PS5 players are clearing Asda shelves with award-winning games scanning for £5 at the till
GAMERS have bagged a PS5 deal at Asda that scans for just £5.
The title is one of the most talked about games in 2022 and has won several awards.
And it’s a firm favorite among cat lovers.
The game in question is Stray, a third-person cat adventure set in a dystopian neon-lit city sometime in the future, when humans seemingly no longer roam the world.
Shoppers have spotted the PS5 version in Asda stores for just £5, although it’s not clear if the deal is available in every location.
A bargain hunter in Havant, Hampshire, was one of the first to notice the price drop.
The game usually costs around €20.
“Worth checking if you’re in an Asda,” they wrote on HotUKDeals.
“Great game,” one fan commented.
“Quite literally, the only downside is that it’s too short.”
The story behind Stray
Speaking to The Sun ahead of the game’s launch, producers revealed that the unique idea for Stray came from two artists who were fascinated by Kowloon Walled City, a densely populated enclave that was once in Hong Kong.
They imagined how the densely packed high-rise homes would be the perfect playground for a cat.
“Being cat owners and cat lovers themselves, it really started to take a precise shape in their minds when they did this,” Swann Martin-Raget said at the time.
One of the features Stray is praised for is its attention to detail, which came about when developers spent time researching cats in detail, looking at things like how far or high they can jump.
Awards won by Stray
- Best Sound Design for an Indie Game – Game Audio Network Guild Awards 2023
- Best Debut – Game Developers Choice Awards 2023
- PlayStation Game of the Year – Golden Joystick Awards 2022
- Best Independent Game – The Game Awards 2022
- Best Debut Indie Game – The Game Awards 2022
- Most Innovative Gameplay – The Steam Awards 2023
“They immediately press the power button on the computer, just as you are about to save your work,” Swann explains.
“They also start meowing when you have an important call, but apart from the jokes they really help us because they are a constant reference, so it is very useful for us to see them moving around the office and handling different items when you’re actually working on the game animations or sounds.”
Stray was such a hit that a film based on the video game is currently in the works.
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