Sony grooming Sackboy to be face of PS3

By Robert Purchese Published 13 August, 2008

LittleBigPlanet under increasing pressure.

Sony is grooming LittleBigPlanet character Sackboy to become "the next emblematic character for the PS3".

Meaty marketing strategies, such as pre-order downloadable Sackboy designs based on Kratos from God of War or Nariko from Heavenly Sword, are already in place. And Sony plans to put mini-signs with working lights and moving parts all over the US to catch attention.

"We want LittleBigPlanet to lead the charge into a new genre of gaming and turn Sackboy into the next emblematic character for the PS3," Mark Valledor, marketeer for LBP, told Adage.

"We have coined 2008 'the year of the PS3', and are confident that with the launch of LittleBigPlanet we will continue to see the momentum build throughout the end of this year and on to the next," said Valledor. "This is a very big title for us."

Sony has stacked its chips high on LittleBigPlanet, claiming the game will be "a system seller" with a target audience of "everyone".

Luckily the game, which comes equipped with an inspirational toolset, appears to match the hype, as our E3 hands-on impressions of LittleBigPlanet will convey.

With developer Media Molecule keen on plenty of DLC support and still promising one major final reveal before release in October, the future is bright. And open to the possibility of Sackboy Strikers Charged, Sackboy Power Tennis, or Sackboy Sluggers.

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  • johnnybrn #1 4 years ago

    Heavy is the head that wears the crown

  • repairmanjack #2 4 years ago

    Come on, Sony! Let's get a few more eggs in this basket!

  • penhalion #3 4 years ago

    All eggs...one basket....need I say more

    Edit: Repairman was thinking the same thing it seems.
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 10:12

  • Zomoniac #4 4 years ago

    What about Kai?

    WHAT ABOUT KAI?!

    TWING-TWANG!

    I'd love to fuck Kai.

  • Hamflank #5 4 years ago

    Now all we have to do is wait for the announcement of LBP for Xbox 360.
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 10:12

  • ghearoid #6 4 years ago

    "And open to the possibility of Sackboy Strikers Charged, Sackboy Power Tennis, or Sackboy Sluggers."

    Um, actually I wouldn't mind that at all. I love me a bit of mascotty sports games. ;o)

  • BiscuitBase #7 4 years ago

    "Sack"

  • KayJay #8 4 years ago

    Makes sense I suppose...

    And he is Kinda Cute isant he!

  • penhalion #9 4 years ago

    @Hamflank

    I think Sony will be announcing that the LBP devs are now first party pretty soon, in order to avoid such er problems.

  • Widge #10 4 years ago

    Be interesting if sackboy is... we're lacking iconic gaming characters of recent. I don't think people really care for old Lara Croft anymore, Snake is too busy decaying now, Sonic suffered from chronic shitness recently, old Mario still working the charms... and what else is there? The big green spaceman?

  • rudedudejude #11 4 years ago

    Well they coulnd't do any worse, their marketing campaigns so far have been very weak.

  • mcbi4kh2 #12 4 years ago

    @ Widge

    Lol, funny post :)

  • MORZTAN #13 4 years ago

    This will fail miserably.

    A game like this won't be a system seller. Is it for casuals? (pardon the expression)
    Is it for the core?( again pardon)
    "No", says Sony, "It's for everyone"

    The fuck it isn't!

  • gingerlink #14 4 years ago

    yeah, there's not many iconic characters about these days and the majoritory are in nintendo's court, with a couple with microsoft.

    Would suck for sony a bit if this game turned out to be rubbish, there's just far too much hype and the moment and the general pattern of mega-hype = disapointment.

  • the_dudefather #15 4 years ago

    As much as I'm looking forward to this, Sony need to calm down a bit

    at this rate the game isn't going to be reviewed as a nomral £40 everyday game, its going to be judged as some kind of flash gordon savior to the ps3

    its going from 'hey this is a pretty cool game' to 'its over hyped, sony promised too much etc'

  • X201 #16 4 years ago

    Not bad for a game that is being created above a condemned bathroom shop in Guildford :)

    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 10:24

  • presh #17 4 years ago

    Why won't it be a system seller? Most of the people I know who are thinking of getting a PS3 are waiting for something really unique to launch - not a crossover title. Also, there's a real need for something that's not just about racing or shooting.

    I don't know if it's the game that will make PS3s fly off the shelves, but it's certainly something that will get consumers interested.

