Nicolas Doucet also spoke about the developing for PC versus consoles, and the advantages of targeting a single set of hardware.
Astro Bot creative director spoke about how things can "come to a boil" due to the friction between business decisions and creativity.
Five new levels await for free (including a secret level), and players can also find new Special Bots, such as Atsu from Ghost of Yōtei.
Hermen Hulst spoke about wanting to release more Astro Bot games in the future, calling it an "enduring and iconic" game franchise.
As part of the Vicious Void Galaxy, each level will be significantly difficult and include new Special Bots like Ghost of Yōtei's Atsu.
Astro Bot director Nicolas Doucet also revealed during a talk at GDC 2025 that the studio went through 23 iterations of the game.
Nicolas Doucet spoke about how smaller games benefit the development teams, as well as an audience that has large gaming backlogs.
The new PS5 bundle features a copy of critically-acclaimed platformer Astro Bot along with the console and one controller.
The team behind the acclaimed PlayStation VR title had a great time experimenting with the medium and new gameplay features.
The iconic stages, featuring several cameos by classic PlayStation characters, were planned to be much smaller in scale.
The first new level, Tick-Tock Shock, is available now in the Vicious Void Galaxy, with the remaining levels launching weekly.
The critical success of Astro Bot helped Sony vindicate its decisions to release more family- friendly titles. Helldivers 2 was also praised by Sony.
The new Astro Bot level looks incredibly challenging and is themed around players dealing with water and ice using slow-mo.
Accessible after finishing the base game, it offers "shiny presents", new VIP Bots, and other surprises for players to discover.
Astro Bot, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Silent Hill 2's remake also saw week-on-week increases in sales in the region.
Both are also nominated for Game of the Year, alongside Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, and Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Though the platformer has added its last piece of currently announced DLC, more could be on the way, its updated end credits seem to indicate.
Team Asobi's critically acclaimed platformer launched on September 6th for PS5. It's since received several levels and Bots for free.
Other new releases such as The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, and others also occupy spots in the newest monthly software charts.
A new level and Special Bots will be added weekly until November 14th. Team Asobi also teases "even more surprises" soon.
