One-Time PlayStation Mascot Sackboy Quietly Removed From PlayStation Productions Marketing

PlayStation is seemingly pulling its one-time poster child, Sackboy, from its selling materials.

As noted by Realradec, Sackboy was notably absent from the PlayStation Productions banner astatine the commencement of the Until Dawn movie, though astir of his peers, similar Astro Bot, Uncharted's Nathan Drake, and Horizon Zero Dawn's Aloy, inactive person a place.

"Can corroborate aft seeing Until Dawn that Sackboy is not successful the PlayStation Productions intro anymore (picture beneath is the 2023 mentation from Gran Turismo)," wrote Realradec. "I don’t similar this epoch of Sackboy erasure," (thanks, PlayStationLifestyle).

Once upon a time, Sackboy was the aureate kid of PlayStation, becoming a mascot for the PlayStation marque successful overmuch the aforesaid mode Sonic is associated with Sega, and Mario represents each things Nintendo. Now, however, arsenic Sackboy hasn't starred successful a PlayStation crippled since 2020's delightful Sackboy: A Big Adventure, it seems he's being sidelined to marque country for much modern faces.

"They are removing the Sack, they can't conscionable enactment him retired connected the thoroughfare similar that," commented 1 unhappy Twitter user, portion different asked: "They took retired my boy? But helium was conscionable successful that Secret Level episode!"

"He is not Sackboy anymore… helium is Sadboy now," teased another.

While others lamented, "why can't Astro Bot and Sackboy coexist?", others had a much measured reaction.

"Sackboy being erased from the PS Productions logo does not mean anything, DreamWorks besides swaps retired characters successful their logo montage sometimes," said another.

22 games are acceptable to beryllium pulled from the PlayStation Plus room adjacent month, including Grand Theft Auto 5, Payday 2: Crimewave Edition, and the past playable versions of first-party titles Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2. As a result, Resistance: Fall of Man and Resistance 2 volition present wholly vanish for modern consoles.

In amended news, PS Plus members tin download Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, and Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun for escaped from May 6 to June 2.

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