  • Widge #18 4 years ago

    I can't think of anyone else other than Master Chief who is really an icon for the MS side of things...

  • Dizzy #19 4 years ago

    System seller or not.. you must admit that the look of the game is very marketable. Sackboy could do quite well as a Sony "icon".

  • LazyDan #20 4 years ago

    I still really want this game, and it is the only thing along with God of War that makes me jealous of PS3 owners... But it ain't a system seller. I love the look of it enough to buy it the second it comes out for the 360 or Wii (or DS?!) but this game is not worth £400.

    Come on Microsoft, get your wallet out - yeaahh you've already treated yourself to a Final Fantasy, but what's a bit more for LBP gonna hurt??!

    Or Nintendo - sort yourselves out and make a revamped Super Mario Bros 2 inspired by this (4 player co-op platformer feat. Mario, Luigi, Princess + Toad, online play.)

  • JayScott #21 4 years ago

    No pressure, huh?

  • menage #22 4 years ago

    @Widge

    Maybe they can borrow one from Nintendo, they seem to have a couple lying around.

  • Dizzy #23 4 years ago

    "Come on Microsoft, get your wallet out - yeaahh you've already treated yourself to a Final Fantasy, but what's a bit more for LBP gonna hurt??! "

    Well TBH I think MS is busy getting the XNA player stuff ready instead. With the homebrew scene totally open they kinda have their "construction" kit as well.

  • Arwin #24 4 years ago

    Thanks, Sony, for not sticking to the same goddamn character each generation. ;)

  • Widge #25 4 years ago

    Actually, thinking of it... Sony really haven't had a "face" you identify with it have they? An exclusive one that is. Metal Gear (and therefore Snake) has been available on loads of different platforms as has Final Fantasy. I remember reading that the game that really helped make the PSOne was Tekken but thats past its icon days in my eyes. No-one else really is there? There are the likes of the 3D platform game characters but none of them really cut it as actual iconic characters...

  • mcbi4kh2 #26 4 years ago

    @LazyDan
    but this game is not worth £400.

    You will soon be able to get an 80gb one for £300.

  • neilka #27 4 years ago

    Man the lolboats for the 6/10.

  • LazyDan #28 4 years ago

    Plus the price of the game + a controller or two ;)

    edit: @mcbi4kh2
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 10:36

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #29 4 years ago

    This game is being published by sony this has as much chance of coming out on 360 as Halo has of coming out on PS3, it would not surprise me if Sony already own the IP and not just this particular title.

    As a system seller i do know 2 people that say they will buy a ps3 for this game if it gets good reviews so i can see how its going to be a system seller, but it will take more than 1 game to push a system to the top.

  • Zomoniac #30 4 years ago

    Actually, thinking of it... Sony really haven't had a "face" you identify with it have they? An exclusive one that is. Metal Gear (and therefore Snake) has been available on loads of different platforms as has Final Fantasy. I remember reading that the game that really helped make the PSOne was Tekken but thats past its icon days in my eyes. No-one else really is there? There are the likes of the 3D platform game characters but none of them really cut it as actual iconic characters...

    Crash was originally supposed to be the Sony answer to Sonic and Mario. But a) he didn't take off, and b) he went multiplatform. Really it was Heihachi, and later Cloud.

    Daxter always had mascot potential, but for some reason they never saw it. Likewise Ratchet, to a lesser extent.

  • mcbi4kh2 #31 4 years ago

    @LazyDan

    Comes with a ds3 controller, and probably a bundle with LBP for £320 I'd say ;)

  • mossychops001 #32 4 years ago

    Master Chief

    What Jammie Oliver in a gimp suit?

  • nickthegun #33 4 years ago

    Is 'Emblematic' even a real word?

  • christourlord #34 4 years ago

    <em>This game is being published by sony this has as much chance of coming out on 360 as Halo has of coming out on PS3, it would not surprise me if Sony already own the IP and not just this particular title.</em>

    Mm have a two-game deal with Sony, after which they can do as they please with their IP.

  • afghan_jones #35 4 years ago

    LBP looks good but fucks sake of course its the headline IP, its the only decent one theyve got

  • johnnybrn #36 4 years ago

    I reckon a £200 PS3 bundle with DS3 with LBP and we are talking serious numbers

  • IronGiant #37 4 years ago

    There's as much chance of this ending up on the 360 as there is of Halo on the PS3.
    What's all this 'saviour of the PS3' crap? Who said it needs saving, it appears to be doing rather well and outselling the 360 even though it's priced higher. They'll probably make more money out of selling plush sackboy toys than the game itself :)

    Im sure this game will help continue the PS3s momentum forward but not to a great extent, i think MGS4 was more of a system seller than LBP.

