It is reported that Sony has recently submitted a number of "Astro Bot" related trademarks, which has sparked speculation about Sony's development of a new game in the "Astro Bot" series for PSVR2.
Sony's PSVR-exclusive Astro Bot: Rescue Mission is a VR game with a great experience, this platformer is not a big production, but thanks to Sony's ASOBI! The team has thought through the production of the game, and it is now one of PSVR's most popular games, earning an IGN 9 rating and being nominated for GDC's 2019 Game of the Year.
It is understood that the gameplay of "Astro Bot" is similar to "Super Mario", and players control the protagonist Astro Bot from a third-person perspective to complete breakthrough missions in different scenes such as the underwater world and mining caves.
Although Sony has not yet released a specific statement, well-known industry insiders Shpeshall_Nick have previously mentioned the possibility of "Astro Bot: Rescue Mission" being ported to PSVR2. In addition, recently at the CEDEC 2023 developer conference, a Sony report was found to include a slide showing Astro Bot as a VR game example.
The Asobi team has publicly stated that they are working on the "biggest and most ambitious" project to date, and their staffing plan shows scale and complexity.