Astro Bot at Evo

[Remember_Spinal]

Sony is going all out with marketing

Via Nial at Neogaf

 

[GachaMadeMeBroke]

I love how much they’re pushing Astro. Hope this game does really well

 

[Neversummer]

PS actually making fun creative platformer who would’ve thought. So much charm.

Also I forgot the girls name from Parrapatherapper but great design. A new Parrapatherapper as a 3D platformer like HIFI RUSH would go so hard. Hope PS doubles down on platformers & Team Asobi. Bring back Parrapatherapper, Ape Escape, Wild Arms, Jeanne d'arc, Potopon one of these games per year would be wonderful.

Also these fun, charming games w universal appealing characters would do wonders when expanding to cross media like anime, movies, tv shows for a family/kid audience something PS lack & is trying to find by going & porting there games on Nintendo which just further secures Nintendo as the family/kid platform.

 

[Neversummer]

I love how much they’re pushing Astro. Hope this game does really well

Hopefully it does 1 million. I don’t think that’s to crazy with 60 million console + not much else for PS fans to buy. I do think pricing the game at $40/$50 would’ve significantly help instead of $60

What is Team Asobi best selling game?

 

[Remember_Spinal]

Hopefully it does 1 million. I don’t think that’s to crazy with 60 million console + not much else for PS fans to buy. I do think pricing the game at $40/$50 would’ve significantly help instead of $60

What is Team Asobi best selling game?

They only have one other full priced game, Rescue Mission

Astro Bot Rescue Mission

Disc Retail	Bundled	Digital	Total
?	?	204,546	1.04m

 

[Petekilla]

I don’t understand why Sony doesn’t release a public demo. It could go a long way with marketing the game.

 

[Infinity]

I don’t understand why Sony doesn’t release a public demo. It could go a long way with marketing the game.

no demo. buy it.

 

[Old Gamer]

I don’t understand why Sony doesn’t release a public demo. It could go a long way with marketing the game.

You mean, besides the Astro Playroom game that comes preloaded in every PS5 and is receiving patches in promotion of the new game?

 

[Old Gamer]

no demo. buy it.

PS5 owners already got a full free Astro game pre-installed. That's the demo.

 

[Petekilla]

You mean, besides the Astro Playroom game that comes preloaded in every PS5 and is receiving patches in promotion of the new game?

You know. That went over my head. Lol

 

[Infinity]

PS5 owners already got a full free Astro game pre-installed. That's the demo.

but its not the same game chief

 

[Old Gamer]

but its not the same game chief

It's enough to know how how the new one will play. And it's been getting patches with new unlockables to promote the new game.

 

[Infinity]

It's enough to know how how the new one will play. And it's been getting patches with new unlockables to promote the new game.

i guess no demo because this game will be like 20 bucks?

 

[Old Gamer]

i guess no demo because this game will be like 20 bucks?

LOL what?
I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you're just trolling.

 

[Infinity]

LOL what?
I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you're just trolling.

i thought this was a smaller title? This is a 70 dollar game?!?!

 

[Remember_Spinal]

LOL what?
I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, but you're just trolling.

Don’t feed the trolls

 

[CrackmanNL]

As they should and glad Sony is pushing this hopefully it becomes a big hit. It's good they showed they are diversifying the genres this year and not simply copy pasting the PS4 gen formula becoming a stale one trick pony.

Also I forgot the girls name from Parrapatherapper but great design. A new Parrapatherapper as a 3D platformer like HIFI RUSH would go so hard. Hope PS doubles down on platformers & Team Asobi.

That's Lammy! She had her own game, glad they didn't forgot her my fellow left handed guitarist.

Agree hopefully a new one is in the works, with Hermen talking about experimental titles: doesn't take much time or budget to make one. There were rumours few days back from DJAkademiks that Plaiboy Carti signed a deal to voice the next Parappa but could be trolling so didn't post it here.

i guess no demo because this game will be like 20 bucks?

Why demo? 60 million people bought Astro and got a free PS5 with it.

 

[ToTTenTranz]

They only have one other full priced game, Rescue Mission

Astro Bot Rescue Mission

Disc Retail	Bundled	Digital	Total
?	?	204,546	1.04m

That's a PSVR1-only game, though. The total addressable market for Astro Bot will be what, 15x larger?


I think we're looking at a much greater success than 1M copies. IMO this will be reaching God of War and Spider Man levels of popularity.

 

[Old Gamer]

IMO this will be reaching God of War and Spider Man levels of popularity.

I doubt that, but it does have a lot of appeal nonetheless.

 

[MaxParrish]

That's a PSVR1-only game, though. The total laaddressable market for Astro Bot will be what, 15x larger?


I think we're looking at a much greater success than 1M copies. IMO this will be reaching God of Warand Spider Man levels of popularity.

This seems a little bit too optimistic, I'm afraid. Sure, the user base of the PS5 respect that of PSVR1 is way way bigger, but the offer of games and the possibility of choice is also so. Plus, the VR game was a genre- defining experience, wich I doubt this new game has any ambition to be. I think it will sell between 6 and 8 millions copies, when all is said, and I guess Sony will be very pleased with these numbers.