My expectation is that Astro Bot will launch to around 3.5mil, Zelda EoW will see 2.5mil.
My initial prediction (i.e. the option I selected on the poll back in August) stated AB as winning both in Critical Reception and Sales. 2D Zelda tends not to sell well relative to mainline 3D entries, and it’s on a twilight-ing NSW. Meanwhile, Astro Bot is being marketed by Sony as *the* PS5 game for the holiday season during one of PS5’s biggest holidays (it’s only in its fourth year). With PS5 exclusives scarce atm, it’s a no-brained that AB is going to sell extraordinarily well, even if PlayStation platformers have a tendency to flop. I’d anticipate at least 10mil LTD even without pack-in bundles.
As far as how Zelda will be received among critics? I would need to see more, though it’s looking to be on pace for at least 92MC/OC. This would place it around one or two points below Astro Bot. High enough to be in GotY contention, though not enough to dethrone AB nor even FFVIIRB in the number of awards received.
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