![Astro Bot trailer grab showing Astro zooming off on a DualSense controller](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Astro-Bot-trailer-grab-showing-Astro-zooming-off-on-a-DualSense-controller.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Astro Bot Spotlight
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Preview | Astro Bot channels the pure game design of Nintendo, as PlayStation turns towards families
"It would be a good thing if the player stopped looking for the goal and got sidetracked by chasing butterflies."
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Digital Foundry | Hands on with Astro Bot: creative, beautiful and authentically PlayStation
A game of the year contender.
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Here's eight minutes of Astro Bot
What's bot to like?
Astro Bot Feed
![Astro Bot trailer grab showing Astro zooming off on a DualSense controller](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Astro-Bot-trailer-grab-showing-Astro-zooming-off-on-a-DualSense-controller.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Official Astro Bot screenshot showing Astro riding a DualSense controller skimming the waves of a watery planet](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Astro-Bot-Announce-Screenshot-01.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Hands on with Astro Bot: creative, beautiful and authentically PlayStation](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/ASTRO-SITE.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Feature
Digital Foundry | Hands on with Astro Bot: creative, beautiful and authentically PlayStation
A game of the year contender.
![Official Astro Bot screenshot showing a Kratos bot character](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Astro-Bot-Announce-Screenshot-06.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Preview
Astro Bot channels the pure game design of Nintendo, as PlayStation turns towards families
"It would be a good thing if the player stopped looking for the goal and got sidetracked by chasing butterflies."
![Astro Bot in Lady Maria from Bloodborne cameo wearing long coat and hat with feather](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/maria-bloodborne-astro.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
News
"No secret meaning" behind Bloodborne in Astro Bot, says creative director
But Miyazaki isn't opposed to a PC port.
![Astro Bot screenshot showing PlayStation's mascot dressed in the Hunter's garb from Bloodborne](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Astro-Bot-Bloodborne-outfit.jpg?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Aloy, Kratos, and Nate Drake-inspired Astro Bots stand in a row](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/Screenshot-2024-06-02-at-19.10.49.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
![Cropped screenshot of the PlayStation State of Play trailer showing Astro Bot wearing a PSVR 1 headset in a casino level.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/psvr2-astro-bot-opinion-header.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)
Opinion
It's hard to stay excited about the PlayStation VR2 if even Astro Bot won't wear one
Sony's headset desperately needs a rescue mission.
![Astro Bot turns to camera with a robot dog on his back.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/assetsio.gnwcdn.com/astro-bot-dog.png?width=320&height=180&fit=crop&quality=80&format=jpg&auto=webp)