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billbil-kun: New PS5 Astro Bot Bundle Reportedly In The Works (releasing on March 13, 2025)

nial

Member
Illustrative image showing the cover of the Astro Bot game.
Having won numerous awards in 2024, Astro is reportedly set to return to his adventures in a new PS5 Astro Bot bundle, which is reportedly due out soon. We share what we think we know about the bundle.
Rumors about Sony holding a State of Play are increasing day by day. Indeed, several well-known figures in the gaming world such as NateTheHate or Jeff Grubb claim the event would be held this week, by February 14, 2025.
In addition, Sony is continuing its strategy of marketing new PlayStation 5 packs . Most recently, new PS5 Monster Hunter Wilds packs have been announced in Japan.
Visuals of the PS5 Standard and Digital Monster Hunter Wilds bundles released in Japan.
And it looks like a new PS5 bundle is in the works for release soon, at least in Europe and North America.

GOTY 2024 to be spotlighted again with new PS5 bundle​

Astro Bot, the multi-award winning game, including Game of the Year 2024 (GOTY), is reportedly getting a new PS5 bundle. This bundle is expected to be available in Europe and North America at least.
The bundle would include a PS5 Standard console (with disc drive) as well as a download code for the game Astro Bot. Although the price is still unknown, it is likely that a promotion will be offered at the launch of this bundle, with a price that we estimate between 474 and 499 euros.
As for the release date, it is said to be around March 13, 2025. And while an announcement during the next State of Play is possible, the exact date remains unknown.
We will keep you informed of any new details regarding this pack, as well as the possible arrival of another pack with a digital console.
 
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nowhat

Member
Welcome to the 10+ million club Astro
It would be more interesting to see what the sales are before a bundle (if one were to exist). We have the 1.5M figure from very early after the game was released, but as it has been hanging in the charts, that surely has changed since.

(when are Sony's quarterly financials or did I miss it?)
 
Cheaply made Monster Hunter Wilds and Astro-bot games to sell PS5s to their customers? What about their billion dollars investements in woke or/and GAAS ventures?

They are glad they still have some Japan roots aren't they?

Yup

Sony were wise to invest in American studios in the late 2000s/early 2010s when they were going through their golden era.

But it’s the 2020s now and things have changed, time to pivot back to Japan.


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California’s games industry
 
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nial

Member
Let's get this clear first.
Among first-party games; Horizon Forbidden West, God of War Ragnarok and Spider-Man 2 all got standard PS5 bundles worldwide. Astro Bot should be joining them soon.
As far as regional bundles go; Japan got a Gran Turismo 7 bundle, Europe got a Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart a bundle, and Latin America got a Returnal / Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart dual game bundle.
 
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Cheaply made Monster Hunter Wilds and Astro-bot games to sell PS5s to their customers? What about their billion dollars investements in woke or/and GAAS ventures?

They are glad they still have some Japan roots aren't they?
Lmao. You have to be getting paid to use "buzz" words. There's no way you typed this sentence and wasn't trolling.
 

yogaflame

Member
Yup

Sony were wise to invest in American studios in the late 2000s/early 2010s when they were going through their golden era.

But it’s the 2020s now and things have changed, time to pivot back to Japan.


OyncJDR.jpeg

California’s games industry
Off topic: Continuous push and forcing woke agenda especially twisted gender ideology and extreme DEI has killed not just gaming but also the entire entertainment industry in California. Even there awards shows like Grammy, Golden globe and Oscars are a joke this days, because its more political, and woke infested. I hope Sony leave this woke plague infested place and go back to Japan centric development.
 

Fafalada

Fafracer forever
No PS5Pro patch + bundle, no buy.

Seriously though - I would throw money at screen for DS Edge with Astro LCD, but if they bundle it with a Pro AND release a patch I'd buy another PS5 too.
 
No PS5Pro patch + bundle, no buy.

Seriously though - I would throw money at screen for DS Edge with Astro LCD, but if they bundle it with a Pro AND release a patch I'd buy another PS5 too.
I don't think PS5s Pro needs any appealing bundle to sell better. Those PS5s currently do need bundles (particularly in Japan & Europe). They'll probably finally make a price cut (or put the game for free as anyway this game cost them peanuts compared to their virtue signaling products).
 
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