The worst thing you can do is to try and force the "cool" factor on a character; that's how you end up with abominations like Bubsy. The Playstation characters in the OP, while nowhere near that bad, just come across as a bit generic to me. They don't suck, but I could take 'em or leave 'em.
That's why I truly hope that Sony realizes what a gem they have with Sackboy, who is by far the best candidate at becoming the Playstation's "Mario" IMO. He/she is very lovable and has a lot more character than any of Sony's others of this type of mascot.







