Fans agree leaked Lego Astro Bot is "too good" to just be a gift-with-purchase

We've just got our first look at a leaked Lego Astro Bot set, and fans are already heartbroken that it may not be widely available.

It's been rumored for a long time that the new PlayStation kit (which already has hidden secrets I think fans are gonna love) would come with a free Lego Astro Bot model when bought direct from Lego, and it seems that hunch was on the money. The kit has been shown off early on reddit via Essential Japan, and the common consensus is that it rocks.

"This is too good to be just a GWP [gift with purchase]," TheLimeyLemmon writes. User donkeyrocket agrees; they responded that Astro Bot "Took my interest in the [PlayStation] set from 0 to 100." That's understandable; because it's a gift with purchase, you won't be able to get Lego Astro Bot separately, and it'll only be available for a limited time while stocks last. Considering how it challenges some of the best Lego sets for cute-factor alone, that's a bit of a bummer.

A really cool kit being relegated to freebie status isn't new. Indeed, a Sega Genesis controller was up for grabs last year… but as a gift with purchase, it wasn't easy to get. As jackos puts it on the reddit thread mentioned earlier, Astro Bot may be "One of the most egregious GWP hostage situations ever."

I don't know about you, but I'd certainly buy it if it was sold separately. If it's real, this kit exudes charm and personality despite being so simple (it doesn't seem to be made up of many pieces). The fact that it comes on a stand with the logo attached also makes it feel like a complete entity rather than a fun extra like some GWPs.

No matter what, it's not been confirmed that Astro Bot will be packaged alongside the PlayStation model. However, after those leaks and this first glimpse, I wouldn't be surprised. I suppose we'll just have to wait until Lego PlayStation goes live on October 4 (or October 1, if you're part of the free Lego Insider program) to find out.

In other news, fans are loving the new Lego Wallace & Gromit, but the same can't be said for Buddy the Elf.

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