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richardhutnik on 03 December 2010
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DonFerrari said:
richardhutnik said:

I am trying to understand the basis of loyalty to the Playstation brand.  I understand Nintendo loyalty.  It was like Atari after the crash, and Nintendo has Mario, Zelda, Donkey Kong, and a number of other mascot characters they own that people have attachment to.

Loyalty to Atari is because they were first on the block, and what they put out.

Loyalty to Sega was due to Sonic, their arcade titles, and being a challenger to Nintendo and did sports titles.

Loyalty to Microsoft is Halo, and what they did FPS.

But what is the basis of loyalty to the Playstation brand?  What is the franchises that they have that have people loyal?  I see Gran Turismo, but what else do they have?  I would ask primarily first party here, because third-party has had major defection patterns.

I guess in short, what drives yourself, if you are a Sony fan, or people you know, to buy the Playstation brand for a system to play games on?

If this is not a flamebait you must take off your PS3 tag... there is over 20 1st and 2nd party franchises exclusively to Sony System (and some of the 3rd that just now turned ships)...

If you don't know the PS3 best games, just don't say you play it.

What I ask is NOT about what the best games are on the PS3.  I am a fan of characters on the Playstation franchise, from Uncharted, to Ratchet and Clank.  I also want a Sackboy keychain (LittleBigPlanet 2 is on preorder).  I think inFamous is the best sandbox superhero game ever made.  I respect Gran Turismo franchise for what it is, think it is epic and own Gran Turismo 5.  I can name numerous reasons to own a PS3 now, and a PS3, and original Playstation.  Shoot, I am also a HUGE fan of Kevin Butler.  I also own Move, not Kinect.  I don't have room for Kinect for one thing.  Also, I am not able to take advantage of full body movement.

My question isn't one of why one should buy a PS3, but why is someone loyal to the Playstation brand.  For me, I have emotional attachment to Atari and also Sega to some degree.  I can go into the why.  The Playstation brand is something I have played on, just like I have a TV set.  It is a place to get content.  It is not a brand I am particularly attached to.  So, my question is what makes someone a person who is emotionally attached to the Playstation brand.  That is the question here and what I am asking.

Is this an acceptable answer for you?