Players will no longer be able to make purchases LittleBigPlanet3 or any digital DLC in the series starting this November, Sony announced. After October 31, 2024, this much-loved game, and the franchise's entire range of DLC, will no longer be available on the PS Store in any region or territory.
The move comes 10 years after the release of the PS3 and PS4 LittleBigPlanet3and a few weeks after Sony removed the PC version of Horizon: Zero Dawn, removing it from Steam and the Epic Games Store before the next remaster. Sony has also been criticized for doubling the price From Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition on PS4.
The official LittleBigPlanet Twitter account confirmed that players who downloaded the game or any DLC in the series before October 31st, via purchase or PS Plus, will still be able to play. The move may not come as a surprise to fans of the series. In April, Sony announced the closure LittleBigPlanet3“temporarily” the servers “before shutting them down indefinitely.”
The move comes amid broader concerns about preservation of games in the digital age, as more and more games are lost over time.
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The original creator of the series, Media Molecule, has passed through various layoffs in recent years, as well as discontinuing live support for its other game, Dreams, at the end of 2023.
Media Molecule decided to do it X today to respond, writing: “LittleBigPlanet has shaped us as a studio and remains an important part of who we are. We are and will always be grateful for this and the incredible community it has inspired.”