Astro Bot is finally coming exclusively to the PlayStation 5 on September 6. And, if Nicolas Doucet, the director of the incoming PS5 exclusive, has his way, a PC version is all but guaranteed.
In a response to a question by MinnMax, Doucet revealed Team Asobi wants to hear from players who would like to see PlayStation's newest mascot join God of War, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, and Marvel's Spider-Man on PC.
However, while most, including Doucet, would love to see Astro Bot come to the PC, Sony has two perfectly good reasons why it won't let this happen.
Astro Bot and its prequel, Astro's Playground, were both made to showcase the PS5 and the DualSense, much more so than any other game. It will require a herculean effort to adapt the game on any other platform, especially on PC. Unlike other first-party PlayStation exclusives, like, for example, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, which was one of the first AAA titles to take advantage of the DualSense, Team Asobi did an excellent job integrating the PS5 controller's features in fun and creative ways that would be difficult if not near-impossible to replicate on other controllers or a keyboard and mouse without extensive work.