A few hours ago, a press release was issued by an outside PR agency in the UK on behalf of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, stating that
LittleBigPlanet's European release date is October 24. Naturally, we were a little confused, as we'd previously been told by SCEE directly that the
release date was October 29. When we followed up with this agency, we were informed that the Oct. 24 date was definitely for Europe, and that the game would be released October 21 in North America.
Although Oct. 21 is the date that's
been batted around in North America for a while, we still haven't received any official confirmation and, after contacting SCEA, were informed by a rep: "We have not yet announced an official North American release date." This is official:
LittleBigPlanet's release date is giving us a VeryLargeHeadache.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
NaeemTHM @ Sep 16th 2008 1:31PM
Man I can't wait for this to come out for 360!
And now a magic trick! Watch in amazement as my comment turns invisible!!
TheAzureKnight @ Sep 16th 2008 1:36PM
LOL!
I was about to say...
I just want the damn game to come out so that everyone can get over the hype and move on...
And maybe Joystiq will stop with the every other day (and sometimes EVERY DAY) coverage of this much hyped about yet very lacking in actual substance game...
j.howlett @ Sep 16th 2008 1:42PM
then we can keep on with the rock band and who's making a halo game news
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 1:48PM
OH NO YOU DIDN'T!
For fuck sake, didn't my adventures with LBP bashing teach you babies anything?
Biased Joystiq Community(+SDF) is biased.
It's a shame because otherwise this game might've been something more than "Just another Spore syndrome"...
Metal_Gear @ Sep 16th 2008 1:50PM
Admitting your trolling doesn't make trolling ok...
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:02PM
Specially when you troll without doing your research. The LBP IP is owned by Sony.
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 2:06PM
Hey!
Why am I the only one getting downvoted? That's not fair!
:sad face:
TheAzureKnight @ Sep 16th 2008 2:12PM
tmac = OBVIOUS
Clearly the first post is a joke/sarcasm...
I highly doubt there's anyone on this website who doesn't know it's a sony exclusive.
That being said I put it in the same category as Uncharted and Heavenly Sword...mediocre/average titles that are being hyped and in some cases WAY OVER THE TOP hyped because the ps3 just doesn't have that many killer games on it as a whole.
As far as sales go it'll sell pretty good probably considering it's the first major title since MGS4 but how good is the question.
If it sells to the causal audience that sony is secretly trying to court then extremely well.
My guess is that diehard sony fanboys will buy it and maybe a few curious individuals. But after that sales will drop.
343 Guilty Fart @ Sep 16th 2008 2:16PM
HEY EVERYONE, let's wait till the damn game comes out before passing judgement on it!
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:21PM
Apparently no one knows it is cause I have to keep telling everyone it's owned by sony. Also, nice to know you played it and know it's going to be mediocre.
Lionbacker @ Sep 16th 2008 2:22PM
Uncharted? Mediocre?
DOES NOT COMPUTE! DOES NOT COMPUTE!
System shutting down...
el serpiente @ Sep 16th 2008 2:25PM
Wow, jakka AND premature ass! Did someone forget to put the lid on the compost pile?
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 2:47PM
umm...got something interesting to say or are you just gonna insult me? The fact that all you ever do is hang out in Sony News because of the amount of support you get from other fanboys isn't an excuse to fling shit at people who dare not to agree with you.
Sony or at least their fanboys have a tendency to overhype games - Lair,Haze,Killzone,Heavenly Sword as well as MGS4 and Uncharted(these on turned out to be good though) are just some examples and going by this pattern it looks like LBP will be next.
Care to counter this or will you talk about my mother's sex life since we all know that thanks to that(points with his finger) fanboy horde behind you anything you say will get you an instant three hearts regardless of what you write?
Haggard (Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 2:59PM
Both consoles have overhyped exclusives, move along.
Maverick Saturn @ Sep 16th 2008 3:06PM
Jakka, what is your problem? If you don't like the game, ignore it, if you don't like fanboys, ignore them, do you think the self proclaimed Sony fanboys will care whether you like them or not or think they are hyping. Fanboys hype, fullstop, however, saying you are excited about a game does not = hype ¬_¬
And whats this about your mother? Why even mention her? What has she got to do with LBP?
Should people call you a fanboy if you are looking forward to something and are pretty sure it will do well? Its called optimism, but if you want to be pesimistic, thats fine, you have your opinion, others have thiers, if you don't wanna get rated down, stop telling other people what to do and think.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 3:13PM
Jakka has openly stated before that he loves Halo 3, so no one should really even pay attention when he says he likes or hates a game.
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 3:16PM
Maveric, sorry I got a little pissed off and carried away.
I only commented in first place to tell Azure and Naem that nothing good will happen out of this, but then El-I-am-so-cool-I-can-shit-on-others-just-because-I'm-on-my-own-turf-Serpiente decided to flame us for no reason.
I don't mind loosing in an argument because imo there's nothing more fun than arguing in a situation when each side has it's own great points(vide PS3+Cell+Compression+Installation discussion) but really I loathe people who simply attack somebody instead of arguing.
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 3:21PM
Tmac, isn't it lovely how you just came in and proved my entire point? Way to be a dick for the good cause.
Also could you please link me to that time I "openly admitted I love Halo 3"?
Maverick Saturn @ Sep 16th 2008 5:13PM
I wouldn't have minded if you didn't think the game had potential, then again that's the whole point of opinions, who am I to say it will do well, I haven't even played it yet. However, (not refering to you here now) what I don't like is when people WANT a game to fail, that's a childish attitude. Okay, you may not believe in something, much like I look at new FPS games and think, 'hmm, how is this any different to Half Life or Halo', but sometimes I am proved wrong and sometimes proved right, I have never wanted a game to fail just to shut fanboys up, that's silly.
