The best PS5 accessories of 2025

It can be difficult to shop for gamers. Even if you know what kind of games they usually play, there’s no guarantee that they’ll like a particular title. But I have no qualms in recommending it Astro Bot For anyone on your list who has a PS5.

I don’t have a lot of time to play games, so I’m careful about picking games (mostly just playing any of the Engadget reviews) so when Jess called Astro Bot “One of the best games Sony has ever made“I thought it was a safe bet. That was an understatement on my part. It’s fun: innovative but completely intuitive, cool but not cute. You play as Astro who has been tasked with finding his robot friends on different fictional planets. Some of these friends are dressed up as characters from video games Other. Not only is the new thing pleasing to gamers, but in my house it has also led to discussions about the history of gaming, for example, my husband and son looked up Eco After seeing robots dressed as the two main characters in the game.

The controller itself plays a big role, both on screen and in the new ways you use it. The gameplay is challenging, but easy enough to learn that my seven-year-old has delved into it quite a bit. In fact, that’s my only complaint. Out of all the other people in my house who want to play it, I rarely get the chance. But this attests to the universal appeal – a quality that is great in any gift. —Amy Scorheim, Reporter