{"id":1039603,"date":"2026-01-16T19:02:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=480817"},"modified":"2026-01-16T19:02:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T19:02:24","slug":"astro-bot-gets-its-first-discount-ahead-of-black-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/astro-bot-gets-its-first-discount-ahead-of-black-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Astro Bot gets its first discount ahead of Black Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/astro-bot-gets-its-first-discount-ahead-of-black-friday.png\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If you ask me \u2014 and you\u2019re reading this, so yes, implicitly, you are \u2014\u00a0the best game to launch on the PlayStation 5 in 2024 is <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/game\/astro-bot\/445530\">Astro Bot<\/a><\/em>. No disrespect to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24078968\/final-fantasy-7-rebirth-review\">Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth<\/a><\/em> (also great) or any other console exclusives, but Team Asobi\u2019s joyful platformer is full of the right stuff \u2014 and it\u2019s discounted for the first time ever. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qvc.com\/ps5--astro-bot.product.E323262.html?\">QVC<\/a> is offering an early Black Friday deal on <em>Astro Bot<\/em>, dropping from $59.99 to $49.99. It will be available at this price through Black Friday, Nov. 29, or until QVC\u2019s supply sells out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/black-friday\/480817\/astro-bot-ps5-discount\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask me \u2014 and you\u2019re reading this, so yes, implicitly, you are \u2014\u00a0the best game to launch on the PlayStation 5 in 2024 is Astro Bot. No disrespect to Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (also great) or any other console exclusives, but Team Asobi\u2019s joyful platformer is full of the right stuff \u2014 and it\u2019s discounted for the first time ever. QVC is offering an early Black Friday deal on Astro Bot, dropping from $59.99 to $49.99. It will be available at this price through Black Friday, Nov. 29, or until QVC\u2019s supply sells out. 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