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Meet Team Asobi! The team behind the PS5 exclusive Astro's Playroom and much more.

We are a new and dynamic PlayStation Studio based in vibrant Tokyo, Japan. We create top-quality games for players of all ages on PlayStation®. Our latest works are the critically acclaimed ASTRO BOT: Rescue Mission for Playstation®VR and ASTRO’s PLAYROOM for PlayStation®5. We're currently hard at work on our most ambitious game yet!

About Us | TeamASOBI

Team ASOBI is a first-party PlayStation Studio responsible for the critically acclaimed ASTRO BOT: Rescue mission for PSVR and ASTRO’s PLAYROOM for PS5.

www.teamasobi.com

 

[cash_longfellow]

A full scale Astro game would be amazing.

 

[bitbydeath]

Tokyo Jungle 2!

 

[Kurimao]

Thats nice but give me a Sony like Kingdom Hearts game where all characters are from Playstation Japan.

 

[Spyxos]

I always mix up Team Asobi and Asobo Studio.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Flight Simulator x Astro Bot crossover with Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan as playable characters.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

B L O O D B O R N E

Spoiler: Please

Someone put me out of my misery

 

[Isa]

Whatever they do I hope they continue to make the best use of haptics on the system. Its a shame so few studios seem to want to utilize the DualSense to its full potential. Regardless I'm most likely down for whatever they make on Day 1.

 

[Unknown?]

Can't wait, this team has created an all time classic with Rescue Mission.

 

[faraany3k]

VR game. Dont be excited

 

[gothmog]

Super Astrobot VR please!

 

[fastest finger]

VR game. Dont be excited

Their last VR title just happened to my favourite game of the whole generation. I’m very excited.

 

[DrFigs]

Imagine if they showed anything at the playstation showcase

 

[RickMasters]

Flight Simulator x Astro Bot crossover with Phil Spencer and Jim Ryan as playable characters.

I think you are confusing them for Asobo studio who made flight simulator and the plague tale games. different devs!

 

[Solidus_T]

A new Astro Bot game
bundled with Bloodborne PS5 port

 

[Physiognomonics]

A full scale Astro game would be amazing.

This is what I want. I want some competition against Nintendo family games!

 

[cash_longfellow]

This is what I want. I want some competition against Nintendo family games!

Mannnn…can you imagine a full scale budget Astro game? It would legit be amazing.

 

[nial]

This video is almost a year old, kinda odd that they're uploading it now on the PS channel, maybe some upcoming news?

 

[Ansphn]

This video is almost a year old, kinda odd that they're uploading it now on the PS channel, maybe some upcoming news?

PlayStation experience soon

 

[nial]

PlayStation experience soon

First-party focused SoP close to Tokyo Game Show.

 

[T0minator]

Mannnn…can you imagine a full scale budget Astro game? It would legit be amazing.

I could see a full scale Astro game next year just in time to release around the time of the next Nintendo consoles Mario launch game

 

[Bo_Hazem]

The makers of the best platformer ever known to humankind.

 

[T0minator]

The makers of the best platformer ever known to humankind.

I hope they keep up with PlayStation history and cameos in their next game. The potential for their next game is incredibly high.

 

[TheDarkPhantom]

I said it after playing through Astro (and loving every second of it), give us a full fat game on the scale and scope of a Super Mario Odyssey. Astro was a love letter to all things PlayStation and cool way to expand upon that would to visit different game worlds based on PlayStation 1st party IP. Horizon World, Uncharted World, Ratchet World etc, each making full use of the DualSense with unique mechanics, would be something special.

Anyway, I'm sure it'll be great whatever it is, will be there day 1.

 

[bender]

The makers of the best platformer ever known to humankind.

 

[Heisenberg007]

A rated-R Astro Bot game with dismemberment and gore. Let's go!

 

[THE DUCK]

Would be nice if they would tell us what that is........at least a hint?

 

[Robb]

give us a full fat game on the scale and scope of a Super Mario Odyssey.

