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PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
A source nestled within Sony has whispered to Eurogamer that LittleBigPlanet will be on our shelves in September, echoing the same suggestions made elsewhere.
Unfortunately a spokesperson refused to comment and officially unearth the date, leaving it buried suspiciously under the patio instead. With realistic physics, probably.
LittleBigPlanet turned heads last March when Phil Harrison unveiled it at GDC, impressing with its children's telly-style presentation and original concept: the idea is you build your own games using an intuitive toolset, then share it with the PS3 community.
Saunter over to Eurogamer TV to see what happened when Johnny Minkley spent some time with the game at E3 last summer.
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numptyboymatt
07/01/08 @ 09:55
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September?..... oh :O(
I thought it was due March/April time? Was really looking forward to this as well. |
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Vice.Destroyer
07/01/08 @ 09:58
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I'll say this as a disclaimer. I am an Xbox owner, but I'd like to ask the PS3 owners whether you are anticipating this game. Just an innocent question, but I would like to see whether the hype of this game is really just dreamt up by videogame journalists or whether it is genuine.
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JediMasterMalik
07/01/08 @ 10:02
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The graphics are far from basic. Just because it's set in a 2D plane doees not make the graphics "basic". In fact the graphics are excellent. And saying there's no gameplay is rich from someone who's not had a chance to play it.
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Penguinzoot
07/01/08 @ 10:07
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PS3 and Sony needs LBP to be out Q1 and not in Q3/Q4.... 'nuff said!
I think Septembers probably not a bad time to release this game to give it lots of time for casual interest in the game to gather momentum, ready for the Christmas 2008 buying season. I can just picture the short TV spots even now. Dissapointed it's not spring though. |
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I got bored waiting for Spore a long time ago :P
And I'm not dissing the game... If I owned a PS3 I'd be looking forward to it, but I just don't see what is taking so long, considering we've seen gameplay demos and the game looks pretty-much finished. What's gonna happen in 9 months? And the gameplay isn't exactly shouting "Mario Galaxy" at me either... Jumping and physics/see-saw puzzles a-la Half-Life 2 don't impress any more.
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@Vice.Destroyer
Yes absolutely I'm really looking forward to this one. It's the sort of innovation which I think Sony have a knack for getting on their machines and something the PS3 has lacked so far. I'm not so sure it will sell in the numbers an exceptional FPS or Racer would do, but the fact that Sony still back it so strongly is a spark of hope that someone there still knows what they are doing. @viper_h The more they can put into the game the better. It also needs to ship with a reasonable number of pack-in levels. They need to take the time, get it right. It's a small developer backed by Sony, and a highly creative project they can't just chuck resources at to get things done quicker. |
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JediMasterMalik
07/01/08 @ 10:17
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The last game they made was ragdoll kung-fu, you decide how big of a developer they are. Obiously, they're using this time to make sure there's plenty of content both as pre-made levels, and stuff you can use to build levels with.
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BadBoyBonner
07/01/08 @ 10:19
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Looks beautiful to me but what I find harder to see is where the real gameplay is. Obviously all will be revealed, but at the moment it seems more of a novelty item than a game of the year contender to me.
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@Penguinzoot: My point is that PS3/Sony needs exclusive and different content out NOW rather than later... LBP and Home is something that will really set PS3 apart from 360 and is important for PS3. But of course releasing unfinished products would be even worse ;)
September/october is always a good time to release new games but not really the point :) |
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realworld666
07/01/08 @ 10:26
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Creating a game that allows the player to do absolutely anything they want requires a significant amount more testing than a game that only allows the player to do the things the game designer wants you to do.
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TurboBailey
07/01/08 @ 10:27
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the wait continues.... we all know its gonna be brilliant. Id rather play something brilliant than incomplete.
Wouldnt mind betting GT5, MGS4 and LBP are ALL delayed this year.
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JediMasterMalik
07/01/08 @ 10:28
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MGS4 will definitely be this year though, I see no reason to delay it much further.
Edit - Damn you!
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BulletTheory05
07/01/08 @ 10:34
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As people have said, a completed game will be far better than if it we're unfinished!
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The last game they made was ragdoll kung-fu, you decide how big of a developer they are. Obiously, they're using this time to make sure there's plenty of content both as pre-made levels, and stuff you can use to build levels with.
