While some consoles have an obvious icon, Sony has always had a grey line between their icons. One could argue that Sackboy is the PS3's icon, but what about the PSP? While Sony was talking about Loco Roco 2's release date, they boldly claimed that Loco Roco is the PSP's icon. Do you think that is fitting?

With all the talk last year about LittleBigPlanet's Sackboy being the PlayStation 3's 'mascot,' nobody really thought about the PS3's poor younger sibling -- the PSP. It's been around much longer than the PS3 but has had an even harder time finding a standout character, unique to the system, that provides a sort of summation of the device's strengths and appeal. Well it looks like Sony might finally be prepping the darling LocoRocos to become the Pokemon of their handheld.

Included in today's press release regarding the imminent arrival of LocoRoco 2, Sony breathlessly declared LocoRoco as the PSP's 'icon.' While not fully coming out and calling the little blobs of fun the PSP's mascot, it seems pretty obvious that Sony is trying hard to great an identifiable character for the PSP. LocoRocos are a reasonably solid choice as well, since they're cute and recognizable and they show off the system's crisp and clear screen. Also... they're one of the only PSP exclusive characters on the system -- I mean I love love Patapons but they're not really 'iconic' material, and outside of that there's really not much to choose from.

Sayyed via infinite-bits.com »