Sonys Mascot?

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  • Houston
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    • Oct 2008
    • 21231

    Sonys Mascot?

    We had this thread at the PSM forums years ago and nobody could really put that finger on it.

    Master Chief/Halo could easily be considered the mascot for Microsoft.
    Mario is obviously the mascot for Nintendo.

    But who the hell is the mascot for Sony?

    It has to be a character/game that's only been on the Playstation and no other rival companies.

    Here's my Initial thoughts

    Laura Craft
    Ratchet and Clank
    Crash Bandicoot

    Then I thought about Snake, but then I remembered MGS's little venture over to the gamecube so it's out of the question. Same with the Final Fantasy series.
    Going back to what I said earlier, everyone knows that Microsoft will never let Halo go and Nintendo will never let Mario go, I thought the same for the Metal Gear Series but I suppose not. Does Sony have any games/characters that it wouldn't let go?
    I then thought about someone like Kratos from God of War but I don't know if he could really be considered the mascot for 2 important reasons.

    1. God of War was released late in the life of the PS2
    2. God of War is a very mature game so placing Kratos as the Mascot may not be right. Yes Halo is Mature, but nothing to the effect of God of War like sex scenes and all of that.

    And then going back to the Ratchet and Clank thing, it wasn't realeased until the PS2 so could it rightfully be called the mascot when it wasn't even on the first system?

    I just googled it and they said something about some A.I. named AIDO being their mascot. Fuck that I want a real one from a game.

    Any Thoughts?


    P.S.-Yes I do realize the full history of the MGS and FinalFantasy series, no need coming in tryin to tell me that they didn't start on the Playstation and all of that stuff......
    Last edited by Houston; 04-10-2009, 07:07 AM.
  • Saluki
    Ball So Hard
    • Oct 2008
    • 9445

    #2
    I'm gunna have to say.....who gives a damn

    /thread

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    • DomePatrol
      Urdnot Style
      • Dec 2008
      • 1625

      #3
      Yeah I would go with Kratos. Maybe sackboy now for younger people.

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      • Saluki
        Ball So Hard
        • Oct 2008
        • 9445

        #4
        There is no mascot, what made Mario and Sonic mascots is that they were the games that came with the system, so the most people had them, thus making them the faces of nintendo and sega.

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        • jms493
          Junior Member
          • Feb 2009
          • 11248

          #5
          Laura Craft............LMAO!

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          • Twigg4075
            Kindergarten Cop
            • Feb 2009
            • 20056

            #6
            Originally posted by jms493
            Laura Craft............LMAO!
            Yeah, LOL. Not only does he spell it wrong (I could understand if the O was anywhere near the A on the keyboard, but it's not) but Tomb Raider has been on almost every console known to man.

            Besides numerous sites and publications have had this same debate for years. Sony doesn't have a mascot. THey tried to push a few pretty hard years ago (Crash Bandicoot anyone) but nothing worked out.

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            • Jax
              JarrettLeger.com
              • Oct 2008
              • 3700

              #7
              [media]http://images.chron.com/blogs/gamehacks/lbp_ps3_sackboy_dragon.jpg[/media]



              Or

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              • Houston
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                • Oct 2008
                • 21231

                #8
                Originally posted by Stat_Boy
                When Playstation originally came out, years ago, thier original mascot was Crash. Not only were they making a bunch of platforming games for him, but they were also filling the TV with non-stop commercials about him. Of course, now Sony doesn't know what to do, because they can't even sell thier console.

                But in my "perfect" world, I'd like to think that the Playstations mascot would be Gran Turismo.
                Yeah I was thinking about Gran Turismo but it'd be pretty whack to have a car as your main man.

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