Astrobot is a fine game and a perfect pre-holiday palate cleanser before the AAA heavy hitters that land October - December. The problem is, on it's own, Astrobot 2 looks like a desperate attempt to feed the starving masses with a three-course meal. Most will gobble it up, happy to be fed a decent meal and will praise Sony for their generosity of not letting them starve, which is what they will go right back to doing.
Astrobot is an addition to a healthy line up, it's not a tentpole game, which this is being hailed as, because Sony are in a dire position.
OTOH, at least we can look forward to exclusive AAA giants like.... and ....Hmm. I can't think of any, but at least they'll look even better on the PS5PRO! (If anyone thinks that console will launch for less than $799, you're in for a shock.