[quote name='Davestation']Insomniac owns Ratchet & Clank, just like they owned the Spyro series. I swore I read an article a few years ago with Sony stating that they do not want a single Mascot for there console. They believe that the Playstation Brand has a wide variety of games, and to pick just on Mascot is not the thing to do. Also, from a marketing point, if someone just drops $400 on a PS3 and all they see is Ratchet and Clank or Sackboy, that may hurt sales. Those are kiddie figures, they do not want people to think that all they make are kid games. I am speaking in a General Publics point of view.
I also think Sony may be bitter about Mascot's. Back when the Original Playstation came out all magazines gave Crash as the Sony Mascot. Nintendo had Mario, Sega had Sonic, and the gaming media designated Crash to Sony. We all know what happened to Crash, Universal took him and Spyro and whored them out on the competitors systems. So I feel that may be another reason why Sony is reluctant to have a Mascot.
Also, Sony seems to be coming out with more first party games, some of them are ok and others take off. Nintendo and Sega seem to work there mascots to death. Look what has become of Sonic now, I do not know anyone who likes to play him anymore. Mario is being whored out all over the place and I am tired of there sub-par games. If Sega and Nintendo did not have a mascot, we may be able to see more first party titles by them. They know what sells, and they just re-hash the franchise over and over.
Sony did a great job on the PS2 with first party titles, they had way more first party titles than Nintendo or Microsoft. If Sony depended on Crash to this day, I would be tired of Crash. I love Ratchet and Clank, though they did make an appearance four times on the PS2, while Jak and Daxter also made four appearances on the console. So, yes Sony seems to be pumping out these titles more than Sly Cooper, Mark of Kri, The Getaway, Primal, Buzz, Downhill Domination, God of War, Ico, Killzone, Okage, Rogue Galaxy, Singstar, Siren, Sky Odyssey, and Socom. These are all new franchises that debuted on the PS2. So, choosing one mascot can be a pain, even when you are workiong on new franchises.[/quote]
You have to admit though, Ratchet and Clank make more sense to be Playstation's mascot than Sackboy...