Very cool Astro Bot controller!

I will be definitely getting that.

Not into Astrobot at all, but that is a damn good looking controller.

that's definitely a nice controller and I probably would have gotten it but I already have 3 I can't justify and putting blue grips on the Astro Bot controller would def ruin it.

It shouldn’t be long before one of those 3 start to drift, I say go for it.

I just returned one last week because up on the dpad stopped working,

Argh, I don't need another controller -- in fact I still haven't even opened my God of War Ragnarok controller yet. And yet, I still want this.
Gonna pass on it, sadly. Already spent too much $$$ today on Golden Knights tickets.

Edit : Wait, the eyes move as you play? Now I think I have to buy it.

Wow Decker, you actually managed to get a Ragnarok one? I wanted one but wasn't lucky enough. I will be trying for this Astrobot one next week though. Do I need another? Of course not, but that's too cool to pass up.

I'm pretty sure the eyes are a decal (or painted on or something) and it's a Guess-Who-game-cards-do-not-actually-talk scenario.

when does the Astro Bot controller go on sale?

Preorders open August 9th.

is it just for the PS Store or other retailers as well?

Directly from the blog post :

You're probably right. But unlike the Guess Who cards, it's certainly within the realm of possibility that the animation of the eyes on the controller might change, like a tamaguchi. So it's not so cool to advertise the controller responding to game action if it doesn't do that IRL.

Anyone having luck ordering the Astrobot controller? I'm stuck on the payment screen. It won't let me input anything.

Me too.

I used my iphone at the PS store and it worked. PC I kept getting errors.

Try
Target and GameStop sold out immediately. The PS form is bizarre. To combat bots (I assume?), there is no form input to enter a credit card number when the page loads -- just a DIV that's meant to look like a text field. And I guess the scripts that replace the placeholder with an actual input aren't working.

Finally started working just now.

I didn't realize Amazon had it.

I just pre-ordered from BB. I was placed in a queue at PlayStation said over an hour.

That was my issue. It was driving me nuts because I couldn't put in my CC number. Thought it had to be my fault. Got it to work after about 40 minutes.
It was easier to preorder a PS5 on that site!

it was very weird and frustrating at first, but since my CC info is stored on my phone when the payment box came up I was able to use it (filled in automatically), but then PS Wallet came up in payment section so I just used that. but, certainly an ordeal with these gone in a second accessories.

Is there a way to see your preorder of the Astro Bot controller? I see my games but can't find a link to preorder accessories. thanks in advance.

Thanks again Deck. You’re a treasure trove of knowledge. Or the fact, I can’t look up stuff on my own.

anyone know how to find this on PS site?

has anyone checked on their preorder for the Astro Bot controller? I have the receipt email, the email that says you will be charged soon, but I cannot find any preorder on my account on PS Store. I called help line, stayed on their chat for like an hour and no one can help, or they can't find the order number. Anyone else having trouble like i am? thanks in advance.