How PlayStation Created Its Mario By Accident

just dropped game of the year by accident whoops

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[brandonjordan]

So we are 2 years away from Astro Kart and 4 years away from Astro Party?

[SagittariusAyy]

“Did you get your mascot?”
“Yes.”
“What did it cost?”
*“Everything.”*

[Akillez]

I wonder if the success of Astro Bot is enough for Playstation to consider letting Team Asobi work on different projects again. Cough, Cough, Gravity Rush.

[jordanking]

I absolutely ADORE Astro Bot but am sad at the same time. Because the sheer number of IP's that are featured in the new Astro Bot, is a stark reminder of the number of IP's that Sony just let go in favour of live service online only BS.

[theshadows]

Sack boy was also their "super mario" before they straight up abandoned it

[snms]

wish sackboy held this title. great video, keep it up
👍

[RakkiOfficial]

If you'd ask me 10 years ago, what the Playstation mascot was, I would 1000% have said "Sack-boy" or "Little big planet" because I thought he was called the same as the game xD
He also was back then in all the playstation consol ads, so it only made sense to me

[Godeias]

I remember when PlayStation tried to force everyone to accept Aloy as the new mascot, but they didn't consider that mascots can't be forced, fans have to choose them naturally. Astro has definitely earned his place as PlayStation's new mascot whether they like it or not.

[goatsoup]

it reminds me how mario wasn't intended to be this big super mascot guy at all, like sonic, crash, etc. were spun up to be.

mario started out as just the guy you play as in donkey kong, and just like astro bot's first appearances, was just called something else and much less distinct ("jumpman"), then they gave him a smaller game of his own in between the sequels and spinoffs they were making of DK already

then they made him his own full on follow up game that was 10x bigger in scope and creativity as a launch title and the rest was history.

[dragondelsur]

I think the way the bots evolved is an interesting story, nobody expected them to rise as much as they did but I'm kind of glad for it (even if we lost Japan Studio in the process, what the fuck).

[AlphaRaptor]

Astros playroom genuinely shocked me with how fun it was. So much I platinum it. I’ve never platinum a game before. With a bit more work Astro could stand up to character like Sonic and Mario.

[warrenbradford]

Doubt that he'll stay as Sony's flagship mascot for long. Sony has a history of neglecting their mascots as they do not value them as much as other videogame companies do.

[themblan]

I have no worries about Team Asobi getting creative for Astro Bot 2.

[Danymok]

Imagine an "Astro Kart" game where you can drive as Bot of War, Ratchet, Clank, or Snake

[klegos]

Astro’s Playroom is just the Super Mario Odyssey of Playstation tutorials.

[Kuli]

We just need another legit Little Big Planet game. :(

[Kudejo]

Who is here after it won game of the year

[lukmanibrahim]

Edit December 13th 2024: *Ladies and gentlemen, he won the Game Awards 2024! We did it!*

[serenoarts]

Sometimes I feel like the last Astro Bot game gives the "graveyard-memorial" for sony's dead IP's, even recognizing its amazing and genius gameplay and level design. Kind of a bittersweet taste in the nostalgia.
Love the video!

[doubleoart]

Astro Bot actually got me to buy a PS5