Ryan Dinsdale
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PlayStation 5 exclusive Astro Bot saw its supposedly final drop of downloadable content released today in the last announced weekly speedrunning level, but fans are scratching their heads over a number of unreleased bots present in the credits.
Reddit user pkowswald noted that, even with the additional two bots released in today's DLC, there are still several game franchises such as Assassin's Creed and Rayman credited in Astro Bot despite not having individual bots of their own.
While it's entirely possible this is from deals fallen through or content cut, what makes the prospect of more DLC down the line more believable is that the credits were actually updated to include an extra character upon the final speedrunning level's release. None of the unused franchises were cut either.
And what's more, Astro Bot similarly featured franchises such as Stellar Blade in its credits before its protagonist Eve was added as a bot in the speedrunning DLC.
Astro Bot still includes licensing credits for Rayman, Worms, Assassin's Creed, Beyond Good & Evil, Croc, and Tomba, the last of which was added today. Nothing official has been said about if these games will be featured eventually, or if more DLC is planned. The PS5 exclusive seems to have performed well both commercially and critically though, so Sony may want to push more DLC down the line.
Astro Bot sold 1.5 million units in its first two months on sale and earned a 9/10 in IGN's review. "A fantastically inventive platformer in its own right, Astro Bot is particularly special for anyone with a place in their heart for PlayStation," we said.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
Reddit user pkowswald noted that, even with the additional two bots released in today's DLC, there are still several game franchises such as Assassin's Creed and Rayman credited in Astro Bot despite not having individual bots of their own.
While it's entirely possible this is from deals fallen through or content cut, what makes the prospect of more DLC down the line more believable is that the credits were actually updated to include an extra character upon the final speedrunning level's release. None of the unused franchises were cut either.
And what's more, Astro Bot similarly featured franchises such as Stellar Blade in its credits before its protagonist Eve was added as a bot in the speedrunning DLC.
Astro Bot still includes licensing credits for Rayman, Worms, Assassin's Creed, Beyond Good & Evil, Croc, and Tomba, the last of which was added today. Nothing official has been said about if these games will be featured eventually, or if more DLC is planned. The PS5 exclusive seems to have performed well both commercially and critically though, so Sony may want to push more DLC down the line.
Astro Bot sold 1.5 million units in its first two months on sale and earned a 9/10 in IGN's review. "A fantastically inventive platformer in its own right, Astro Bot is particularly special for anyone with a place in their heart for PlayStation," we said.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.