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Sony’s limited edition Astro Bot controller is up for preorder again

The new Astro Bot PS5 controller
Just look at those eyes. | Image: Sony

After initially selling out, Sony’s limited-edition Astro Bot DualSense controller for the PS5 is available for preorder once again for $79.99. The forthcoming gamepad, which initially sold out but is now available from Walmart and Antonline, will launch alongside the next Astro Bot game on September 6th, giving those who’ve secretly been wishing their peripherals had more, huh, eyes, another option to consider.

This isn’t the first time Sony Interactive Entertainment has released a special-edition controller to commemorate an upcoming exclusive — it launched a symbiote-themed controller alongside Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 last year — but its latest collaboration with developer Team Asobi is far cuter. The new PS5 controller features shiny…

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