Among all the excitement of the recent State of Play online event last week, Sony may have killed off a big PlayStation franchise without anybody noticing.
Check out the Astro Bot trailer below!
The other major news was that popular platformerAstro Botis finally getting its own standalone full release. Typically, up to this point, Astro Bot games have been playable demos bundled with a PlayStation console or PSVR headset as a fun way to show off a ton of cool features.
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The Astro Bot games have always been fun to play, which is impressive considering they’re free. However, the demo that came with the PlayStation 5,Astro’s Playroom, had reached new heights in gameplay, visuals and immersion. For many, it ended up being one of the best platformers of this generation (again, this is a free game).
So it was perhaps only a matter of time beforeSonywould cash in on its popularity with the announcement ofAstro Botduring the recent State of Play. Of course, this is good news forPlayStationand platforming fans, but sadly, it seems that there is some sad news to report coming from theAstro Botreveal.
The sad news in question is for the PlayStation-exclusive series, Knack. The first game to be released was as a launch title for the PlayStation 4 and Sony had hoped thatKnackwould be a system seller. Sadly, that was not to be with common complaints of the game having uninspired gameplay, a boring story and inconsistent difficulty spikes that would frustrate players.
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Astro Botwill be exclusively released for the PlayStation 5 on 6 September 2024.
Topics:Sony,PlayStation,PlayStation 4,PlayStation 5
