Sackboy finally reaches the end of the road as Sony announces LittleBigPlanet 3 and all its DLC are being delisted

Halloween marks the beloved series' digital death day

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LittleBigPlanet 3 and all its paid downloadable content is being delisted later this year, publisher PlayStation Studios has announced.

“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 31 2024,” the series' social media accounttweetedyesterday. “Anyone that currently owns or purchases LittleBigPlanet 3 or any 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!”

Sackboy’s side-scrolling adventures and the lovely community creations that have made up LittleBigPlanet’s fabric have gone through a tough time as of late.All LittleBigPlanet servers went offline back in 2021after hacks and unsavoury player-made content invaded the games - though,the PS4 threequel made a comebacklater that same year.

LittleBigPlanet 3 then served as the only way for players to access 16 years worth of fanmade content from Media Molecule’s beloved platforming series. That was a sadly short respite, however, sinceSony unceremoniously pulled the plug on LittleBigPlanet 3 serversearlier this year without giving Sackboy stans a chance to wave goodbye to the stages they’d knitted themselves.

Physical LittleBigPlanet 3 copies should still work after its Halloween digital death day - it’ll just exist without the servers made to share and see other’s sometimes-wonderful creations, or the various DLC from developer Media Molecule. LittleBigPlanet 3’s digital removal is also another reminder of why discs are crucial for game preservation, especially with thePS5 Proand its add-on disc drive inbound.

Otherupcoming PS5 gamescould never replace Sackboy’s empty grin, but maybe they’ll help fill the void.

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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that’s vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he’ll soon forget.

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