2024 Game of the Year Awards — Console Awards

This generation of consoles has struggled more than ever in finding their footing with exclusive games outside of Nintendo. Sony has so many IPs in their backlog that it’s a huge wonder as to why they don’t bring them out. Microsoft has almost no exclusives this year (thus the lack of a category) as well as PC having little to offer in terms of exclusivity outside of better graphics and frame rates.

Astro Bot

I hope Astro Bot is a clear message to the suits up top at Sony that you don’t need guns, $400 million budgets, and live service to make a successful game. Astro Bot features nearly every PlayStation exclusive character and hopefully this lets them know that we want these games back. Astro Bot is a fantastic platformer that surpasses even the best of Super Mario Galaxy that its heavily inspired by. With the best use of the DuelSense controller, and the use of textures in both sound and touch, Astro Bot soars as one of the best games ever made. Period.