

[@gavinderulo12]

Are people still talking about micro transactions? I can't remember the last time a game I bought had microtransactions. We are not in 2016 anymore.

[@ensanesane]

​@@gavinderulo12don't worry they're still out there

[@KironX1]

@@gavinderulo12are you joking?

[@gavinderulo12]

@@KironX1 no

[@KironX1]

@@gavinderulo12 bro every single game that comes out still had micro transactions lol.

[@CR00K__Gaming]

No surprise here. I can't praise these devs enough. Astro Bot Rescue Mission on PSVR is a top 10 ever game for me.

[@Ryan-tn4gk]

Same. Honestly I'm glad that other non-vr people get to experience this world (even though I'm still sad this didn't come to psvr 2)

[@BrotherO4]

1440p - 4k at 60 fps. Gameplay over graphics These devs understand the order of important and you can tell. to boot the Art style is far better than any "Photo realism" 720p game release.

[@JezzaWezza]

Will be picking this up after work today after seeing the reviews and praise. I can remember playing Astro's Playroom when i got my PS5 on release and I was blow away by how fun it was and how it utilized the Duel Sense like nothing else has. I can still remember reaching the room with all the ice and when Astro started skating on the ice and how the haptics on the controller emulated the feeling to exactly how i remember ice skating to be. I can remember a decade ago when Forza Motorsport 5 they had rumble motors for the L2/R2 triggers and called it "Impulse Triggers" and when i played the game i thought it was a cool concept that could be built off but i think that was the only game that had it and then the future Forza games never really took advantage of it after. So seeing the PS5 Duel Sense come out with a similar concept taken further by having proper motors on the triggers gave a feel that was the next level.

[@rickjamesia]

Team Asobi is so good. I wish they'd give us a PS VR2 title. They're probably in the top 5 VR devs out there, especially now that Ready at Dawn is gone.

[@eruannster]

I just love to see this. I've seen so many half-baked "fuck it, mostly works, ship it"-releases in the past few years and to see something so downright excellent is just an absolute joy. Fantastic job, Team Asobi! And good job DF, you handsome bastards, for bringing us the nitty-gritty details!

[@BirdMoose]

I love when a game comes out and is just good no strings attached.

[@chefbenji1880]

While i am a big nintendo fan, its nice to see another company make a masterpeice of a platformer.

[@mariotaz]

I wanna buy a PS5 for this

[@glowinTHX]

🧢

[@rapzid3536]

The way they riff on and blend inspiration from so many games going back to the N64 is impressive.. I'm getting Odyssey and Banjo Kazooie vibes IN THE SAME SCENE!

[@Marmite101]

Plagiarism at it's finest 😅

[@SuperSecretAgentNein]

Hell it even reminds me of the early megaman games where every animal, every plant was some cute robot.

[@SuperSecretAgentNein]

@@Marmite101that’s not what plagiarism means.

[@solarwinds5114]

I really hope this sells well. We need more games like this

[@anasshahid224]

Astro Bot looks visually stunning! The graphics, colorful character models, are style everything is top notch. Team Asobi truly built a masterpiece 👏👏👏👏👏

[@IndianTelephone]

In this video alone, I saw so many secondary and tertiary animations and visual effects with every interation. Its making me giddy and cute inside. Like how Astro's idle state doesnt sit still, he waves, jumps around, whips out his vita, draws playstation logos, etc, or that in the slow motion thing, his flying buddy touches the flying enemies playfully, LOL, its so cute!

[@V7RV7R]

Sony's bread and butter single-player games are among the best in this industry

[@DoritosBurger]

I mean, regardless of the controversy that the last of us 2 caused, I still can’t find a third person shooter/action game that plays better than that one. Best animation and movement I have ever seen in a game. So you’re right, they are the best.

[@RandomGamingMoments925]

All fax, no print

[@TheEffectOfMass]

I love the Dual Sense, i never thought I would before I got the PS5. So many developers are missing out on supporting this feature. Super happy that they take it even further in this game!

[@ICARUS_I]

Just finished Astro Bot, and yes, this game is perfect. It’s exactly what not just PlayStation gamers have wanted for a long time but gamers in general. It’s incredibly fun, and jaw dropping to look at. Simple with absolutely no BS included from many modern games. It can’t just end here though, I’m looking forward to hopefully an Astro Bot 2.

[@Ryan-tn4gk]

They hooked me with Astro Bot Rescue Mission on psvr 1. Its one of my favorite VR games of all time. It really showed me how fun and creative this studio can be. Then they proved it with the Astro's Playroom and now again with Astro Bot. Already preordered, i cant wait!

