This whole thread is filled with so much fail that I can't decide what to quote and attack =)

Whether Sony or MS has better exclusives/1st-party is subjective, so stop arguing over it. And if you think 3rd-party exclusives don't help increase brand power and recognition, well, that's just silly.

Which games have the more recognizable characters could be objective but there are no studies out to cite information from. I can say that I think Kratos is more recognizable than Nathan Drake to casual and non-gamers, but there is no way to back that up. There are some very obvious "mascots" though like Master Chief and Mario.

Having a recognizable mascot gives you a lot of brand power, people see said mascot and say "oh I know who that is, I heard about them game before". That is a part of brand power.

Are a few days really that significant? Lol.

This is ridiculous, some people buy the PS3 just for Blu-ray, and there are definitely people who buy PSP just for media playback. You can't just ignore that to suit your arguement.

The simplest explanation is usually the most correct. Since the PSP is also a portable media player and a pretty good one, its competing more in the iTouch market than the gaming market since games don't sell on that platform. The proof is the attach rate. Most third party publishers have abandoned the system because of it.

Well, no, not really.  Just having some fun. <3

I do think it's bit of reach always have to stretch into past gens for "franchise strength" though.  Today's really an entirely different ballgame, and honestly that's been shown already in the few generational franchise transitions for Sony (albeit Hot Shots Golf, Rachet & Clank and Boku no Natsu Yasumi being the only major ones so far, we'll be able to add God of War, SOCOM and Gran Turismo when the year's over). 

ok first take a few deep breaths and relax :D we are not suing the company your working for anything. It's a discussion ok? So take it easy

Second: Check what I highlited on his post. I asked for proof cuz without proof it's an opinion. He used game attatch rates as the reason for his statement. I just pointed out there are MANY possible reasons to the attatch rate situation. I gave an example as well.

@WW: Again mate, you say games don't sell well on PSP. Maybe not ALL games. But the good ones do. You can't deny that now can you? Games like Monster Hunter, Crisis Core, KH:BBS, etc sell impressively. So no, simplest explaination (well at least simplest to you in this case) doesn't mean it's the correct one. So either give some solid proof or it's an OPINION

Lol, I know.

Really, though, I understand what you're saying. Guess we can only wait and see.

Haha we've never talked before, but I'm probably one of the most relaxed person on these forums. I've been angry 2 times in my life, I don't get upset easily, so don't misunderstand me and falsely read some sub-tone of annoyance or anger. So no worries about me freaking out okay? =)

2nd: I know what you're saying, but such a low attach-rate really would indicate something else was going on there. I'm just saying you can't disregard that because you don't want to deal with it/hear about it. But I also agree with you that without substantial proof, you can't totally believe it. But, that doesn't mean it's flawed. Essentially the two of you are looking at the same data and coming up with different conclusions. It's not right to say "your conclusion is wrong, mine is right" just because there isn't enough data. You would have been better off understanding and saying something like "yeah, that could be possible, but there's no way to tell". That way you would have sounded like you listened to someone else's ideas like a human being and not a brick wall.

Sherlock Holmes would say you suffer from a lack of imagination and the inability to make deductions based on simple data. There's nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't make your side correct either.

Just saying.

Sherlock Holmes might say you lack the ability to read also, just saying ;)

I NEVER said he was wrong and nor did I say I was RIGHT! Again read better next time. I said one can't just jump to conclusions here. I know when I bought my psp, at the time the only games appealed to me were GOW and Crisis Core. None of the other game offerings appealed to me so I didn't buy them, simple. SO again there are many POSSIBLE reasons for such an issue. People with an open mind and imagination should be able to grasp that. PSP games that are good sell well, as I'm sure there are people who bought the psp JUST for a perticular game as with ANY console (I bought the DS for layton) and also as WW said it might be because people buy it for the meda applications and not the games. So there are MANY possible reasons. So unless you can give some factual proof, your just derailing the thread and wasting my time, no offense

PS: When reading into stats, try to consider ALL possible reasons. If not even a moron can jump into sudden conclusions and say hey this happened cuz of THIS REASON DAMN IT!. Stats are what they are. Stats, nothing less nothing more

Hmmm Almost but not so there yet..
I think Microsoft really Underestimated Sony with their price strategies so high yet it still manages to outsell the Cheap Xbox 360?
Thats the power of a brand right there, Ability to have high sales at a higher price tag.
Possibily next generation though