Summary
- Astro Bot has been turned into a Funko Pop for the first time.
- The figure’s reveal came right after Astro Bot was named Game of the Year at The Game Awards.
- Pre-orders for the Pop will begin on December 19 but it won’t ship until May, 2025.
Astro Bot was named 2024’s Game of the Year at The Game Awards, and to celebrate, PlayStation’s mascot has been turned into a Funko Pop for the very first time. Shortly after Astro’s GOTY win, Funko revealed its newest Pop, complete with pre-order details, price, and when you can expect the figure to ship.
PlayStation and Funko aren’t two brands you might normally associate with one another since, outside of Spider-Man 2, it’s been a while since any of PlayStation’s leading characters were given the Funko Pop treatment. Since Astro’s rise to fame has mostly taken place during the PS5 era, and he only starred in his first full game three months ago, there hasn’t really been an opportunity to turn him into a Funko Pop.
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However, what better excuse to finally make that happen than Astro Bot winning Game of the Year? The packaging for the Astro Bot Pop even has a little Game of the Year 2024 badge stamped on it. A neat detail, and I’m assuming there are renders out there with a box that doesn’t have that badge in case the game didn’t win. Either that or every game of the year nominee had a Pop but they’ve all been thrown in the bin since they didn’t win. Sucks to be you, Messmer the Impaler.
Astro Bot Has Finally Been Turned Into A Funko Pop
Complete With A Little GOTY Badge
As well as being made to look less like a Bot and more like a Funko Pop, Astro has been given a shiny silver makeover. The bot’s boosters are on and he’s attached to a transparent stand that comes with the figure to make it look like he’s floating an inch or two above the floor.
The special edition Funko Pop is $25 but before you rush to the link below to buy one, pre-orders aren’t open quite yet. They’ll begin at 12:30 pm EST on December 19, 2024, but don’t go picking one up as a holiday gift. The wait for the Pop to ship is a long one with its release confirmed for May 29, 2025.
Astro Bot Funko Pop
Astro Bot has finally been turned into a Funko Pop. Revealed to celebrate Astro Bot being crowned 2024’s Game of the Year, the Pop is silver instead of Astro’s usual white and has a badge on the box flaunting its GOTY win.
Astro getting a Funko Pop completes his holy trinity of video game collectibles. The bot got a Nendoroid shortly after the launch of the PS5, and in November Youtooz revealed a range of PlayStation figures that includes Astro, Kratos, and more.
Astro getting his first Funko Pop and being crowned Game of the Year isn’t the only big news for the bot this morning. The Winter Wonder update is also live now and it introduces seven new VIP bots to the game, Peter and Miles from Spider-Man the most noteworthy among them.
When the PS5 mothership is attacked by Astro’s long-standing galactic nemesis, scrambling its wires and scattering the crew throughout space, only Astro can make things right! Setting off on his biggest mission yet, he needs your help to rescue the stranded crew and rebuild the mothership.
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September 6, 2024
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