Astro Bot Is The Latest PS5 Game To Hit PC

Somebody Just Got Astro Bot Running Natively On PC At 120 FPS Published Nov 13, 2026, 5:06 AM EST Sam Woods is TheGamer’s Senior Reporter. He’s been in games journalism since 2020 and has undertaken a variety of roles in that time. These have included roles such as SEO Editor, Managing Editor at DualShockers, and Global Head of Gaming, and he's also been seen on the BBC. He was promoted to the Senior Reporter position in 2025 following a series of high-quality reports and exclusives for TheGamer. Since 2020, Sam has written over 3,000 articles and specializes in telling the stories of the people behind the games. He’s interviewed the biggest game directors, some of the industry’s top talents, told the stories of how indie games came to be, and spoken to players about what really makes them tick. He’s also interviewed some of the world’s biggest musical artists to find out how the medium has inspired their work, and TV and Film actors about their roles in video game adaptations. He even hosted a PAX panel in 2021 and made a documentary in 2024 surrounding the creation of a Disney game. Alongside this, Sam focuses on breaking news. He got the scoop on Perfect Dark’s cancellation, provided context on some AI drama, and revealed that Lady Dimitrescu’s actress would love to step back into the character’s giant shoes. These articles have been picked up by the biggest gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot, and PC Gamer. He also loves to dive into the numbers behind the games. Sam’s journey in games journalism has taken him all over the world. He’s covered Gamescom in Germany, Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, and Tokyo Game Show in Japan, each on three occasions. He’s been learning Japanese since 2024 with the intention of identifying and translating Japanese-language news and bringing it to English-language audiences first, something he’s done countless times. Sam’s first review was 2020’s Battletoads reboot, and he’s since reviewed games in The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario, and Pokemon franchises. With Sony recently confirming that it will no longer port its PlayStation games to PC, there has been a rush to perfect emulation of its titles. Over the summer, 2025's Ghost of Yotei was booted on PC via an emulator for the first time, and the same happened with the PS5 launch title, Demon's Souls. However, while SharpEmu is certainly the choice for running emulated versions of PS5 games, one player is trying to get Astro Bot to run natively on Windows, without the need for an emulator, and so far, they've had some success. After jumping through a few hurdles, the game is running on Windows, with up to 120 FPS via frame generation. Astro Bot Now Has A Native Windows Version That Runs At 120 FPS PlayStation The native Astro Bot PC port was shared on Reddit by Equal_Classroom_872. It runs through a "Windows executable using AnyPS5, with a Kyty-based Vulkan graphics layer." Across four of Astro Bot's different areas, Equal_Classroom received varying frame rates. In Sky Garden, they received 32-34 fps; in Hoover Beach, 51–53 fps; in Snowy Canyon, 43–44 fps; and in Cymbal Party Land, 37–39 fps. This was, however, boosted drastically via frame generation. With 2x frame gen, the game reached around 63 FPS; with 4x, it reached 124-128 FPS. Naturally, the frame generation has caused some controversy, as they aren't native frames, but it is a way to boost performance. The port also includes DLSS Super Resolution, NVIDIA Reflex integration, and controller support, including DualSense, DualShock 4, Xbox, Switch Pro, plus motion controls. Unfortunately, like many other PC ports recently, this is almost certainly vibecoded. We've seen it with the likes of Super Mario Galaxy and Need for Speed: Underground 2, and Equal_Classroom actively cites AI in their post. It comes at a time when public perception of Sony and PlayStation is at an all-time low. The PlayStation fanbase has been rallying against the company's decision to stop producing discs starting next year. The backlash has included protests, petitions, new bill proposals, and class-action lawsuits against the move, and Sony even won a Hall of Shame award. Systems Released September 6, 2024 ESRB E10+ For Everyone 10+ Due To Crude Humor, Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Team Asobi Publisher(s) Sony Interactive Entertainment Engine Proprietary Engine Franchise Astro Bot