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Astro Bot Pushed PS5 Processing Power "To Its Limits" Claims Dev

According to one of the developers, Team Asobi was optimizing one of Astro Bot's sections "until the very end."

www.dualshockers.com

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While Astro Bot might not have the same visual punch as other first-party PlayStation games like God of War Ragnarok or Horizon Forbidden West, it's a game that still manages to tap the PS5's maximum potential in terms of processing power.

Astro Bot's graphics are cartoonish, so some gamers might not notice the game's visual effects or the many items it can feature on the screen at once without sacrificing performance.

Speaking to Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, Senior Gameplay Programmer Takumi Yoshida discussed the game's development.

"We used the PS5's processing power to its very limit, and besides the many jewels on screen, what is also impressive is the depiction of water. The part where you get the sponge power-up and splash water around was really hard because the frame rate wasn't stable. We kept optimizing it right up until the very end," claims the developer (translated via Genki).

When asked about the intent of Team Asobi in including a large selection of bots in the game, Yoshida added, "I have felt the fun of fluttering a lot of characters since the demo, and this time I was able to realize it with the performance of PS5 and the PS 30th anniversary and I was able to use various characters, so I put a lot of them."

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[kazuyamishima]

GAF:

 

[ArtHands]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

It's a rare game with actual enviromental interactivity and Zen 2 in PS5 is not a CPU powerhouse, lol.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Well yeah, it's a glorified tech-demo.

 

[GHG]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

Stick to making troll threads, because when it comes to games you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

 

[yogaflame]

With all that physics and good frame rate and colorful, that really is an impressive showcase for ps5. To be honest its also a demonstration that you don't actually need those RT effects to make the game look impressive, but Im still curious too see what it will lool like with RT reflections, that is why I hope they add RT reflection update even just on the ps5 pro.

 

[ValiantInstance]

It's the most next gen thing I've played since Cyberpunk, so at this point the evidence suggests that's true.

This generation has been uninspiring when it comes to innovative tech. Much of the time the extra graphical power has been used to make up for poor optimisation.

 

[ArtHands]

It's a rare game with actual enviromental interactivity and Zen 2 in PS5 is not a CPU powerhouse, lol.

well, I think that's the case. It uses the same Zen2 architecture as Steam Deck.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

well, I keep that's the case. It uses the same Zen2 architecture as Steam Deck.

At least put some effort in your bait

 

[FeralEcho]

Clearly they didn't use CapGodAwful's optimization techniques.... Monster Hunter Wilds pushes even the Pro to its limits

 

[Sebastian1295]

This game is as good as any 3d mario platformer to come out in years and is better than mario odyssey.

 

[Toots]

i have felt the fun of fluttering a lot of characters since the demo, and this time I was able to realize it with the performance of PS5 and the PS 30th anniversary and I was able to use various characters, so I put a lot of them.

Pr talk at its cringiest.
Even if true you shut your mouth instead of feeding the trolls goddammit.
Doing this while Sony is in position to give the coup de grâce to xbox, with nintendo sitting in the cuck chair watching all, is counter productive.

 

[Kupfer]

It's easy to push hardware to its limits.
Magic happens when you manage to make the game look and feel like it surpasses these limits, e.g., KZ2, GoW3 on PS3, RDR 2 or TLOU II on the base PS4.

 

[Polygonal_Sprite]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

Most AAA games are visually spectacular but are based in very constrained, “false” worlds with very little interactivity. Astrobot uses a ton of physics simulations so it’s just using the compute power in a different way.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

It's the most next gen thing I've played since Cyberpunk, so at this point the evidence suggests that's true.

This generation has been uninspiring when it comes to innovative tech. Much of the time the extra graphical power has been used to make up for poor optimisation.

I was hoping this generation would use the extra GPU to enhance gameplay improvements over better fidelity. Neither has happened

Helldivers 2 would be my pick. While not graphically impressive, it could not exist on past generations without significant downgrades. The amount of shit going on screen is still astounding to me, especially when you consider its a multiplayer game and it runs 60fps on PS5. Returnal is another good example. Both superior to Astro Bot, imo, of pushing PS5 hardware

 

[duck_sauce]

Astro Bot Pushed PS5 Processing Power "To Its Limits" Claims Dev

According to one of the developers, Team Asobi was optimizing one of Astro Bot's sections "until the very end."

www.dualshockers.com

---

While Astro Bot might not have the same visual punch as other first-party PlayStation games like God of War Ragnarok or Horizon Forbidden West, it's a game that still manages to tap the PS5's maximum potential in terms of processing power.

Astro Bot's graphics are cartoonish, so some gamers might not notice the game's visual effects or the many items it can feature on the screen at once without sacrificing performance.

Speaking to Japanese gaming publication Famitsu, Senior Gameplay Programmer Takumi Yoshida discussed the game's development.

"We used the PS5's processing power to its very limit, and besides the many jewels on screen, what is also impressive is the depiction of water. The part where you get the sponge power-up and splash water around was really hard because the frame rate wasn't stable. We kept optimizing it right up until the very end," claims the developer (translated via Genki).

When asked about the intent of Team Asobi in including a large selection of bots in the game, Yoshida added, "I have felt the fun of fluttering a lot of characters since the demo, and this time I was able to realize it with the performance of PS5 and the PS 30th anniversary and I was able to use various characters, so I put a lot of them."

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So that means we can finally stop with the "PS5 has not been pushed to the limit, no PS5 Pro needed" Nonsense for good?

 

[daclynk]

 

[GymWolf]

Not sure if this should make me happy or sad tbh.

