The PS5 is almost here and we got to try out Astro's Playroom, the platformer that comes with the console. When the original Playroom launched alongside the PS4 as its free pack-in tech demo for the DualShock 4 and PlayStation Camera, I don't think anyone could have predicted how likable and memorable those little robots would become. When Sony launched its PlayStation VR headset , they created a new mini-game collection called The Playroom VR and one specific game in that collection — a third-person platformer named Robot Rescue — proved so popular it got its own entire game spin-off in the form of PSVR-exclusive Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. Fast forward a few years and we're on the verge of the PS5 now. Instead of a loosely strung together collection of half-baked ideas like previous Playroom iterations, Astro's Playroom serves two purposes: it's both a non-VR sequel to Astro Bot: Rescue Mission and an elaborate demonstration of what makes the DualSense so s