That’d be my hope as well, could be amazing.

 

[SegaManAU]

Please be an astro bot title!

 

[FoxMcChief]

If it has anything to do with VR, it’s DOA.

 

[T0minator]

Would be nice if they would tell us what that is........at least a hint?

Welllll

 

[Ar¢tos]

If it has anything to do with VR, it’s DOA.

Sure Jan.

Intriguing, how can Sony increase PSVR2 sales without releasing titles for it, because anything VR/VR optional is DOA according to GAF experts?

 

[FoxMcChief]

I want a full scale game that is like the pre-installed game. That could rival Mario, imo. I think it would sell like crazy too.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

If it has anything to do with VR, it’s DOA.

It should be VR compatible but not required

 

[Robb]

Sure Jan.

Intriguing, how can Sony increase PSVR2 sales without releasing titles for it, because anything VR/VR optional is DOA according to GAF experts?

Both can be true though. Sony need to make more games to sell VR, but the games they make will be DoA since few seem to care for VR overall.

 

[SkylineRKR]

This is a very good studio. I would like a full scale Astrobot, non VR or both since VR alone won't cut it in this market.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Both can be true though. Sony need to make more games to sell VR, but the games they make will be DoA since few seem to care for VR overall.

Success of sales of VR games is measured by comparing sales to the install base of VR headsets, not the install base of main console.
Success of the headset itself is comparable to the main console install base, but its impossible increase sales of hardware without increasing the offer of software.

Saying PSVR2 is a failure It's basically like saying that the PS5 was a failure because it didn't sell 50m in the first year.
Hardware needs time and software to increase sales and accessories sales will NEVER match the main console sales.
Not being a huge success doesn’t mean it isn't profitable. Just look at Xbox for proof of that.

 

[Robb]

Success of sales of VR games is measured by comparing sales to the install base of VR headsets, not the install base of main console.
Success of the headset itself is comparable to the main console install base, but its impossible increase sales of hardware without increasing the offer of software.

Saying PSVR2 is a failure It's basically like saying that the PS5 was a failure because it didn't sell 50m in the first year.
Hardware needs time and software to increase sales and accessories sales will NEVER match the main console sales.
Not being a huge success doesn’t mean it isn't profitable. Just look at Xbox for proof of that.

I’m not arguing VR is a failure. But a series being made VR exclusive is obviously going to be compared to the rest of the games in the series, VR or not. Just like handheld exclusive versions (PSP/Vita) games were.

Sony can shove it out on PSVR, sell 100k and be happy with that I guess. I think most would consider that to be DoA though compared to what could have been.

 

[Mr Branding]

The makers of the best platformer ever known to humankind.

 

[Ar¢tos]

I’m not arguing VR is a failure. But a series being made VR exclusive is obviously going to be compared to the rest of the games in the series, VR or not. Just like handheld exclusive versions (PSP/Vita) games were.

Sony can shove it out on PSVR, sell 100k and be happy with that I guess. I think most would consider that to be DoA though compared to what could have been.

That's why they are doing big games with VR optional modes (GT, RE in partnership with Capcom) so VR spreads via word of mouth and doing good quality smaller games VR only.
If they focused a bit less on GAAS crap they could have more studios doing VR games and sales of PSVR2 would be better in a few months.

 

[Robb]

That's why they are doing big games with VR optional modes (GT, RE in partnership with Capcom) so VR spreads via word of mouth and doing good quality smaller games VR only.
If they focused a bit less on GAAS crap they could have more studios doing VR games and sales of PSVR2 would be better in a few months.

Yeah and I think that’s a great compromise. VR-compatible “2D games” is the way to go, at least for now, imo.

 

[Hudo]

The only interesting first-party studio that Sony currently have. Can't wait to see what they come up with next.

 

[nial]

Sorry for the bump, but didn't know where to put this. SIE Team Asobi is holding an informative session in a few hours, so maybe someone would want to check that out for some new info about anything?