Astro Bot had ‘solid’ first week in the US, with sales trailing only NBA 2K25

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Astro **** had ‘solid’ first week in the US, with sales trailing only NBA 2K25

Astro **** had a “solid” commercial start in the US, according to research firm Circana.

Sony’s PS5 exclusive was the second best-selling game during its launch week, trailing only NBA 2K25, which 2K released on the same for PC, current and last-gen consoles.

“Across both physical & digital, Astro **** ranked 2nd in unit sales in the US for w/e Sept 7th (behind only NBA 2K25), and the Astro **** DualSense was the week’s best-selling accessory,” Mat Piscatella, executive director, video games at Circana, said on

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. “Solid week 1.”

GamesIndustry.biz head Chris Dring also said last week that Astro **** had enjoyed a “solid” *** launch.

“First week sales are 21% higher than the debut of Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart in 2021,” he wrote on

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. “Astro was No.2 last week behind Space Marine 2, which is the ***’s fastest-selling Warhammer game (beating Total War: Warhammer 3).”

Astro **** has been critically acclaimed, earning it a score of 94 on review aggregation site Metacritic. VGC’s Astro **** review called it “the best 3D platformer in a decade”.

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VGC recently got the chance to visit the studio behind Astro ****, Team Asobi, for an inside look at the development of the game, and the history of the franchise.

Astro ****’s DLC plan will include new challenge levels and a speedrun mode.