Astro director says an Astro game without the PlayStation universe wouldn't be a problem
, by Quentin
It's true that Astro and PlayStation have been one and the same from the start. Not only because it's a Sony exclusive, but because the entire Astro universe revolves around the console and its most iconic franchises and characters.
Nicolas Doucet, studio director at Asobi, declares that this was their mindset at the start, but that if in the future the wanted to make one without it standing on the shoulders of PlayStation, it wouldn't be a problem. From his point of view, as long as the core elements and the quality of the game are great, anything is possible.
He concludes by explaining the following:
“It’s a very flexible IP and that’s one of the things that I love about it. We approached with a light heart and didn’t write a backstory: we’re not precious about details too much, other than the design of the character, which needs to be respected. The rest is really open, and thanks to that, we can feel quite relaxed about where it’s going next.”
Source: videogameschronicle.com