PS5s Astro Bot Doesnt Support PSVR2 Because It Was Never Designed to Do So
"The design philosophy is very, very different".
While the general sentiment around Astro Bot, the upcoming PS5 platformer, is very positive, some of the character's more hardcore fans are a little disappointed to see a lack of PSVR2 support in his latest adventure. Indeed, the character got his start with Astro Bot Rescue Mission, a PSVR exclusive and an excellent platformer in its own right that really takes advantage of that immersive medium. So, how come the new game doesn't utilise Sony's current generation headset?
We asked creative director Nicolas Doucet about this during an interview at Summer Game Fest Play Days, and the answer is quite simple: it was never designed for PSVR2, and so that wouldn't make sense.
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