  • Zomoniac #38 4 years ago

    Im sure this game will help continue the PS3s momentum forward but not to a great extent, i think MGS4 was more of a system seller than LBP.

    Did it sell that many systems?

    I think GT5 will be the biggie.

    But then I thought GTA4 would be the biggie, so clearly I know fuck all.

  • NegativeZero #39 4 years ago

    It worked for me. I got my PS3 last month on the strength of LBP, primarily.

  • GamesProgrammer Verified Games Team Programmer, Eutechnyx Ltd. #40 4 years ago

    @christourlord

    So sony have it safe for quite a while then, plenty of time for sony to make it the next Studio "Insert Location"

  • Zomoniac #41 4 years ago

    So sony have it safe for quite a while then, plenty of time for sony to make it the next Studio "Insert Location"

    According to a previous poster they will become Studio Above A Condemned Bathroom Shop In Guildford.

  • gingerlink #42 4 years ago

    @Widge then @Menage

    They kind of already have, Banjo-Kazooie

    and some microsoft people would say the gears of war guy as well

  • mcbi4kh2 #43 4 years ago

    They kind of already have, Banjo-Kazooie

    Do you remember the N64?

  • Gurgeh #44 4 years ago

    It will be interesting to see how people react to the cliff-like learning curve of creating levels. I'm guessing 99.9% of them won't get past dropping a few boxes on the ground. Very clever tech and looks great but if I were Sony I'd forget the level editing and concentrate on professional DLC and charge a fiver for each one.

  • bioreit #45 4 years ago

    I'm getting a PS3 for this game, so ner ner ner-ner ner. And WipEout HD. And Warhawk.

    I think Sackboy would make a fine Sony mascot, much better than Crash Bandicoot ever was.

    /remembers all the old articles saying he was going to be the new Mario or Sonic. Even then, no-one believed that would happen.

    Would just like to highlight this from the article, though:

    "We have coined 2008 'the year of the PS3', and are confident that with the launch of LittleBigPlanet we will continue to see the momentum build throughout the end of this year and on to the next."

    So, that would be 2009, yes? Wouldn't be surprised at all to hear some Sony PR numpty say around Christmas time that by saying "2008 is the year of the PS3", they really meant a financial year, giving them until April '09. Or maybe do some kind of odd Gergorian / Julian calendar maths and say that 2008 is really our 2011. Or something.

    /rambling

  • KreyAtiv #46 4 years ago

    They'll end up over doing it and make you sick of the sight of the little guy.
    Although interested to see what the Kratos outfit looks like on him.

  • holydrone #47 4 years ago

    I have found that it's mostly hardcore gamers seem to like the concept for this. As a result, I don't see the "casual" Wii Sports/Guitar Hero/Singstar demographic going for LBP, as it's main selling point is building and sharing - which is neither social nor casual gaming really. It's gonna be time-consuming, geeky and, well... quite hardcore.

    I hope it turns out great but I won't be buying a PS3 for it.
    Edited by 2 at 13/08/08 @ 11:10

  • Widge #48 4 years ago

    Plus Banjo-Kazooie is hardly iconic in my eyes... I feel that they could have come out of the same 3D platformer character generation factory as Ratchet, Daxter, Crash….

    Sackboy is so much better than crash... mainly for not going for the "hey! I'm a whacky cartoon animal!" approach...
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 11:08

  • EvilSpaceMonkey #49 4 years ago

    @nickthegun

    Of course 'emblematic' is a word. It's an adjective of 'emblem'. I recommend buying a dictionary...

  • Widge #50 4 years ago

    KreyAtiv:

    [link url=http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2735648321_37c3 66006a.jpg
    ]http://fa rm3.static.flickr.com/2160/2735...[/link]
    http://fa rm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2736...

  • ThePissartist #51 4 years ago

    This game makes me want to buy a PS3 - pretty good considering I'm an avid 360 owner...

  • Steroyd #52 4 years ago

    Sackboy would be the perfect mascot because he could become anything.

    And he's so cutely awesome.

  • Milk #53 4 years ago

    Big Phil will be proud . . .

