Sony permanently closes the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers due to the persistence of "technical problems"

April 22 (Portaltic/EP) –

sony has announced that the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers will remain offline permanently due to persistent “technical issues”, Therefore, players will no longer be able to enjoy said title or access levels created by other players.

LittleBigPlanet 3, developed by Sumo Digital and published by Sony, it's a platform and puzzle video game in which players must embody themselves as rag dollslike the protagonist Sackboy, to advance and overcome multiple levels and scenarios with different skills, such as jumping, gliding or even driving.

It is also a creative game that allows players to use different tools to design their own games and levelsso that they can play them personally or share them with other players.

In January of this year, the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers for PlayStation 4 temporarily offline due to “ongoing technical issues” that caused this title to malfunction.

Now, Sony has announced that they have made the decision to keep the LittleBigPlanet 3 servers offline permanently. due to the persistence of said technical failures, so that users will no longer be able to play the video game or access levels created by other users.

This has been announced by the video game company that owns PlayStation, through a notification on its official website, and the developer Sumo Digital itself in a publication on X (former Twitter).

“All online servers, including access to other players' creations for LittleBigPlanet 3, are no longer available,” the developer noted, which means that, among other things, the Users will no longer be able to access millions of levels that had been shared by other players.

An important message from us regarding the LittleBigPlanet servers and online features: pic.twitter.com/QLweKxvD3s

— Sackboy: A Big Adventure | LittleBigPlanet (@LittleBigPlanet) April 19, 2024

However, he clarified that Any content previously generated by users and stored locally on the console will be playable on the PlayStation 4 “but cannot be shared.” Likewise, he has indicated that the offline functionalities of the titlelike the campaign, They also remain playable for all users.

With all this, the creators of LittleBigPlanet 3 have expressed who share the news “with great regret” and have grateful to the players “for their continued love and support over the years.”

The video game saga LittleBigPlanet came to the Sony console in 2008 like a platform game in which customizable rag dolls and creativity were the protagonists. Later in 2014, LittleBigPlanet 3 arrived on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 consoles with new characters and abilities.