2024 Game of The Year, Astro Bot has become one of PlayStation 5’s best games and it already received a couple of updates. For the Holidays it received ‘Winter Wonder‘, a level that will have you search for new bots and gifts. Before that, they released Speedrun Levels to give players a challenge.
During the PlayStation Tournaments XP, Team Asobi and PlayStation unveiled a brand-new Astro Bot Speedrun level. This level was featured in the finals of the tournament, giving us a closer look at what might come next and possibly leaving us all feeling frustrated.
The video shared by Genki_JPN on X (Twitter), did not reveal any new cameo bots. However, there are still bots that leaked and have not arrived in the game yet. In the previous updates, we received Helldivers II, Stellar Blade, and Spider-Man bots among others.
PlayStation revealed a brand new Astro Bot Speedrun level in the finals of the PlayStation Tournaments XP! #PS5 pic.twitter.com/7SGog9UjoY
— Genki✨ (@Genki_JPN) January 18, 2025
At Rectify Gaming we gave Astro Bot an outstanding review with its stunning visual design, engaging audio, and charming narrative making it a pure bliss to play.
When Team Asobi announced the first set of Speedrun Levels for Astro Bot they did say it was a “first wave” meaning there are more planned to ship. It’s unclear when they will come to the game.
What Astro Bot did miss were characters of iconic Square Enix franchises like Sora, Cloud, Sephiroth, and any other characters from Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. Team Asobi reached out to Square Enix and they refused to be featured and there were no other comments on that decision.
Tournament Exclusive?
It’s important to note that the level shown in the video may be “Tournament Exclusive,” as some users on the Astro Bot subreddit have claimed. Looking at the video it looks more challenging than the other speedrun levels that are available in the game now.
Thanks, VGC for pointing this out.