In the past, Team Asobi has been repeatedly linked with a new project based on the “Astro Bot” brand. According to recent reports, the announcement of the title could be imminent.
In recent months, The rumor that the “ambitious new title”which the Japanese studio Team Asobi is working on, could be a new “Astro Bot” adventure.
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For example, Sony Interactive Entertainment launched in the summer of 2023 various trademark registrations in Europe, which could indicate a new “Astro Bot” title. The rumor mill is getting new fuel from the well-known leaker “Deallabs”who in the past not only reliably predicted the monthly line-ups of PlayStation Plus.
At the same time, he also leaked various titles. As “Deallabs” currently reports, the rumors about a new “Astro Bot” are true. He further explained that the official unveiling will take place in the “next 15 days”.
Leaker reveals first details about the new Astro Bot
The leaker didn't stop there. Instead, “Deallabs” added that the new “Astro Bot” is, not surprisingly, in development for the PS5. In addition, our path in the likeable protagonist's latest adventure will lead us to a desert, among other places. We can also look forward to new characters.
“Among other information we have received, it seems that part of the title will take place in a setting in the middle of the desert,” the leaker continued. “One of the new characters in this game would be a Fennec fox in the form of a robot that bears some similarities to Astro.”
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With his statements, “Deallabs” fueled the rumors about an imminent unveiling of a new “Astro Bot” title. At the beginning of April, the well-known insider “The Snitch” pointed out that the title was announced and presented at the still unconfirmed PS5 Games Showcase. shall be.
Team Asobi's biggest project
The people in charge at Team Asobi have not yet commented on the various rumors about the possible comeback of “Astro Bot”. However, Nicolas Doucet, the head of the Tokyo-based studio, announced in the summer of 2022 that the developers are pursuing ambitious goals with their next title.
According to the report, Team Asobi's upcoming project will be nothing less than the biggest title in the studio's history. “Team Asobi's next project will follow in the footsteps of previous games. But it will be a full-fledged commercial title,” said Doucet at the time. “and our biggest yet.”
We may soon find out whether there is indeed a new “Astro Bot” adventure behind all this.
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