A recent trip to the Team Asobi studio made by VGC revealed upcoming plans for a DLC for Astro Bot, a game that will be released on September 6. Reviews have already started pouring in, and you can read our review written by Kai here. For those who have already played it, the game is highly revered and scored 94 on Metacritic, making it Universally Acclaimed. When people get around to playing it, they may want more from Astro Bot. With the trip that VGC made to Team Asobi, it has been confirmed that there is a DLC coming, which adds to Speedrun mode and challenge levels for those who want to push themselves to the limit.
To prepare for the upcoming release of Astro Bot, Team Asobi has been adding plenty of content to Astro’s Playroom, the predecessor to Astro Bot. This includes new trophies for players, such as collecting all four Special Bots and trophies for collecting them individually from their dedicated area. It also includes gatchas, where players can use their in-game currencies to collect the special rewards.
According to the report made by VGC, Team Asobi is planning on adding new content over the coming weeks and months, with an estimate of ten challenge levels and five speedrun-focused levels. However, it isn’t fully confirmed whether that will be everything that is added, and it will most likely revolve around the success of Astro Bot.
With how well it’s currently doing in the critics’ eyes, likely, the game will also be universally liked by those who purchase it. Additionally, Team Asobi have expressed interest that they want to know whether those on PC would be interested in being able to access Astro Bot, with Team Asobi saying in an interview with VGC, Nicolas Doucet, the Creative Director of Team Asobi noted that he believes it wouldn’t be an issue if there were an Astro Bot game released in the future that didn’t rely on PlayStation theming. Before the pack-in Astro Bot game for PlayStation 5 was released, it was a point of contention whether they would rely on PlayStation’s theming for the game, but so far it seems to be a nostalgic success.
Even with the free pack-in software alone for PlayStation 5, Astro Bot has provided fun and nostalgia to those who grew up with the consoles, and the possibility of an Astro Bot DLC gives the game and franchise even more room to grow and to stand on its own two feet.
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