 

[existensmaximum]

They sure pushed fun and creativity to the max for the console

 

[digital_ghost]

 

[MrJangles]

Astro Bot Pushed PS5 Processing Power "To Its Limits" Claims Dev

According to one of the developers, Team Asobi was optimizing one of Astro Bot's sections "until the very end."

www.dualshockers.com

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Just let the game itself do the talking ffs. Nintendo doesn't spout bullshit about optimization or cpu limits when they release a Zelda or Mariokart game. Like anyone gives a toss.

 

[Mattyp]

Time for PS6.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Just let the game itself do the talking ffs. Nintendo doesn't spout bullshit about optimization or cpu limits when they release a Zelda or Mariokart game. Like anyone gives a toss.

Zelda is barely working on Switch at times, lol. There’s nothing there to brag about.

Witcher 3 on the other hand is a miracle port and was rightfully praised in the media and on the forums.

 

[Ironman_Bad]

Just let the game itself do the talking ffs. Nintendo doesn't spout bullshit about optimization or cpu limits when they release a Zelda or Mariokart game. Like anyone gives a toss.

Well that's because Nintendo hasn't pushed hardware in some 15 years lol, astrobot is a technical marvel at times and overall just visual candy

 

[SimTourist]

Come on man, PS5 can run this in sleep mode

 

[Radical_3d]

What a silly statement. Every major game pushes the hardware to its limits. That’s why they have frame or resolution drops. It’s what you do with those limits what counts. And AB did well.

 

[Mr Hyde]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

 

[pulicat]

Well that's because Nintendo hasn't pushed hardware in some 15 years lol, astrobot is a technical marvel at times and overall just visual candy

Zelda TOTK won the best technology and innovation award in 2023

https://gdconf.com/news/baldurs-gate-3-wins-game-year-2024-game-developers-choice-awards

 

[Lysandros]

Maybe in some specific ways, depends how one defines 'limits' i guess.

 

[Physiognomonics]

How many others games, on consoles, pushed physics the way AtroBot did and at locked 60fps?

 

[Danjin44]

The section when Astro Bot can turn small and big was really impressive but then again I’m not tech geek to know if that actually “impressive” or not from tech stand point.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Of course, the thread was taken over by triggered Pikmins and armchair techies who know shit about IT saying this guy is wrong.

Astrobot is a technical marvel, and it shows. Enough with the dumb belief that only "realistic" games with cardboard sceneries with zero interactions are "next gen".

 

[rofif]

And it shows. It’s amazing

 

[Skifi28]

So that means we can finally stop with the "PS5 has not been pushed to the limit, no PS5 Pro needed" Nonsense for good?

All modern games push the PS5 to its limit. The question is usually how efficiently that is done and thus what visual/physics/framerate return you get out of it.

 

[saintjules]

Stick to making troll threads, because when it comes to games you clearly don't know what you're talking about.

I'm glad someone else said this. Had to put that user on ignore.

 

[hemo memo]

It's about clever optimization and DualSense use, not actually maxing out the console.

 

[Kerotan]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

As far as performers go it sure is.

 

[RoadHazard]

It looks amazing, is super clean, has next-gen-feeling physics with thousands of interactive objects at once, and runs flawlessly (except for one very specific part where it drops a few frames for a few seconds). Very good use of the available processing power.

 

[YCoCg]

How many other games are out there that have as much crazy physics on objects like Astro Bot? As gamers we focus WAY too much on graphics when cool shit can be done with physics, AI and audio that sadly goes unappreciated.

 

[Three]

so Astro Bot is the pinnacle technical showcase of PS5 huh

Astrobot running at locked 60fps.


Meanwhile technical sites with some other game: "this has to be 30fps because it needs to track all these potatoes, you also need to upgrade your PCs cause it's demanding"

Astrobot has some very nice physics and simulation going on under its charming exterior and they're talking about pushing all this on a low power CPU.

 

[Kilau]

Is Sony going to make this into a movie or TV series?

 

[GymWolf]

Is Sony going to make this into a movie or TV series?

Zendaya in the role of astrobot and tom holland in the role of the processing power pushed to its limits.

Do it sony.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

How many other games are out there that have as much crazy physics on objects like Astro Bot? As gamers we focus WAY too much on graphics when cool shit can be done with physics, AI and audio that sadly goes unappreciated.

Infinity Nikki sure pushes the hardware, too. It's an open world full of physics, interactions, NPCs, animals with night-day routines, minigames, etc. It features stylized PS4 graphics, but the world feels alive, unlike open worlds that seem more demanding on screenshots but are lifeless sceneries where nothing happens.

Like Astrobot, some people dismiss it because it's a "kiddy game" and to me, they are technically more impressive than games like Horizon or Spiderman.

 

[Gaiff]

Is Sony going to make this into a movie or TV series?

I’d watch an Astro Bot TV show before Horizon.

Also, Astro Bot won best tech at the BAFTA awards. Sounds like people who know what they're talking about are impressed by if despite Gaf's insistence that it's just a low-budget cutesy 3D Mario clone.

 

[dotnotbot]

Best game ever pretty much

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Astrobot running at locked 60fps.


Meanwhile technical sites with some other game: "this has to be 30fps because it needs to track all these potatoes, you also need to upgrade your PCs cause it's demanding"

Astrobot has some very nice physics and simulation going on under its charming exterior and they're talking about pushing all this on a low power CPU.

So many people do not understand what pushing hardware limits really looks like

 

[Senua]

Yea I believe it on the CPU side

 

[Punished Miku]

Monster Hunter Wilds is pushing PC to its limits right now.

 

[Mr Moose]

Solid performance, fantastic sound, nice graphics and effects with good IQ, great use of the controller.