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| 2025 | Select Sonic Prime characters are planned to appear as playable characters in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds video game through downloadable content (DLC) |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Family Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Outstanding Achievement in Game Design at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Outstanding Achievement in Animation at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Best Kids Game at New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Best Music in a Game at New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Outstanding Technical Achievement at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Best Game of the Year at New York Game Awards |
| 2025 | Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards |
| February 25 2025 | Sonic Prime: Season Three released on Digital |
| February 13 2025 | Five additional speedrun levels were announced, with the game also being updated with enhanced features for the PS5 Pro. |
| 2024 | Third season of the animated series Sonic Prime is set to be released, continuing the adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog across different dimensions. |
| 2024 | The game won the Game Award for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot sold 1.5 million units, as announced by Sony. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Studio of the Year at the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | Simon Cardy of IGN reviewed the game, giving it a 9/10 and later declaring it his favorite game of 2024 on Twitter. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Best Audio Design at the 2024 Golden Joystick Awards |
| 2024 | Masahiro Sakurai publicly praised Astro Bot on Twitter, acknowledging the game's quality. |
| 2024 | GameSpot's Mark Delaney also rated the game 9/10, praising its level design and gameplay mechanics. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Best Action / Adventure Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Astro Bot was awarded the D.I.C.E. Award for Game of the Year at the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| 2024 | Post-launch downloadable content for Astro Bot is planned to be released, adding new playful and complex stages to the game. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | The game achieved commercial success, selling 1.5 million units and becoming one of the best-selling PlayStation 5 games. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at the Titanium Awards |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Best Game Direction at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Best Family Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Astro Bot was released and immediately ranked as the highest-rated game of 2024 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic, receiving universal acclaim with 99% of critics recommending the game. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot was released for the PlayStation 5, marking Team Asobi's first game after separating from Japan Studio and coinciding with PlayStation's 30th anniversary. |
| 2024 | Astro Bot wins Best Family Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Astro Bot was released for the PlayStation 5, marking Team Asobi's first game after separating from Japan Studio and coinciding with PlayStation's 30th anniversary. |
| December 12 2024 | Christmas-themed 'Winter Wonder' level was released, featuring collectibles and V.I.P. Bots like Spider-Man, Croc, Tomba, and Rayman. |
| December 11 2024 | Christmas-themed 'Winter Wonder' level was announced. |
| December 8 2024 | Astro Bot reached 47,392 physical units sold in Japan. |
| December 7 2024 | Series began airing on Nickelodeon in the US and Australia |
| December 5 2024 | WildBrain announced Nickelodeon had acquired pay broadcast rights in the United States, Australia, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and the UK and Ireland |
| November 14 2024 | Final speedrun level from the first batch was released. |
| November 8 2024 | Sony officially revealed the game's 1.5 million unit sales milestone. |
| October 17 2024 | First batch of online speedrun levels began weekly release, featuring V.I.P. Bots like Shock Troopers from Helldivers 2 and Eve from Stellar Blade. |
| October 5 2024 | Kenneth C. M. Young's soundtrack for Astro Bot was made available on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music. |
| September 2024 | Five additional free speedrun levels were announced during the State of Play event. |
| September 30 2024 | Astro Bot had sold 34,902 physical units in Japan by this date. |
| September 6 2024 | Astro Bot was released exclusively for the PlayStation 5. |
| August 30 2024 | Game's release trailer and behind-the-scenes video were showcased on the PlayStation YouTube channel. |
| August 27 2024 | Sonic Prime: Season Two released on Blu-ray and Digital |
| August 9 2024 | Pre-orders began for the DualSense Dual Speeder controller. |
| July 29 2024 | A DualSense controller modeled after the Dual Speeder was announced. |
| June 7 2024 | Astro's Playroom received a free content update, adding new artifacts, a mission room with a countdown to Astro Bot's release, and four new rescuable Bots referencing PlayStation characters. |
| May 30 2024 | Astro Bot was officially announced during Sony's State of Play livestream presentation. |
| March 12 2024 | Sonic Prime: Season One released on Blu-ray and Digital by NCircle Entertainment |
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