[@defeqel6537]

it seems Sony has completely abandoned VR, I was really hoping for some Astro VR love... err.. not like that

[@PezQ84]

Gotta listen to this instead of watching. I don't want to be spoiled about the locations and all the cool stuff Team Asobi has come up with!

[@sengir]

Sure, it's FULL of spoilers

[@makaronaldo]

The video doesn't mention accessibility, which really stood out for me. The developers really want you to succeed and really help you to explore and find everything. From the checkpoints before challenging sections and the robot bird that points you to astros and jigsaw piece, to the fact that that you don't need to complete the whole level if you are just missing that one jigsaw piece. You can just jump in, get it and leave the planet! No need to reach the end of the stage.

[@user-yx3wu8vt2w]

I hope it'll sell well. We need more of that!

[@charlie9008]

Gamers! Send the message. Vote with your wallets and support this game! Good job team Asobi!

[@rangersnut]

Is that message keep your live service and season passed junk?

[@iainbagshaw3767]

I'm away working at the moment but i have ordered this and its waiting for me when i get home on Sunday! I cannot wait to play this frankly amazing looking game filled with incredible gameplay and what looks to be a sheer joy to play! I love 3d platformers and this looks to rightly deserve all of the accolades it is receiving! I really hopes this sells millions of copies! Well done Team Asobi!

[@tranquility6789]

Praying that this, along with Concord, makes Sony understand that single player games that are actually good sell well

[@daytheone8459]

Um I think Sony of all people know that the best

[@gleam6370]

If this doesn’t send a message then idk what will

[@Fusion05]

​@@daytheone8459haha. Yeah Xbox and PlayStation both love online titles. Nintendo is really the only one that knows single player is just as sellable

[@stefandinu6389]

Well we don't know how we'll astrobot ia gonna sell. Better than concord for sure but I doubt its gonna be a massive hit. I hope I'm wrong but ratchet and clank was great too but didn't make a lot of money.

[@denisruskin348]

Needs to sell a lot sadly. A game can be 99 on Metacritic but if it doesn't sell 10M, it will be a fail in the corporate eyes.

[@brewt1mer]

Can't wait to enjoy this game over the weekend.

[@selohcin]

Holy crap, it's an actual next-gen game with next-gen physics! I'd totally given up hope of ever seeing one this generation.

[@garrvict]

Wow. I’m like legitimately tempted to buy a PS5 just to play this. I absolutely love games with well done and interactive physics.

[@MetalDeathHead]

The first astro bot game on psvr is WAY better

[@StreetPreacherr]

Is this really a 'Physics Game' though? It looks like most of the 'physics' features are just flourishes that don't really involve gameplay? It seems like we haven't had a game with real 'Physics Puzzles'/Gameplay since Half Life TWO!

[@garrvict]

@@StreetPreacherr could have worded that differently. I meant I enjoy games with good and interactive physics.

[@_Cetarial]

Wait until it comes to PC.

[@joseph3662]

@@_Cetarialyou thing something like smash would come to pc officialy lol? This is the culmination of sony history. I doubt it, maybe thru emulation or if sony become really desperate

[@yc_030]

This might be the first game I pay full price for in years

[@DustinRudzinski]

Every word of this was on point... Astro is gaming bliss. I feel like a kid again playing it. So glad I bought it, and I know what every kid in my family is getting for Christmas!

[@nabieladrian]

We are so back.

[@BRAINDAWG1O1]

11:15 : Astro Bot carving the PlayStation symbols into the sand is such a sweet little detail. Been hoping this game would be excellence since it was announced, can't wait to get into it!

[@battlesat6]

Just platnumed this today. So fantastic so sad it’s over.

[@RayzaNC]

hopefully a full DLC coming along with the free speedrun DLC

[@Kohbruh]

For the record, the VR version is arguably the best platformer of all time. IMO. 80's baby has spoken.

[@petebagwell6666]

The vr one is still the best vr game I've played, I even have half life alyx and astrobot rescue mission is the goat it was like being a kid and going from 2d mario to mario 64 all over again

[@Kohbruh]

​@@petebagwell6666 me too, when I looked around in VR I thought. Damn, we're here. Then they never made, and probably will never make, another one. That is the one VR title I lobbied for. Like, I bought a psvr2 specifically for a new astrobots but I stayed for synapse. If you have tried it, give it a go. It's like John wick in a weird black and white world with Jedi powers.

[@defeqel6537]

@@petebagwell6666 I don't know. I really liked Moss too

[@defeqel6537]

@@Kohbruh yep, I too bought PSVR2 expecting Astro Bot to come to VR again, but nope

[@Kohbruh]

​@@defeqel6537 yea, na, moss was dope too. The sequel is just as good but looks better .