  • skillian #54 4 years ago

    He does have a cute little face...

  • Widge #55 4 years ago

    even when in grumpy Kratos mode

  • Steroyd #56 4 years ago

    This will fail miserably.

    A game like this won't be a system seller. Is it for casuals? (pardon the expression)
    Is it for the core?( again pardon)
    "No", says Sony, "It's for everyone"

    The fuck it isn't!

    You never know, it could end up the gaming equivalent of youtube.

  • Zomoniac #57 4 years ago

    KAI FOR MASCOT!

  • rob76 #58 4 years ago

    This could well be the PS3 saviour imo. Let's face it, for all of Sony's hype about the mega powerful brilliant Cell processor, the PS3 is failing. PS3 games look as good as 360 games, which is not a bad thing per se, but from Sony's hype I expected much more from the PS3. I would love to get a PS3 cos I love gadgets but I still can't justify the PS3 money...maybe LBP will make me go for it.

  • Widge #59 4 years ago

    I would never buy a console for one game unless it was dirt cheap, if you were into lets say Warhawk, Uncharted, R&C, MGS, Motorstorm and GT as well... then if LBP sends you over the end into getting one, then its all win as you get the game you really want to get into loads plus get to mine the back catalogue too. Otherwise its like buying a high end graphics card to play something like Crysis.

  • Tomo #60 4 years ago

    I actually believe Sony on this one. I think LBP is going to be fairly massive. This year's Bioshock in terms of surprise sales, perhaps?

  • mcbi4kh2 #61 4 years ago

    @rob76
    This could well be the PS3 saviour imo.
    Who said it needs saving? Its selling rather well.

    I still can't justify the PS3 money
    PS3 is very cheap for the features it comes bundled with.



  • sneetch #62 4 years ago

    @holydrone
    "I have found that it's mostly hardcore gamers seem to like the concept for this. As a result, I don't see the "casual" Wii Sports/Guitar Hero/Singstar demographic going for LBP, as it's main selling point is building and sharing - which is neither social nor casual gaming really. It's gonna be time-consuming, geeky and, well... quite hardcore."

    I'm expecting that the main draw for the 'casual' players will be that you can download levels made by other players in a nice and seamless UI (a UI which I presume exists, I've never seen it) so you can mooch levels off the 'hardcore' players. This could be awesome, in theory, with huge amounts of free content. Of course, that is if enough people can be arsed to put the time, effort and creativity required to make good levels. Chances are you'll get a whole lot of "this is the first level of Super Mario Kidney Stone Land" (or whatever). They will need a good rating system.

    If Spore is anything to go by I'd also be expecting a lot of penis shaped levels. :)

  • Whatsfor #63 4 years ago

    Maybe this could be more popular with the casuals then you believe. I already own 3 ps3's so it wont sell me a system, but my partner just walked passed me reading this article and chirped "Ohh I'm getting that game when its out. I saw it on digital spy and it looks great." To which I asked "Do you know what its about?" She replied "No". Lol, fucked up eh? She is 23 and doesnt play games at all. Despite working for Sulake for 5 years and has an upcomming interview for Realtime worlds...

  • DrDamn #64 4 years ago

    A few missed points here. It is following a YouTube type model where the vast majority are viewers rather than creators. Hence here the vast majority will be players (of others content) rather than creators. What matters is not that the majority can create but that the creation is flexible enough for the minority to create stuff which surprises and entertains. By all accounts this is true.

    As for system seller - possibly? It doesn't matter though as the game itself has already paid off by the truck load in giving Sony great press for the last year or so when it had previously been all doom and gloom.

  • sneetch #65 4 years ago

    @Tomo
    "I actually believe Sony on this one. I think LBP is going to be fairly massive. This year's Bioshock in terms of surprise sales, perhaps?"

    Well, I doubt it as Bioshock released on PC and 360 and there's a much smaller possible install base for this. I really don't see people flocking to the PS3 for this; I don't see it having mass-market appeal, still, you never know.

    For me at least it's a case of "Interesting? Hell yeah! €420 interesting? Naw."

  • rob76 #66 4 years ago

    @mcbi4kh2
    do you believe the Sony bosses are genuinly happy with the market share they currently have?

    By "justifyng the money for a PS3" I meant that I already have a games machine in the 360 (also got a wii which is great at collecting dust). I'm only interested in games, and as yet the PS3 hasn't offered a lot more (if any) than the 360 has.

