Sony sees your Steam Summer Sale, raises you an Astro Bot discount that you just can't miss

It’s been nearly two years since Astro Bot came out (feel old yet), and the PS5-exclusive title has done an amazing job at keeping its value. That’s no wonder for a game we gave a full five-star review to, but it means you have to pick the opportune time to buy it for yourself.

Opportune times including… now? You can currently buy Astro Bot for $39 at Amazon, marking one of the most sizeable reductions we’ve seen from its $59.99 price point (it seems to be the lowest price Amazon’s ever listed it for, but by less than $1). The price is hidden by default, but if you add the game to your basket, you’ll see that new cost. With prices like that, who needs to wait for the Steam Summer Sale to get a discount?

We rank Astro Bot as the best PlayStation 5 game you can play, right at #1 position on the list, so it’s well worth checking out if you haven’t already.

It’s a platform game akin to its four predecessors, which was designed from the ground up as a PS5 exclusive, and exhibition of some of the console’s features. Notable, that means it uses the DualSense’s various features in ingenious ways.

Developer Team Asobi has continued to ply Astro Bot with level packs and updates ever since release, incldding plenty of crossovers with Final Fantasy, Tekken and Rayman.

Should you buy Astro Bot?

If you’re in any way interested in platformers, especially classic PS2-era ones, it’s definitely worth checking out.

Multi-platform gamers might be reticent to buy any games right now, knowing that the Steam Summer Sale is due to begin on June 25. However, as a PS5 exclusive Astro Bot won’t see a discount then — the question is would you rather wait to see another game discounted there.

Astro Bot’s discount comes on the eve of Prime Day PS5 deals, and we’ll likely see various PS5 game discounts between June 23 and June 26. If you’ve got a long wish-list, it may be worth waiting to see which titles get reduced. However I don’t expect to see Astro Bot itself go any cheaper than its current cost.

Don’t worry, there will be more Prime Day gaming deals for you to enjoy, and plenty of Prime Day Nintendo Switch deals on consoles, games and accessories. And if you’ve already enjoyed Astro Bot and want to know what else to play, check out the rest of our guide to the best PS5 games you can play.