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LittleBigPlanet 3 and LBP DLC are being delisted from the PlayStation Store
Sony has announced that LittleBigPlanet 3 and LittleBigPlanet DLC are being removed from the PlayStation Store.
The PS4 platformer and the entire range of DLC for the franchise will be pulled from sale on October 31, 2024.
“Anyone that currently owns or purchases LittleBigPlanet 3 or any LittleBigPlanet DLC before it is delisted for sale, will still be able to access their purchased games and content after its removal,” the platform holder said.
Sony-owned LBP creator Media Molecule also wrote on X: “LittleBigPlanet shaped us as a studio & remains an important part of who we are. We are & always will be forever grateful for it & the incredible community it has inspired.”
LittleBigPlanet 3 was released for PS3 and PS4 in 2014 and was developed by Sumo Digital rather than Media Molecule. It’s currently available to PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers as part of the Game Catalogue line-up, although it’s due to be removed from the library on October 15.
Sony indefinitely shut the online servers for LittleBigPlanet 3 in April, months after it claimed it had “temporarily” taken the game offline while it resolved technical issues.
LittleBigPlanet shaped us as a studio & remains an important part of who we are. We are & always will be forever grateful for it & the incredible community it has inspired. https://t.co/LzHpuIgAtW
— Media Molecule (@mediamolecule) October 8, 2024
“All online services including access to other players’ creations for LittleBigPlanet 3 are no longer available,” it said at the time.
The Guildford, UK-based studio has undergone significant restructuring over the last couple of years, resulting in an unspecified number of layoffs and the discontinuation of live support for its most recent release, the PS4 title Dreams.
It’s currently working on a new IP being overseen by John Beech, who was appointed as studio creative director last May. He stepped up from the position of lead designer to take on the role previously held by Media Molecule co-founder Mark Healey, who left the company last year.
