Astro Bot is dominating conversation across the gaming world at the moment.
It features an adorable little robot and has been universally praised for being a joyful and inventive platformer. However, critical acclaim is not always an indicator of how well a game will go on to sell and this is currently the situation with PlayStation’s latest title.
The game follows on from 2020’s Astro’s Playroom which was included as a launch title with the PS5. Developed by Team Asobi, Astro Bot has us running around a variety of wonderfully designed levels, rescuing fellow robots and exploring PlayStation’s impressive gaming history.
Sales figures for every game are scrutinised and used as a measure of its success, so just how well is Astro Bot performing at the moment? Let’s take a look at the latest information.
Astro Bot sales numbers news: Is it selling well?
At the time of writing, we do not have official data on how many copies of Astro Bot have been sold around the world. This is because the game is still within its opening week post-launch and the statistics have not been entirely accumulated yet.
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However, there are snippets of information that give us some insight. The latest update has come from Christopher Dring who is the head of Gamesindustry.biz.
In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the journalist stated that physical sales of Astro Bot in the UK “aren’t huge”, adding that its opening week results are roughly a third lower than Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart (another major Sony platformer) which was released on PS5 in 2021.
Dring did end his post on a more positive note though, saying that he expected the sales tail to be longer for Astro Bot and that it had sold more copies in the UK within two days than Sony’s other recent release, Concord, has worldwide.
The latter was removed from sale just two weeks after its launch because of low player numbers. Anyone who bought the game was refunded.
As soon as the sales figures are released, we’ll update this page so be sure to check back soon.
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