[@AP-hn8wd]

A S T R O B O T 🤖 Game of the Year 2024 🏆

[@k2d271]

This game is leaving KZbin's bitrate in SHAMBLES!

[@SLX25]

This just looks like an absolute treat of a game.

[@deathdoor]

PS5 is FOUR YEARS old? Unbeliavable!

[@StreetPreacherr]

I think this will be 'remembered' as the LOST GENERATION... The consoles just aren't powerful enough to handle PROPER 'Next Gen' experiences. So all the games are either Poorly Performing attempts to feature advanced features. Or 'Cross Platform' games that can run just fine on PS4, and only get a slight resolution/frame rate bump on PS5. That UE5 'Matrix Game' demo was such a TEASE!

[@3dmarth]

In a couple of months, it'll be as old as the original Xbox was when the Xbox 360 came out!

[@3dmarth]

@@StreetPreacherr Personally, I'm fine with the latter. Giant generation leaps are a thing of the distant past, and "last-gen games, but uncompromised and running properly now" is about all I'd hope for at this point.

[@pian-0g445]

@@StreetPreacherrnot just that it can’t handle what we perceive to be ‘next-gen’, but also a degrade on the AAA industry that really accelerated in this gen. With so many AAA games that come half baked, buggy and such, we’ve hardly gotten any games worth calling next gen. Some of the only few I can think of are Ratchet and Clank Rogt Apart, Spider-Man 2, Astro Bot, The Finals, that new journey to the west game (wukong?). I’m sure there’s a few others I’m forgetting, but it’s far too little for being this far into the gen

[@mickpratt8327]

That's because Covid created havoc in every industry. It's one of the reasons so many games got pushed back and made 2023 one of the best gaming years ever.

[@TRD86X]

I thought I was going to miss this one, I’m glad I picked it up because I haven’t put my controller down all day. Amazing game

[@izbreez9615]

Astro bot getting GOTY nomination would be crazy lol but I’m here for it

[@petebagwell6666]

Why, it was a done deal as soon as it was announced

[@ocean_0602]

94 on metacritic atm. It's between this and FF7 Rebirth.

[@Mohgenstein]

95% opencritic and it’s a Sony game. Yeah it’s winning.

[@DragonBallG69]

This game reminds me of those KZbin videos where people use the console commands to spawn 1,000,000 wheels of cheese in Skyrim.

[@JFinns]

KZbin videos, I mean who hasn't done that in Skyrim? :D

[@DragonBallG69]

@@JFinns I never did because I don’t want my computer to explode, piece of trash can barely handle 1 wheel of cheeses.

[@AZBCDE]

Now this is how video games should be, not the BORING ULTRA REALISTIC TRIPLE A gaming we mostly get these days

[@hattedsandwich2415]

'You forgot an A' - Ubisoft

[@AZBCDE]

@@hattedsandwich2415 Huh, try again KID

[@LutraLovegood]

Play more indie games.

[@Dominik12335]

It's actually sad we're genuine getting hyped over something that used to be pretty normal in games, physics simulation.

[@MasDouc]

It's weird how devs forgot how fun it is

[@FelOld]

​@@MasDoucnah, they got lazy and the "graphics is all what matters" people backed them.

[@mx2000]

I don't think this level of physics sim was ever 'normal'

[@RavusNox-z5i]

what happened in the industry is they just use the latest engine (like unreal 4 or 5) and create generic games and call it a day. Gaming is no longer about gaming. It's about having an expensive PC and Nvidia card, and seeing nice graphics. It's not about being skilled or story or other thing that takes work. Which is very good for corporate profits and companies like Intel, Nvidia, etc.

[@haseebmirza2901]

Throwing ninja stars to platform is pulled from Astrobot Rescue Mission in VR

[@thedude8128]

Sony catching both the biggest L and biggest W in gaming this year 😂

[@nathy8979]

This week.

[@killakb8719]

Biggest W definitely is "game science" with black myth... And it's not close not Sony... Know your video games sparky

[@yungdro247]

Biggest W has been Concord and Astro Bot. What is the L?

[@zerenadli]

​@@killakb8719if you consider biggest W as only 20% sales outside of China, then good for you.

[@MasDouc]

​@@killakb8719wukong blows, it's just from software made-in-china cosplay. This is something special

[@oceanedetotes]

The physic is unbelievable !

[@fonsecavaldesluis5510]

I LOVE SO MUCH when they use the power of a console for amazing physics instead of hyper-realistic graphics lol