Summary

  • LittleBigPlanet 3 and its DLC are being delisted from the PlayStation Store, marking the end of an era for PlayStation.
  • Players will no longer be able to easily obtain LittleBigPlanet 3 for PS4 and PS5.
  • Media Molecule, the original developer, has not announced its next project.

Today is the end of an era for PlayStation, as today is when LittleBigPlanet 3 and all of its DLC are delisted from the PlayStation Store. LittleBigPlanet was once one of PlayStation's major franchises, with the platforming series finding a great deal of success on the PlayStation 3 back in the day.

The LittleBigPlanet franchise flourished on the PS3, with the original game and its sequel both earning rave reviews from critics and significant commercial success. Sony expanded on the LittleBigPlanet IP through spin-offs, including a PSP release, a PlayStation Move-oriented game, a PS Vita version, a kart racing game, and an endless runner. Something new related to the LittleBigPlanet series was released every single year from 2008 to 2012, with the franchise skipping 2013 only to come back in 2014 with Run Sackboy! Run! And LittleBigPlanet 3.

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Unfortunately, the LittleBigPlanet servers were targeted in DDoS attacks in 2021 that saw their online services shut down. Sony tragically left the PS3 LittleBigPlanet servers dead, but it eventually brought LittleBigPlanet 3 back online. In 2024, a separate technical issue prompted Sony to permanently shut down LittleBigPlanet 3's online multiplayer functionality, leaving the millions of levels created by fans over the course of the three main series games to be lost to the void. Understandably, many LittleBigPlanet fans were upset when the LBP3 servers were shut down, and now things are even worse for the franchise. While it's still available to purchase from the PlayStation Store at the time of this writing, LittleBigPlanet 3 is being delisted today, marking the end of an era for the PlayStation brand.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is Being Delisted

LittleBigPlanet 3's departure from the PlayStation Store means that, unless one tracks down a physical copy, it will be impossible for newcomers to play the game on their PS4 and PS5 systems. All of LittleBigPlanet 3's DLC is being delisted as well, meaning that platforming fans on PlayStation are losing out on a lot of content today. The heart and soul of LittleBigPlanet was always its user-generated content, and so many may have already dismissed the games after their servers were shut down, but this delisting is certainly the final nail in the coffin.

With LittleBigPlanet 3 no longer easily obtainable through the PlayStation Store on PS4 and PS5, it seems Sony has completely moved on from traditional LBP games. Fans will no doubt have their fingers crossed that Sony will revive LittleBigPlanet down the line, but that remains to be seen. The latest console release was 2020's Sackboy: A Big Adventure, which is a co-op platformer that ditched the user-generated content angle. Ultimate Sackboy, meanwhile, is a mobile endless runner that came out in 2023 to middling reception.

Original LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule has yet to announce its next project, but fans shouldn't hold their breath that it's a LittleBigPlanet revival. Media Molecule's next game is believed to be a new IP, so it's hard to say when exactly LittleBigPlanet may ever make its comeback.

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LittleBigPlanet 3
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Puzzle
Platformer
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Systems
PlayStation-1
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Top Critic Avg: 79 /100 Critics Rec: 64%
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Released
November 18, 2014
ESRB
E For Everyone due to Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence, Tobacco Reference
Developer(s)
Sumo Digital
Publisher(s)
Sony Computer Entertainment
Multiplayer
Local Multiplayer
Franchise
LittleBigPlanet
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Join Sackboy® and his amazing team of new friends on a wild adventure across a mysterious, unexplored world packed with endless surprises.

Play with all of the brilliantly unique talents of OddSock, Swoop and Toggle as the newcomers work together with Sackboy® to solve puzzles and explore the creativity-powered planet Bunkum.

You can also dip into endless creativity: grab hold of a sack of brand new tools to quickly and easily design your very own games and levels.

Genre(s)
Puzzle, Platformer
OpenCritic Rating
Strong