WithAstro Botwinning Game of the Year at last year’s The Game Awards, you can bet the people at Sony noticed how this small platformer has defied all odds and managed to snag the most prestigious award of the year.
As it turns out, not only the PlayStation division’s higher-ups noticed, but even Sony president Hiroki Totoki took note of it.
More Family Games Like Astro Bot Are On The Way From PlayStation
Speaking during Sony’s quarterly earnings call (viaVGC), Sony president Hiroki Totoki talked about Astro Bot’s success and how they are looking to expand their game portfolio to feature more family offerings down the line.
“At The Game Awards 2024, our first-party title Astro Bot won four categories, including Game of the Year and Best Family Game – the most of any title,” Totoki said.
Continuing, Totoki added, “In addition, the live service game Helldivers 2, which was released in February last year, won Best Ongoing Game and Best Multiplayer Game awards. The fact that titles in genres we are planning to expand in the future, including titles for families and live service games, have received these awards is a major stride towards building a broad title portfolio.”
While nothing concrete was announced, this bodes well for the franchise, and for players who are looking for more family-friendly fare on PlayStation devices.
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Games like Crash Bandicoot 4 and New Super Lucky’s Tale will fill the Astro Bot-shaped hole in your heart.
Not only is Astro Bot a title loved by critics, but it’s also a massive commercial success. InNovember last year, it sold over 1.5 million copies, though Sony hasn’t divulged any sales milestones after that.
OnOpen Critic, it has a “Mighty” rating and an insane 99% recommendation rate from critics. The game is so good that evenformer Nintendo president Reggie Fils-Aimé saidit “almost outdid Nintendo at its own game.”
There is no word on whether we’ll be getting a sequel, though Team Asobi has been busy pumping out free content updates, with anew one outtoday.
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