This is playstation, it seems to say; remember all this stuff? we're definitely not doing THAT ever again!
basically this!!
it's cute that playstation is finally making a full length astro bot with no asterisks BUT
but
they do not shy away from reminding you that astro bot the franchise is literally a sony "metaverse" creation meant to bolster the playstation brand. it's the internals of every device they've ever made come to life alongside franchises that will never really see their like again because, like most of the AAA games industry, everything is being consolidated to the point that all these peripherals & brands only exist in a single game now much like the "everyone is here" pattern across the whole industry.
and it feels a little weird seeing the general reaction from people being "finally, the goty is here"
and i'm sure it'll be a fun game!! but you can't forget what it is
