Staff Asobi has introduced that they’re including 5 extra ranges to their cutesy platformer Astro Bot, and the primary is out proper now. Why didn’t they present these off at yesterday’s State of Play? I don’t know.

The primary of the 5 deliberate ranges was really noticed at PlayStation XP Match Remaining in London, England on January 18 and it’s the exact same degree that you could go and obtain as we speak. That degree and subsequent 4 can all be discovered inside the brand new Vicious Void Galaxy in Astro Bot.

Because the identify hints at, these new ranges are designed to be a bit more difficult.

PlayStation’s cutest character is again and this time he’s starring in his very personal triple-A blockbuster launch. Extremely enjoyable, completely lovely and crammed with appeal, Astro Bot is in robust rivalry for Recreation of the Yr.

“In contrast to our final replace Winter Surprise, which was a stroll by means of the Xmas park, this new replace options more durable ranges to check your leaping abilities,” writes Nicolas Doucet, Studio Director at Asobi. “Every degree comes with a brand-new Particular Bot to rescue and, as soon as that’s completed, may be replayed in Time Assault mode with on-line rankings. To entry these, you will want to have accomplished the primary sport. So sharpen these abilities once more and let’s get rescuing.”

However that’s not all, as Doucet wrapped up the submit by saying {that a} PS5 Professional enhanced patch is coming for Astro Bot, promising a “fixed finest decision whereas operating at 60 frames per second.”

Astro Bot has been a strong success for PlayStation up to now, choosing up a number of awards and promoting no less than 1.5 million copies as of November final yr. That is additionally the second batch of free content material the sport has acquired.