LittleBigPlanet 3
PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4

LittleBigPlanet 3

Digital ReleasePlayStation 3 & 4
November 18, 2014 (NA/NTSC)

PlayStation 3 & 4
November 26, 2014 (EU/PAL + AUS)

PlayStation 3 & 4
November 28, 2014 (UK)

PlayStation 3 & 4
December 04, 2014 (JPN)
DelistingOctober 31, 2024 – PlayStation 3 & 4
DeveloperSumo Digital
Media Molecule
PublisherSony
Available OnRetail
PlayStation 4 – (Amazon, eBay)
LinksPSN Store Page (NA) [Archive]
PSN Store Page (UK) [Archive]
PSN Store Page (JPN) [Archive]

Delisting

LittleBigPlanet 3 was announced for delisting on October 08, 2024 via the Sackboy Twitter account that confirmed the game on both PS3 and PS4 would be removed from sale on October 31, 2024.

This also coincides with the removal of every single piece of Downloadable Content that has been released throughout the franchise’s lifespan across 6 games on PS3, PSP, PS Vita and PS4. We have also made a small collection of data on the content that was still available to download from the delisting announcement to the actual removal to also show the hundreds of items from the last 16 years that will have been lost. [Editor’s note – DLC Page is unfinished and will be updated when made live]
An excerpt and link to the post as follows:

An important update on LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4) and LittleBigPlanet DLC on the PlayStation Store:
…
After 10 years of playing, creating and sharing content in LittleBigPlanet 3, the game and our entire range of LittleBigPlanet DLC will be removed from the PlayStation Store on October 31st 2024.

Sackboy/LittleBigPlanet Twitter news announcement – October 08th, 2024.

While the game has already had a removal of a large chunk of content, LBP 3 like the other mainline releases is still available through discs on both PS3 and 4 to Play and Create with – despite chopping out an entire third from the franchise’s motto – Play. Create. Share.

As usual, no definitive reason for all the removals has been elaborated on, but it must be noted that every LBP title has a multitude of music tracks licenced from various 3rd party publishing labels, it might simply be that the remaining time contracted out for these pieces has ran out, meaning that a cost to profit assessment would determine (from Sony’s perspective) paying to continue the licensing or removing all of the offending tunes via a patch would not be worth performing.

Plus in combination with the taking down of all online services for the game due to alleged attacks from 3rd parties will only add to the justification to not spend extra money/development time manually fixing the multiple issues before a re-issue.

There however does remain vectors for still playing online content from the LBP franchise thanks to the work by community members to restore the online aspects through custom servers, saved online content and game patches in projects such as Beacon – by LBP Union or the LittleBigArchive – so that the Share aspect so intrinsic to LBP as a whole can still be experienced if any one desires to re-experience a major draw of the games.



About the Game

Statistics:

  • Genre – Platformer, Adventure, Sandbox.
  • Gameplay Format – 2.5D perspective (Multiple 2D layers stacked together), Multiple protagonists (4), Single player, Local or Online CO-OP (up to 3 additional players).
  • Game Modes – Story levels, Mini-games, Level creation tools, Backwards compatibility of previous games content.
  • Game Mechanics – Several navigation techniques (jumping, climbing, swimming, grabbing, swinging), Multiple unique playable characters, Power ups (teleportation, higher jumping, projectiles, editing tools), Collectables, In game currency + Purchases (no real currency usage), Additional downloadable content (real currency) – Costumes, Game assets, music and decals.
  • Hardware Compatibility – Backwards compatibility – No enhancements (PS5),
    Peripheral use – Playstation Move Controller, PlayStation Eye + PlayStation (4) Camera, Keyboard support (text entry only).
  • Languages Supported: Text – Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French (France), German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish.
    Voice – Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French (France), German, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish.
  • Install Size – 14GB Minimum [PS4], 10.5GB Minimum [PS3] (Stated on Physical Disc Case).
  • Launch Price – $59.99, €59.99 £49.99, ¥5,292 (Physical and digital).
  • Age rating – ESRB Everyone (Comic Mischief, Game Experience May Change During Online Play, Mild Cartoon Violence, Tobacco Reference.)
    PEGI 7 (Fear, Online, Violence)
  • Subscription service availability – PlayStation Plus (Pre-2022 version) February 07, 2017 – March 07 2017.
    PlayStation Plus Extra, Starting; May 23, 2022 [Asia], June 2, 2022 [Japan], June 13, 2022 [North and South America], June 23, 2022 [Europe plus Australia and New Zealand] – October 15, 2024
  • System Stats (Taken from install on PS5) – Parental Controls Level 3: Age 7 or Older (Approximation), Size 14.51GB, Latest Version 1.28.
    (Taken from install on PS3) – Parental Controls Level 3, Size 6.762GB, Latest Version 1.26.

PlayStation 4

PSN Store description:
“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 the endless creativity of the global LBP™ community to play millions of home-built levels and if you’re feeling inspired, grab hold of a sack of brand new tools to quickly and easily design your very own games.

Meet the gang:

  • Bound over walls as the quick and agile OddSock.
  • Glide through the skies as the majestic Swoop.
  • Switch Toggle’s size to play as a large, heavy strongman or a small, light speedster.

Play Create Share:

  • Download levels created on PS4™ and PS3™ versions of LittleBigPlanet™ 3.

PS4™ players can:

Draw shapes to create your own levels with the DUALSHOCK®4 touch pad.

Broadcast your creations and gameplay clips with the PS4™ SHARE button.

Add your voice or any sounds you like to your created levels with the PS4™ headset.”

Notice added to the store page in April 2024:
“Due to ongoing technical issues which resulted in the LittleBigPlanet™ 3 servers for PlayStation®4 being taken offline temporarily in January 2024, the decision has been made to keep the servers offline indefinitely.
All online services including access to other players’ creations for LittleBigPlanet 3 are no longer available.
User generated content (UGC) stored locally on your PS4™ will remain available.
Any new UGC you create can be played on your PS4 but not shared.
Offline features such as the campaign will remain playable.”


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