Astro's Playroom

Astro's Playroom
Developer(s)Team Asobi
Publisher(s)Sony Interactive Entertainment
Director(s)Nicolas Doucet
Producer(s)Nicolas Doucet
Designer(s)Gento Morita
Programmer(s)Masayuki Yamada
Artist(s)
  • Sebastian Brueckner
  • Toshihiko Nakai
Composer(s)Kenneth C. M. Young
Platform(s)PlayStation 5
Release12 November 2020
Genre(s)Platform
Mode(s)Single-player

Astro's Playroom is a 2020 platform game developed by Japan Studio's Team Asobi division and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 5.[1][2] A sequel to Astro Bot Rescue Mission, the game comes pre-installed on every console, serving additionally as a free tech demo for the DualSense controller.[3][4]

Astro's Playroom was announced on June 11, 2020 at the PlayStation 5 reveal event.[5] The game was released on November 12, 2020. It received positive reviews from critics.

Astro's Playroom was the final game released by Japan Studio before their dissolution in April 2021. Team Asobi was formally spun off into an independent studio within Sony's PlayStation Studios in June 2021. A full-length sequel, titled Astro Bot, was announced on May 30, 2024 and is scheduled to release for the PlayStation 5 on September 6, 2024.[6]

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  2. ^ Avard, Alex (2020-06-12). "Astro's Playroom is a free PS5 game pre-loaded onto the console at launch". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2020-07-17). "PlayStation 5 pack-in Astro's Playroom is a DualSense controller demo". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  4. ^ "Astro's Playroom preview: PS5's free pack-in is more than just a tech demo". Android Central. 2020-10-27. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
  5. ^ "Astro's Playroom Coming To PS5, No Mention Of VR Support". UploadVR. 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. ^ "Astro Bot arrives on PS5 September 6". PlayStation.Blog. 2024-05-30. Retrieved 2024-06-01.