{"id":2303,"date":"2021-08-02T09:58:13","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T09:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/astros-playroom-dev-is-working-on-another-game-for-ps5-and-possibly-psvr-2\/"},"modified":"2021-08-02T10:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T10:06:51","slug":"astros-playroom-dev-is-working-on-another-game-for-ps5-and-possibly-psvr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\/astros-playroom-dev-is-working-on-another-game-for-ps5-and-possibly-psvr-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro\u2019s Playroom dev is working on another game for PS5 \u2013 and possibly PSVR 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/astros-playroom-will-make-you-fall-in-love-with-the-ps5-dualsense-controller\"><u>Astro&#8217;s Playroom<\/u><\/a> developer Team Asobi has hinted at plans for its \u201cmost ambitious game yet\u201d after launching a brand new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/games\/astro-bot-rescue-mission\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/games\/astro-bot-rescue-mission\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>website<\/u><\/a> dedicated to its current and future projects.<\/p>\n<p>The newly-coined PlayStation studio, which absorbed PlayStation Studios Japan earlier this year, is known for developing Astro&#8217;s Playroom on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/ps5\"><u>PS5<\/u><\/a>, as well as 2018\u2019s Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/gaming\/playstation-vr-1235379\/review\"><u>PSVR<\/u><\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>As part of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/aboutus\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/aboutus\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>\u2018about us\u2019<\/u><\/a> section of the site, the Tokyo-based Team Asobi has confirmed it is \u201ccurrently hard at work on [its] most ambitious game yet\u201d \u2013 and a slew of recent job openings at the developer potentially shed some light on what that game might entail.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For instance, a game designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/game-designer\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/game-designer\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>vacancy<\/u><\/a> posted to the site\u2019s \u2018jobs\u2019 page suggests Team Asobi is on the hunt for an individual who can &#8220;make a variety of levels for a 3D action game, each providing great tempo and creative situations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Our new website has launched today. Come and check it out!\u672c\u65e5\u3001\u30a6\u30a7\u30d6\u30b5\u30a4\u30c8\u3092\u89e3\u7981\uff01\u305c\u3072\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u3057\u3066\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002https:\/\/t.co\/xaquH4q7u3 pic.twitter.com\/MBMrmDT2v6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamAsobi\/status\/1422023597460279298\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamAsobi\/status\/1422023597460279298\">August 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span class=\"see-more__button\">See more<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other listings detail a search for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/environment-artist\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/environment-artist\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>environmental artist<\/u><\/a> capable of putting &#8220;an emphasis on realistic texturing techniques applied to a playful art style,\u201d alongside an opening for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/animator\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.teamasobi.com\/jobs\/animator\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>animator<\/u><\/a> who can &#8220;animate a wide range of cartoony and mechanical characters, props and vehicles used in game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It seems a safe bet, then, to assume the developer is once again working on a cutesy platformer, likely fronted by its now-iconic Astro Bot character.<\/p>\n<p>As for what hardware the game is being designed for, its almost certainly on its way to PS5. But there&#8217;s also a chance it could be another VR-based platformer \u2013 in the vein of Astro Bot: Rescue Mission \u2013 arriving in time for the launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/playstation-vr-2-release-date-price-news-and-rumors\"><u>PSVR 2<\/u><\/a> headset.<\/p>\n<p>The latter has been confirmed by Sony as being in development for the PS5, and with an expected release date of 2022, it could therefore coincide with Team Asobi\u2019s next game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2 id=\"analysis-another-watershed-vr-experience-xa0\">Analysis: Another watershed VR experience?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s possible that Team Asobi\u2019s in-development title won\u2019t utilize VR at all, instead becoming another mega-popular PS5-exclusive platformer that focuses on the functionality of the DualSense controller.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/games-of-the-generation-astro-bot-rescue-mission-does-for-vr-what-mario-64-did-for-3d\"><u>Astro Bot: Rescue Mission\u2019s impact on Sony\u2019s first VR effort<\/u><\/a>, it makes sense for the developer to helm an equally-groundbreaking title for the PSVR 2.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, Astro Bot: Rescue Mission took a generic mascot character and had players running, jumping and collecting coins over the course of increasingly challenging and complex levels.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t sound like anything revelatory, but the game\u2019s implementation of still-new VR hardware \u2013 which had us scanning, leaning and peering around its virtual environment \u2013 proved why there was, and still is, so much excitement around the burgeoning technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, there\u2019s a sense that Team Asobi missed a trick with Astro\u2019s Playroom on PS5 by omitting compatibility with PSVR. As excellent as it is, this platforming game world seemed the perfect opportunity to once again flex the muscles of Sony\u2019s VR hardware.<\/p>\n<p>Whether or not the PSVR 2 arrives in tandem with the developer\u2019s next game remains to be seen \u2013 but it would be a shame to see Team Asobi pass on VR for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/astro-bot-dev-team-asobi-launches-new-website-teases-most-ambitious-game-yet\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/astro-bot-dev-team-asobi-launches-new-website-teases-most-ambitious-game-yet\" rel=\"noopener\"><u>IGN<\/u><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>Original by Techradar<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/astros-playroom-dev-is-working-on-another-game-for-ps5-and-possibly-psvr-2\/\"> &#8211; Click here to read full post <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>Brought to you by <a href=\"https:\/\/onlinegaminggear.com\">Online Gaming Gear | Best Gear for Best Gaming Experience<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astro&#8217;s Playroom developer Team Asobi has hinted at plans for its \u201cmost ambitious game yet\u201d after launching a brand new website dedicated to its current and future projects. 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