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Key Takeaways
- Astro Bot for PS5 has rain droplets that form PlayStation icons when they hit the ground.
- The game’s popularity with fans has led to the discovery of many cool details.
- DLC with new levels is coming to Astro Bot this fall.
While playing Astro Bot on PS5, fans have discovered that the game’s rain has an awesome reference to the PlayStation symbols. Astro Bot is a love letter to many of PlayStation’s greatest IPs, and this latest fan discovery shows the level of detail Team Asobi packed into its 3D platformer.
Released on September 6, Astro Bot is off to a strong start with critics and fans. The game has gained overwhelmingly positive reviews, even becoming one of the 100 highest-rated games ever. Beyond praise from critics, Astro Bot has seemingly resonated with a larger audience, reportedly selling well in some regions. While there are many reasons for the popularity of Astro Bot, numerous PlayStation fans especially enjoy its nods to other IPs under the Sony umbrella. Recently, fans discovered a neat detail related to PlayStation’s own branding.
In a Reddit post, a user known as OlleWhite shared a video of the rain in Astro Bot, pointing out an awesome detail. Specifically, the rain droplets in the game were PlayStation-themed. In a clip, OlleWhite revealed that the rain created brief circles, squares, crosses, and triangles when impacting the ground. The player stated, “This game is ridiculous,” when posting the video to Reddit.
Astro Bot Fans Discover PlayStation-Themed Rain
Many fans have likely missed this minute detail during their Astro Bot playthroughs, as players must pay special attention to the ground to notice it. However, this post from OlleWhite has helped highlight the PlayStation-themed rain, and many in the Reddit comments have complimented the developers on adding such a small detail, saying how it evidenced the passion put into the project. Impressively, the Reddit post has gained a whopping 34K upvotes, evidencing fan’s appreciation of the detail. It is worth mentioning that some users said this incredible detail could also be seen in Astro’s Playroom, a PS5 pack-in game also starring the titular robot.
Since Astro Bot is still a relatively new game, it will be interesting to see what other neat details gamers discover while playing. As many have evidenced, Team Asobi has put considerable effort into the game’s minutia. While these details might not seem necessary, they are greatly appreciated by many members of the PlayStation community and contribute to a memorable gaming experience.
In addition to the content already in the game, DLC for Astro Bot is coming. Detailed during the September State of Play, this new content will include five speedrun levels, 10 new bots to rescue, and new VIP bots. Given the references already in Astro Bot, this new content looks to add even more clever and endearing references to PlayStation and its titles for fans to discover.
