# Astro Bot wins over PlayStation players

> Sony reported 1.5 million copies sold by November 3, 2024.

- Owner: Sony Interactive Entertainment / Team Asobi
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2024-09-06
- Milestone date: 2024-12-12
- Date basis: Documented milestone; not a measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 36 (Niche), v1.3
- Mechanics: Platform jump, Pairing

## Summary

Astro Bot launched on PS5 and players shared videos as it entered sales charts. Sony reported 1.5 million sales by November, and the game won Game of the Year in December.

## Timeline

- 2024-05-30 — Team Asobi (Open web) — Team Asobi unveiled Astro Bot and announced a September 6 release.
- 2024-06-06 — Team Asobi (Open web) — Sony announced pre-orders and costumes based on PlayStation characters.
- 2024-07-08 — Team Asobi (Open web) — A Playroom update hid a special bot that could carry over to the new game.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/mcp#api).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/astro-bot-launch-2024

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Astro Bot wins over PlayStation players.” Case HIS-02061. Spread Score v1.3: 36/100. Updated 2026-10-28. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-02061