Technically, they were founded by the ex-Lionhead guy who did Ragdoll Kung-Fu more or less on his own, so this is their first game full stop. |
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JediMasterMalik
07/01/08 @ 10:45
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@drxym - I don't think they ever said that, it's just something that was bandied about on forums, they did say that there would be an open beta, but not that levels created by the public would be used in the final disced version.
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The Bodybuilder
07/01/08 @ 10:51
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I'm still not convinced.
Not that the game will be bad per se, but I just have the suspicions that the majority of casual gamers are lazy, and don't want to decide what they want to do, but expect the game to tell them what to do. Hack, Halo 3 is arguably the most popular game right now, and as much as people will hype the forge thingymajig, the number of people actually using it is very very small (I'm sure). |
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monkie_king
07/01/08 @ 11:44
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Is the final game going to have some kind of 1-player progression, like a series of platformer/puzzle levels? Or is it all just sandbox?
It looks like the kind of thing that would be great to play around with for a few days, but I can't see the seemingly limited gameplay sustaining interest for that long. Even if there are thousands of user-created levels. Is there actually a game in there, or is it only meant to be a toybox? |
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monkie_king
07/01/08 @ 12:07
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from what i've seen, there's certainly potential there to make a linear set of 1P levels of increasing complexity. Seems a natural thing to do, gradually increasing the complexity and difficulty. I assume that level designers can also switch off the ability for players to create new objects etc. From the early demo there seemed to be no real division between level creation and play, which obviously means you could break the design of any level very easily.
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@ Vice.Destroyer
I'm a PC and 360 owner (and very soon to be a Wii owner, if City Link don't mess me about) but I'm looking forward to LBP. If this comes out before Christmas and the PS3 drops to £200 or under, I'm buying. This, along with Uncharted, Warhawk, Motorstorm and Ratchet and Clank would provide me with enough incentive to buy a PS3, at the right price (absolutely detest Gran Turismo, Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy, so the typical Sony fare has never been a draw for me). So, Sony, Media Molecule - take your time, make it good, time it so it isn't lost in the rush. And make sure the price of the PS3 is right. |
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3william56
07/01/08 @ 12:50
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@v.d. Obviously it will depend on the final product, but sure, I'm keen for it, even though I'm not a DIY youtube type. The previews just ooze personality and fun, and the prospect of gallons of mod type user content to trawl through sounds great. Will it convince idiots like Kryon that it's a game worth the purchase price of a PS3 alone? F**k no - nothing will. But as a quirky original concept to round out a growing game collection alongside the likes of Uncharted, Rachet, Motorstorm and Warhawk? Yup.
Will be a difficult job for both media molecule and Sony. Everyone wants it perfect, but too long delayed will cause a backlash. And no matter what, nothing could live up to the current hype. I'm just hoping for this gen's Katamari. |
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Kenshin001
07/01/08 @ 14:03
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@monkie_king, the game will release with 50 levels but I think the user generated content will make this game. It will be like unlimited free DLC.
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Pac-man ate my wife
07/01/08 @ 15:12
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I'd imagine that the delay is more to do with them finding a game within the brilliant toolset they've created than them fiddiling with the code.
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George Roper
07/01/08 @ 16:37
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@DrDamn
"The point being they hadn't announced a date for it - so how is it delayed?" Haha! Hahahahah! /gasp /BWUAHAHAHAHA! Fuck me, is THAT the best you can do, DrDamn? You tell me, how long as this 'game' been hyped for now? The fact that it's been put back by pretty much ONE YEAR whilst being hyped for what, around ONE YEAR, inherently means its delayed. Two big hitters for PS3. LBP and, you betcha, Home (mark my words) now delayed until late 2008. J.O.K.E. |
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I want to get to Jane's house for 5pm to surprise her on her birthday, I miss the bus, I get to Jane's house at 6pm, Damn, I was delayed. OK, Jane doesn't know it because I didn't announce the specific time that I was going over, that doesn't mean I wasn't delayed, does it? You catching on yet? |
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Surely every single game would like to come out sooner than it eventually does? Therefore all games are delayed. So what is your point with respect to LBP?
If they had a date they thought they could release by before this time then they would have published it. They didn't, indicating they wanted to make sure they had the game right and confidence in a date before releasing it. Now when they miss the September date - which I think will happen - *then* you can post about delays. :)
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