“At The Game Awards 2024, our first-party title Astro Bot won four categories, including Game of the Year and Best Family Game, the most of any title,” Totoki said. “In addition, the live service game Helldivers 2, released in February last year, won the Best Ongoing Game and Best Multiplayer Game awards.

Sony plans to expand family game offerings after Astro Bot's success at The Game Awards 2024. Astro Bot is a critical and commercial success, with over 1.5 million copies sold and high critic ratings. While a sequel isn't confirmed, Team Asobi continues to release free content updates for Astro Bot.

Although it may not have been the biggest sales success Sony’s ever had, Astro Bot’s prestige has pleased the company enough to pursue making similar games.

Astro Bot, the colorful and quirky platformer from Tokyo-based Team Asobi, snagged another Game Of The Year distinction. The 3D title fared well at yesterday’s 28th annual D.I.C.E. Awards, leaving with the night’s biggest award and four others — Outstanding Achievement in Animation,

During a recent financial call, spotted by VGC, Sony president Hiroki Totoki reaffirms plans to make more family-oriented and live service games following the success of Helldivers 2 and Astro Bot, which seemingly gave the publisher a confidence boost in its upcoming slate.

PlayStation says it’s planning to release more family games in the future, following the success of Game of the Year platformer Astro Bot.

The main point of intrigue at this year’s DICE Awards was how Indiana Jones and the Great Circle would do, since it was ineligible for the Game Awards after missing the release