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Astro Bot Game Gets Free Add-On This Fall

posted on 2024-09-24 21:40 EDT by Anita Tai

Game to receive 5 new online levels, 10 new bots

Sony announced during its streamed State of Play presentation on Wednesday that developer Team Asobi's Astro Bot game will receive a free add-on with five new online speedrun levels and 10 new bots this fall.

The game launched for the PlayStation 5 on September 6.

The game features the "Astro Bot" character that featured in the studio's previous Astro Bot Rescue Mission PlayStation 4 game, as well as Astro's Playroom, which is included in every PlayStation 5 console.

Source: PlayStation's YouTube channel, (link 2)

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Astro Bot Game Gets Free Add-On This Fall