  • Whatsfor #67 4 years ago

    @Rob76

    Bare in mind that sony counts all its current platforms in market share terms so technically they are leading.... (thanks to the PS2)

  • bioreit #68 4 years ago

    I'd echo DrDamn's sentiments: LBP has been a continuous fountain of good press, good gamer reaction, good hype. Even the 'delays' (more like confirming the release date) were either ignored or seen as a good opportunity for extra polish to be applied.

    I agree with Steroyd, too, that this could be like YouTube - most people just leech off the creators, maybe after a few months having a bash themeselves, but everyone has a good time.

    I don't think this game will be a system seller to most, but I definitely believe it will help to push a lot of people over the edge - I know it has to me. That and my splurging on HD DVDs has made me hungry for more hi-def content, which really only Blu-Ray will provide.

    /annoyed that Sony's trojan horse has worked on me of all people. But I'll get over it, I'm sure.

  • mcbi4kh2 #69 4 years ago

    @rob76
    do you believe the Sony bosses are genuinly happy with the market share they currently have?
    I would do, yes.
    [link url=http://vgchart z.com/hwlaunch.php?cons1=PS®1=All&cons2=PS2®2=All&cons 3=PS3®3=All&weeks=156
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    Its not far from the PS2 sales. Definetely doesn't need saving, which was my original point.

    also got a wii which is great at collecting dust
    Snap.

    I'm only interested in games, and as yet the PS3 hasn't offered a lot more (if any) than the 360 has.
    Fair enough.

  • Widge #70 4 years ago

    I can see this having a great appeal to the younger market for its game creation aspect of things. I remember when I was young that I just couldn't wait to get my hands on SEUCK for the premise of creating my own vertical shooter. I loved stuff where I could get in on a friendly construction kit designer. Things like Jaguar XJ220's course designer and whatnot.

  • penhalion #71 4 years ago

    Reality cheque here. I don't care if I'm in some amazingly small minority about this one but, I simply don't like the game. Yes the character of sackboy looks cute and would probably place well in some mario'esque platformer, I played this at the GDC and some other events and simply didn't get the point. Cute wore off really quickly and I simply didn't ever know what the end goal was.

    So in the immortal words of dragons den...I'm out.

    Now when is bloomin' Ratchet quest for booty gonna show up....

  • ghearoid #72 4 years ago

    "I'd also be expecting a lot of penis shaped levels."

    Sold!

  • the_dudefather #73 4 years ago

    "Yes the character of sackboy looks cute and would probably place well in some mario'esque platformer"

    so the character looks cute and places well then?

  • jonfon #74 4 years ago

    Sony grooming Sackboy...

    Erm.... That just sounds wrong, like Sony is trying to pick Sackboy up on Bebo or something.

  • cymro #75 4 years ago

    I still don't get it.
    Its essentially a straight 2d platformer with a level and character editor,yes?
    or am I missing the point?

  • Chaote-Imagicka #76 4 years ago

    If Spore is anything to go by I'd also be expecting a lot of penis shaped levels. :)

    Not being obsessed by cock I intend to make a LBP level modelled after a woman's sexual organs instead. Let's hear it for variety!

  • dan13l #77 4 years ago

    I'd much rather have an avatar based on Sackboy than a Mii or MiiToo like Ninty and Microsoft.

    Sony should ditch Home, build a new version that lets you import your Sackboy, and use that as their avatar.

    I still remain unconvinced that this will sell hardware though. I'm looking forward to it - and can't wait to see my son playing it - but I already own a PS3. How many potential buyers will be convinced by this? Unknown.

  • HolyJebus #78 4 years ago

    For me also, this is the game that would most make me want to get a PS3.

    And I agree that a world full of loads of different sack boys would be way cooler then Home.

  • Dizzy #79 4 years ago

    "I still don't get it.
    Its essentially a straight 2d platformer with a level and character editor,yes?
    or am I missing the point"

    Hmmm.. it is more like a physics platform game. The big question is still... can you actually build levels with the game that reach the same level of gameplay as classic 2D platformers (like Mario for example). Jury is still open on that one. If it does that, it can very well be a hit. If it is just a "mess around with some objects" type thing... I don't think it will catch on. And yes... platform construction kits have been done before and never really managed to do anything so the LBP devs have their work cut out.

