Okay, so is this a tech demo? Yes, of course it is. But did Team Asobi have to go this hard when making it? No they absolutely didn't. Nonetheless, they did and the result is Astro's Playroom.

Not just a glorified tech demo, a completely free action platformer complete with 16 levels, power ups, boss battles, and a great soundtrack to boot - seriously, you try getting that GPU Jungle theme out of your head...

Also if you have any type of relationship with Sony and previous PlayStation products and IP, this game will have you smiling like an idiot from start to finish. There are so many fun little references to Playstation games, and I adored exploring the levels to find all of the Playstation 'artifacts', from the original Playstation Dualshock Controller, to the PS Vita console.

I honestly can't find much room to criticise this game, it's free, it's more substantial than it ever needed to be without overstaying its welcome, the controls are silky smooth and do a great job of introducing players to the wondrous new Dualsense controller.

This was one of those games that was honestly a joy to Platinum!