LittleBigPlanet 3 Will Be Taken Off PS Store on 31st October

After years of online server issues relating to hackers, it has been confirmed the PS4 version of LittleBigPlanet 3 will be permanently removed from the PS Store on 31st October 2024. All its DLC will be taken offline on the same day, though you can guarantee yourself access to the game beyond the expiry date as long as you buy the game before it's gone. It's currently listed for £15.99 / $19.99 on the PS Store.

In a statement posted on Twitter, the @LittleBigPlanet account shared: "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." The profile clarifies in a follow-up post that anyone who has downloaded the game via PS Plus will continue to receive access also.

"This is a friendly heads-up that if anyone in the community or any newcomers still wish to own a digital copy of LittleBigPlanet 3 or any LittleBigPlanet DLC currently available for purchase — this is your last chance to do so," the message concludes. Of course, physical copies will still be available from second-hand retailers.

The game has had to battle hackers affecting its online components for a number of years now, which eventually led to the servers being taken offline earlier this year. At the time, it was said: "Due to ongoing technical issues which resulted in the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers for PS4 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." This meant players could only play user-created content already downloaded to their console.

LittleBigPlanet 3 is currently available on PS Plus Extra, but it's set to leave next week on 15th October 2024. Will you be grabbing a digital copy this month to beat the removal? Let us know in the comments below.

[source x.com]