Today, on the LittleBigPlanet X account, an announcement was posted regarding the future of LittleBigPlanet 3 and LittleBigPlanet DLC on the PlayStation Store. Created by Media Molecule, LittleBigPlanet was developed by Media Molecule, with the first game being released in 2008 on the PlayStation 3. In total, there have been six games in the franchise, with the latest main installment being titled Sackboy: A Big Adventure. However, with this announcement being posted on X, it seems that LittleBigPlanet may be no more. This post explains that this is the last chance for people to purchase LittleBigPlanet 3 and the DLC from the PlayStation Store. LittleBigPlanet 3 has been available for ten years, and now it seems that it is time for the game and all LBP DLC to be removed from the PlayStation Store as of October 31, 2024.
While the game is being delisted as of October 31, those who own the game as a physical or digital copy will still be able to access the content of the game. The announcement was listed so that those who haven’t obtained the game yet are still able to access the game, with this as a final reminder. Whether this means that the servers will still be up is uncertain at the moment, but considering the servers for most previous games in the franchise have been closed down over the years, it seems likely that LittleBigPlanet 3 will follow suit.
As it stands, none of the LittleBigPlanet games are available to purchase digitally anymore, as they have all been delisted from the PlayStation Store, with LittleBigPlanet 3 being the last to go. Fans are in uproar about this, as it feels as if “years of DLC and community are getting erased,” as one person comments in response to a thread on Resetera.
Although the statement is worded in such a way by saying “friendly reminder” to purchase the game before it’s gone forever, this is the only reminder that those who are fans of the franchise have been given, and it’s less than a month’s notice for people to purchase the game. It’s likely that people who want it would be able to buy it cheaper as a physical copy from retailers still selling it or in thrift stores, but those who are using a digital-only console will be out of luck.
Additionally, October is a very stacked month for games, and in a time of financial crisis across the globe, it’s going to be hard for people to decide whether they will choose to purchase a game before it’s gone forever or choose to buy a game that has come out recently so that they can be in line with others.
