Easily the most exciting reveal during this morning’s PlayStation State of Play was a brand-new, fully-fledged Astro Bot 3D platformer headed to PlayStation 5 on September 6th this year.
Aside from looking like an adorably-good time, the announcement trailer showed us that the game will continue the tradition of being packed full of PlayStation references from iconic characters to consoles and accessories.
For a bit of fun I’ve scoured the trailer myself, picking out as many of these references as I could. Most are pretty obvious, but there’s some deep cuts towards the end. I’ve also probably missed some, so let me know if you’ve seen anything I haven’t! But otherwise, take a look at the ones I’ve found below:
A Few Friends
DualSense Controller – Astro’s preferred mode of transport
Uncharted – Nathan Drake doing Nathan Drake things
Journey – What a game
Ico – Self-explanatory
Parappa the Rapper – Also self-explanatory
PS5 console – Even more room for interstellar activities
Shadow of the Colossus – Wander, Agro and Mono
Ratchet and Clank – Ratchet being beamed up
God of War – Kratos and his mighty Leviathan axe
A whole bunch of PlayStation hardware and accessories including:
Everyone again for good measure – Atreus, Kratos, Spike, Aloy, Nathan Drake and LocoRoco!
Phew! There are probably (definitely) some I’ve missed, too, so be sure to let me know what else you spot!
You can go hunting for references in the Astro Bot Announcement trailer below: