The official LittleBigPlanet account on X has announced that LittleBigPlanet 3 and all LittleBigPlanet DLC will be removed from the PlayStation Store on October 31st, 2024.
On October 8th, 2024, the official LittleBigPlanet X account posted the following:
An important update on LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4) and LittleBigPlanet DLC on the PlayStation Store: pic.twitter.com/Nmm9e94DxD
— Sackboy: A Big Adventure | LittleBigPlanet (@LittleBigPlanet) October 8, 2024
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LittleBigPlanet 3
Last Chance to Purchase LittleBigPlanet 3 (PS4) and LittleBigPlanet DLC from 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.
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.
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!
Thank you for your continued support and understanding.
This news only provides three weeks of opportunity for gamers to purchase the game and DLC from the PlayStation Store. However, this isn’t the first time that LittleBigPlanet has been delisted.
In 2017, the official LittleBigPlanet blog announced on December 17th that the Disney DLC packs would be getting delisted on December 21st, less than a week of opportunity. This forever made the Pirates of the Caribbean, Incredibles, Muppets, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Toy Story level packs inaccessible to anyone who didn’t own them.
In Late October of 2019, LittleBigPlanet 1 was delisted from the PlayStation Store in Australia and the EU, but is still available from the PlayStation 3 store. In 2020, the LittleBigPlanet Twitter account gave one week notice before Nickelodeon DLC packs were delisted on April 3rd.
In January 2021, LittleBigPlanet 2 was silently delisted digitally in North America, Europe, and Australia. Finally, LittleBigPlanet 3 for PS3 was delisted at some point in the past with no known announcement. LittleBigPlanet Karting was delisted on an unknown date.
The LittleBigPlanet community reacted negatively to the news.
If there is a new LBP it would be time to announce it. Taking everything from us and expecting the community to stay is ignorant
— PhantomStrom (@PhantomStromLBP) October 8, 2024
They're killing the Sackboy right before our eyes and all we can do is watch
— connor (@ConnorEatsPants) October 8, 2024
All these delistings going on, especially the horizon zero dawn remaster mess should scare gamers, and really makes a case for physical media to keep on being a thing
— Ghost Kraken Podcast (@Ghostkraken80) October 8, 2024
Following October 31st, the only way to legally purchase LittleBigPlanet games will be to buy second-hand discs from marketplaces like Ebay.
FAQ
Will I Keep LBP3 if I received it as a free PS+ drop?
Yes, you will still be able to play the game after October 31st if you have downloaded the game and have an active PS+ subscription.
What Regions are Affected?
The delisting affects all regions.
Is All LittleBigPlanet DLC Being Delisted? Or Just LBP3 DLC?
This news affects all LittleBigPlanet DLC.
Attribution
Thanks to LBPU Peacekeeper Lieutenant whotfispn for research assistance for this article.