    "Sony should ditch Home, build a new version that lets you import your Sackboy, and use that as their avatar. "

    Hmmm.. maybe Home should have been LBP :) It seems very possible to build your own "room" like this and your friends could just drop in to mess around. maybe this whole Home 3D stuff was a colossal waste of time and money, when the really interesting "home" application was just under the nose of Sony?
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 12:05

  • Quint2020 #80 4 years ago

    "We have coined 2008 'the year of the PS3'"

    Yes and we're still chuckling about it.

  • bioreit #81 4 years ago

    Oh yeah - that would be far more interesting than Home! Especially with all the proper customisations and building you can do in LBP - infinitely better than having a bland room in a bland building, where you stick stuff on shelves. Like a bloody Ikea advert.

    Look at the art people can produce just using Forza / Forza 2's very limited systems. Imagine what they could achieve with LBP!

  • DrDamn #82 4 years ago

    @Dizzy
    Same level but different type of gameplay I think. The physics element adds a hell of a lot which you don't get with normal platformers, though also taking away a some of the predictability which is of use.

    All the levels delivered in the game could have been done with the toolkit - which is a great plus point. There are already a number of surprising levels beta testers have come up with and that is one of the elements which distinguishes this from other games with construction kits. The other element is the integration of the share aspect. A much bigger audience for your work will help attract the right people.

  • michaelius #83 4 years ago

    This has huge potential if they can capitalize on high quality cheap blue ray player that also has family friendly games.

    But what do i know if I consider Valkyria Chronicles as system seller for me :D

  • Dizzy #84 4 years ago

    "Same level but different type of gameplay I think. The physics element adds a hell of a lot which you don't get with normal platformers, though also taking away a some of the predictability which is of use. "

    Yeah I know... but the very best platformers usually are hand crafted masterpieces so I am still skeptical about any construction kit. Then again Linerider was ace and LBP reminds me of that but with more interaction.

  • thedaveeyres #85 4 years ago

    Balls to Sackboy

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #86 4 years ago

    Whilst I'd be excitedly looking forward to LBP if I had a PS3 (it's the sorta game that's right up my street - and the first PS3 game I can say that about, really), I'm not sure it'll be a system seller. For a start, none of the gamey people I know have even heard of it. And will, essentially, a physics-based 2D platformer really entice that many people in this day and age? Will "casuals" be arsed to tinker with levels?

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not slagging it or Sony off here - I'm just not sure it's the behemoth Sony are desperately wishing it will be.

  • AJUK #87 4 years ago

    I really want to like this game, but it's just not getting me excited yet. I guess it's probably more fun to play than it looks. Certainly been enjoying Braid so the whole 2D platforming thing is very definitely back. Where's the remake of Dynamite Dan when you need it?

    Come to think of it, maybe that's what Sackboy could be good for? Recreating the classic platformers of yesteryear... imagine a sackboy Impossible Mission, a sackboy Monty Mole and a sackboy Mario. If the users create and upload the content then there won't be anything to stop it from happening.

    Hold on, have I actually just talked myself into finally seeing a reason to get a PS3? I reckon they might finally have a sale once the christmas price drop rolls around. £150 and I'm in Sony! :)

  • Widge #88 4 years ago

    Sackboy Rick Dangerous

  • Stormflood #89 4 years ago

    "Sony should ditch Home, build a new version that lets you import your Sackboy, and use that as their avatar. "

    You beat me to it. I think this would trump both Miis and Avatars. I'd love my avatar to be a sack toy of my creation. Sure, you could keep the 3D environment of Home, but style it like LBP. They could call it Little Big Home, and the public space would be Home Planet :)

  • MORZTAN #90 4 years ago

    @Steroyd

    "You never know, it could end up the gaming equivalent of youtube."

    To be fair, everybody has an internet connection. Everybody does not have a PS3, and would have to spend a signigficant amount of money to get this new equivalent. Not gonna happen...

    For this to be the equivalent of youtube, it will have to be advertised beyond belief, but hey, if it happens, I'll buy you a beer at the airport.

  • agparrot #91 4 years ago

    Still very interested in LBP, although have no idea of the wisdom of making it the face of PS3.

    The potential for user-created Retro platformers is of course great.

    Oh, and as for Rick Dangerous!

  • Kryon #92 4 years ago

    LULZ, Sackboy looks like a close relative of Mr Hanky, yes, a turd with eyes and a mouth. Anyway....

