PS5's jolly 3D platformer Astro Bot has today received another small update. Bringing the game to version 1.004, the patch is only 382.5 MB in size, and it's available to download and install now.

Astro Bot's PS5 player count was strong enough to make it the sixth-biggest PS5 single-player game launch of 2024 so far — a big win for developer Team Asobi.

Amid Concord’s demise and a somewhat divisive PS5 Pro announcement, Astro Bot brought us some joy during an otherwise super serious month for Sony. The adorable 3D platformer is filled to the brim with cameos from characters across PlayStation’s 30-year history,

Of the three current console controllers, including the Switch and Xbox Series X/S as competition, the rumble features in the PS5 controller are the most supportive. Whether the titular hero is running through leaves or snow, players will feel that resistance while exploring. The feedback can help engage players in their activities.

Astro Bot is a cute game with no dialogue where you take on the roles of iconic characters. Sounds like Lego Star Wars.

One of the harder things about being a dad to a toddler is introducing video games to my son. I can’t exactly play “Space Marine 2” in front of him, so I have to pick my spots. I was in the middle of reviewing “Astro Bot” when he walked in and saw me playing the video game with an adorable hero running around.

Piscatella posted on Bluesky, commenting on how PS5's superlative platformer is doing in the charts: Don't usually talk weeklies but wanted to add some context to the UK reporting from last week. Across both physical & digital,