Looking Back, Was Sackboy A Success Or Failure As Playstation's Mascot?

[bogey_j]

they really giving him his own game now, outside of a creation engine?

was sackboy ever really poppin like that?

the new astrobot game made his game look like ass too astrobot is far more fitting as a sony mascot

 

[SmallWars]

No one gives a single fukk about sackboy.

 

[RiffRaff]

Astrobot >>>>>>>>

Best VR experience, most fun I've had playing a game in years tbh.

Only experience that has even come close is FromSoft games

 

[CarltonJunior]

Had a spark when he started but now he's just garbage.

 

[Chris Cool]

Ps3 era sackboy had classics. He in the same position as crash. Original developers moved on and shyt and quality took a hit.

 

[the_FUTURE]

at one point for the a good bit I thought Crash was PS' mascot character. They just don't have one that reps the company like that. a lot of good IPs tho.

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

As somebody who bought Little Big Planet day 1 and to this day, hype that game to the moon, the grim reality is that Sony's mascot will always be Crash Bandicoot. Once Crash left, the void will never be filled...well maybe Nathan Drake, but beyond that not a single game will make you think "Sony" outside of Gran Tursimo, Uncharted, and God of War.

Now back to Sackboy. It didn't helped that Sony didn't have a single clue to market most of their games around the PS3 era. Hence why Little Big Planet was a successful dud. Bad enough Sackboy is not much to be desired. Lets keep it a buck, this fukking thing does not scream "awww"

It looks like a turd with a zipper, but damn the games were fun to play.

Also, you got to factor in the PS3/360 era was open to the "dudebros". I mean monster chugging frag out shooting frat boys with the big toe hanging out of the sandals. Folks were busy playing Gears and in PS3 case, Killzone. So yeah Sackboy was sadly a flop in the eye of a beholder.

Overall, Crash>>>>Sackboy.

 

[Roid Jones]

Do people really care about mascots like that anymore?

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Do people really care about mascots like that anymore?

On the real, not really. Nowadays it's all about which system works for you to kill boredom. Not so much the character that molds the brand. Like I said in a previous post, the mascot shyt went in the trash the moment "dudebro" games came about. We went from Mario to Sonic, to Kratos in a instant of a decade.

While it sucks that there's no family friendly representative for consoles anymore, it's just the way of the world...no innocence in the soul

 

[the_FUTURE]

Do people really care about mascots like that anymore?

Yes. when you think of certain companies the first thing that comes to mind is the game character that reps their brand, that one IP/Game that pushes the brand more than just in the game department.

 

[Cryptocurrency Scarface]

Do people really care about mascots like that anymore?

I miss the console wars

 

[Canon]

it needs to be astrobot or ratchet

 

[DaSk8D00D]

Breh was hella OP in Playstation All Stars Battle Royale, rivaling only that of Kratos

 

[Rekkapryde]

at one point for the a good bit I thought Crash was PS' mascot character. They just don't have one that reps the company like that. a lot of good IPs tho.

Pretty much. They've done more than fine without one