  • Widge #93 4 years ago

    LBP does create a stir for those "not in the know" so to speak. I've slapped up vids of it on a non-gamer centric site and it always gets a definite "oh my what is this?" positive response. Other stuff, gets no reaction whatsoever... no-one cares about Mirrors Edge, Killzone 2 etc.....

  • VandelayIndustries #94 4 years ago

    is it a system seller?

    i think so. i would guess that the people buying a PS3 for this would've done some research and realized that not long after they'll have Resistance 2 Killzone 2 God of war 3 M.A.G and others. not to mention a handful of decent games available now, and for cheap too.

    as for the game itself, this is right up my ally. since i don't have the time to learn how to code for mods or learn XNA, this will suit me fine. make whole games, levels, 'Rube Goldberg' style chat rooms, movies etc.

    and i find it hard to believe that pro designers won't want to make levels or whole games within the game. the Braid guy, the PixelJunk team, Insomniac, Naughty Dog and others. how could it fail.

  • Whatsfor #95 4 years ago

    and i find it hard to believe that pro designers won't want to make levels or whole games within the game. the Braid guy, the PixelJunk team, Insomniac, Naughty Dog and others. how could it fail.

    Especially if user created levels and items can be sold a la second life.

  • Widge #96 4 years ago

    Guest developers.... Hideo Kojima presents Little Big Solid
    ahem

  • DrDamn #97 4 years ago

    Mr Ico is doing a level apparently.

  • chris_ace #98 4 years ago

    Post deleted at 11:55:13 13-12-2011

  • spud71 #99 4 years ago

    What has happened to Sony's own studios? Liverpool, London and Cambridge! Don't they have anything for 2008?

  • MattyD #100 4 years ago

    HAHAHA OH WOW

    Ancient Japanese History / THE POWER OF THE CELL / five-hundred-and-ninety-nine US Dollars etc etc

  • onyxbox #101 4 years ago

    ps3 has a lot of momentum now and has been outselling 360 this year (apart from the blip in north america when they dropped the price of 360 again).

    My nine year old daughter asks me all the time if LBP is out yet... she really wants to play this. She loved Viva Piniata when that came out and now she's hyped for this. I think it could sell a few systems, especially when you look at all the other exclusive stuff out for PS3 now... such as the Rachets, MGS4, GT5 etc. and all the cool PSN stuff.

    Sony IMO are all over MS now, not only do they have lots good exclusives they are also ahead of the game in terms of the casual stuff with Singstar and Buzz and the Eytoy stuff. PS2 is still strong and PSP is gaining momentum too.... Sony as a brand is IMO very very strong and games like LBP will appeal to a lot of people wanting something other than another Gears this Christmas.

    Microsoft have a pretty good system but it's starting to look a little bit tired now and they've failed to spruce up 360 image... Avatars and Lips and all that are an attempt but it's still doesn't quite look right... a bit cheap and not quite right somehow.

    With a good advertising campaign i think Sony are right... LBP (along with everything else) will probably sell consoles.

  • mcbi4kh2 #102 4 years ago

    @spud71

    I think Liverpool are doing WipeoutHD, Cambridge are fudging PlayTV and I'm not sure about London.

  • actionfitz #103 4 years ago

    "...grooming Sackboy"

    O.o

    anyway... screw Sackboy. They should recruit 'Blig-Merk'...
    what? they did already?
    mkay.
    Edited by 1 at 13/08/08 @ 17:40

  • Dizzy #104 4 years ago

    "im the only one that finds that title a bit dodgy? "

    I think EG did that on purpose :)

  • ZombiZtyle #105 4 years ago

    I want a Sackboy teddy bear

  • SeesThroughAll #106 4 years ago

    even nintendo dont put mario front and centre anymore...

    You sure about that?

  • bonker #107 4 years ago

    "Makes sense I suppose...

    And he is Kinda Cute isant he! "

    I only have one thought every time I see him:

    Wiping my arse with him :)

  • DrDamn #108 4 years ago

    @Seamonsterneil
    Being a mascot doesn't have to mean being put front and centre all the time. It just needs to be a character associated with the platform. Mario is still that and Master Chief is for MS.

  • Kilroy #109 4 years ago

    I want a Sackboy teddy bear
    I'm going to make one, just in anticipation.

  • ChuckNorris #110 4 years ago

    "Toss sheit on Sony Day" on EG. Its like Groundhog Day, e.g. every day!