Summary
- Sony is reportedly planning a PS5 Astro Bot bundle.
- The pack is rumored to include the PS5 Disc Edition and a digital download code for the hit 2024 game.
- The PS5 Astro Bot bundle will reportedly launch around mid-March 2025 and could be announced at the next State of Play, which is rumored to take place in the coming days.
A PlayStation 5 Astro Bot bundle is in the works, according to a newly surfaced report from a well-known industry insider. The purported PS5 bundle is expected to be available across at least two continents.
Since its late 2020 release, Sony has periodically bundled its ninth-generation console with games and other types of goodies. In some of the most recent examples of such a move, the gaming giant introduced the Fortnite Cobalt Star PS5 bundle and two Japan-only Monster Hunter Wilds packs in November 2024 and February 2025, respectively.
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Yet another bundle is now said to be in the works at Sony, with Dealabs‘ Billbil-kun reporting that the company is planning to start packaging the PS5 with Astro Bot. The new bundle will reportedly be available in both Europe and North America, with the possibility of launching in additional markets, as per the same source. Billbil-kun claims that the pack will contain a “standard” version of the console with the disc drive, seemingly referring to what’s officially known as the PS5 Disc Edition. The last PS5 bundle that Sony launched in the West included the newer, Slim variant of the device, which was originally released in November 2023.
PS5 Astro Bot Bundle Reportedly Coming Circa March 2025
The Astro Bot bundle is said to be planned for either a late winter or early spring 2025 release, with Billbil-kun citing March 13 as its possible release date. The same source estimates that the pack will be priced between €474.99 and €499.99 in Europe, which is in the ballpark of the Fortnite Cobalt Star PS5 bundle. The package will reportedly include a download code for the game rather than a physical copy, though it’s unclear if it will be for the Standard or Digital Deluxe Editions of Astro Bot.
Sony Could Announce Its Next PS5 Bundle This Week
According to a recent report from long-time leaker Nate the Hate, Sony is planning a State of Play event for mid-February 2025. Therefore, if the Astro Bot bundle is indeed happening and planned to hit the market around March, then the rumored event would be an obvious opportunity for Sony to officially announce it.
Bundling Astro Bot with the PS5 would signal Sony’s confidence in the game’s system-selling potential. And while such a move would also inevitably help Astro Bot‘s sales, those are reportedly going well as is. Sony previously announced that the game sold 1.5 million copies as of November 3, three days shy of its two-month anniversary. Since it was developed in about three years by a team of roughly 65 people, Astro Bot has likely long since broken even—especially as a first-party title, which avoids the usual 30% PS Store revenue cut.
- Released
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September 6, 2024
- ESRB
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E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence
- Developer(s)
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Team Asobi
- Publisher(s)
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Sony Interactive Entertainment