It’s clear Astro Bot is a future PS5 traditional. The critically acclaimed platformer celebrated PlayStation’s lengthy historical past in enjoyable and thrilling methods. It’s no shock, then, that Sony considers it a success.
Astro Bot sells over 1.5 million copies in 9 weeks
As seen in Sony’s monetary outcomes, Staff Asobi’s Astro Bot bought over 1.5 million copies within the 9 weeks since its September 6, 2024, launch date. Not solely did it promote properly, 37% of the individuals who bought the sport had not bought a first-party PlayStation title within the final two years. The household pleasant nature of the sport led to extra youthful age teams and households buying the sport. The outcomes say that these teams particularly have been increased than different video games, and contributed to widening the platform’s person base.
Astro Bot’s success is proof of Sony’s energy in single-player video games. The identical doc says as a lot, as the corporate claims its single-player catalog comprise extra predictable successes.
“We intend to construct an optimum title portfolio through the present midrange plan interval that mixes single-player video games, that are our energy, and which have the next predictability of changing into hits resulting from our confirmed IP, with reside service video games that pursue upside whereas taking up a certain quantity of danger upon launch,” says Sony.
Sony’s success in single-player video games isn’t halting any progress in its reside service initiative. Nonetheless, the corporate does plan to start out launch a “main” single-player recreation yearly beginning with Ghost of Yotei.
As talked about earlier than, Astro Bot did extremely properly critically. We gave the sport a ten. Reviewer Shaan Joshi mentioned, “In a world of by-the-numbers sequels and soulless money grabs, Astro Bot stands as an oasis, an absolute masterpiece packed to the brim with appeal, creativity, and a real love for video video games, previous and new.”