Hyams @ Sep 16th 2008 5:17PM
C'mon guys, give Jakka a break. He's okay.
superaktieboy @ Sep 16th 2008 5:50PM
according to PS3Fanboy this is known through a press release, if they're right, why is this marked rumor?
NecronomiconUK @ Sep 16th 2008 1:31PM
A week earlier would suit me just fine thank you very much
mywhitenoise @ Sep 16th 2008 1:40PM
[I've been banned for questioning if something is newsworthy, which really annoys everyone.]
Kodros @ Sep 16th 2008 1:48PM
"as you even mentioned."
Where?
Jakka(Free Mr.ESC!) @ Sep 16th 2008 1:59PM
Joystiq, why the fuck do you ban a person who simply pointed out that we all already knew that late Oct was going to be the release date?
I understand he might've been a bit of a dick but for fuck's sake, there was no reason to ban him!
Emophia @ Sep 16th 2008 2:02PM
Banning him was way too harsh.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:05PM
That is about as annoying to me as the douchebags on these sites who go "OMG FIRST" on every article, so I think the banning was appropriate. If you don't think it's newsworthy
A) Why did you click on the article and read it?
B) Why did you post on it?
TheAzureKnight @ Sep 16th 2008 2:30PM
Lol tmac you approve of EVERYTHING Joystiq does these days because it suits your tastes to a perfect T.
Bash Nintendo almost daily? CHECK!
Ban people who say things against sony and the obvious bias Joystiq has in FAVOR of sony related stuff? CHECK!
Multiple articles about LBP which contain NOTHING relevant or even newsworthy about the game? CHECK!
In short Joystiq reported about October being the month when this game would be released. I think a few months ago they mentioned Oct 15 specifically as the date it would come out in the US.
Now we have this article that refers to some random PR statement that may or may not be true...what's the point then?
At this point I think everyone is fairly certain of 2 things:
1) sony owns this game
2) sony is releasing it in October
This is evidenced by all the Joystiq articles, the previews, the hands ons, and the massive marketing campaign that sony is pushing out.
Anyways I think the game will be mediocre. However I'm sure all the sony hype and marketing will result in lots of undeserved "Perfect 10's" like GTAIV.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:38PM
Now that I know who you are (seriously for someone who "doesn't care" you sure change your name a lot when people start attacking you) your comment was pretty predictable. I'll reiterate my previous statement.
If you don't think it's newsworthy why are reading and posting in the article? It has nothing to do with any system, it has to do with douchebags who aren't contributing to the article at all. Even trolls contribute more than the "FIRST" and "this isn't news" guys because at least they're talking about whatever the article's on. Don't like it? Too bad, move on.
Also, being on this site for a year without my head stuck up my ass like yourself, I've seen my fair share of Sony bashing from the Joystiq writers. Ever since that piss poor E3 they've finally woken up to Nintendo's bullshit though.
Mr Khan @ Sep 16th 2008 2:48PM
if "wake up to Nintendo's bullshit" means "started buying into all the baseless hater FUD" then yes, they did.
borland502 (SDF Macross) @ Sep 16th 2008 2:58PM
"Ban people who say things against sony and the obvious bias Joystiq has in FAVOR of sony related stuff? CHECK!"
If it makes you feel any better, several equally stupid Sony fans (boys really) feel the same way about Joystiq's *OBVIOUS* 360 bias. And because I know that research is beyond you, I've included a helpful Google query:
360 bias site:joystiq.com
You should find some kindred spirits in the first few hits with brothers from a different console mother.
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:58PM
It's not baseless when they go out and prove everything we've been saying since the wii came out.
Mr Khan @ Sep 16th 2008 3:05PM
Ok, some of it isn't baseless, but the facts themselves oppose what E3 showed us. Just because Nintendo wishes to focus on the new audience doesn't mean they've abandoned the old
And then, of course, there are shameful (to the host) stories like this:
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/08/26/dear-core-wait-2-3-years-love-nintendo/
Deceptive
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 3:07PM
mmm I remember that article, that was some good fun.
Maverick Saturn @ Sep 16th 2008 3:09PM
Mediocre or not, this game in my opinion already looks more colourful and original then 70% of games released this generation.
Ubiqutous Oxymoron @ Sep 16th 2008 1:45PM
I can't believe some of the comments on this website, this is Joystiq's wbsite and they can post whatever stories they damn wish, if you want to deide what is and isn't newsworthy then start your own goddamn webiste.
borland502 (SDF Macross) @ Sep 16th 2008 2:37PM
Please, open our own websites and actually write opinion pieces instead of sniping at someone's hard work? It's like you totally miss the awesome power of being a poster!
Sample article from poster site urghey.com:
Joystiq's article on blah is wrong. NeoGaf is biased; joystiq is biased. 1up is biased, sux, and is ghey.
Ubiqutous Oxymoron @ Sep 16th 2008 1:46PM
Please excuse the multiple typos in comment above, had a few painkinllers and am feeling slghtly funky.
john paul @ Sep 16th 2008 1:47PM
Damn, this or Fable 2!!!
I'm going Fable 2....
creid @ Sep 16th 2008 2:02PM
It's actually this, or Fable II, or Bioshock PS3, or Eternal Sonata PS3. I think I'm forgetting 2 more.
john paul @ Sep 16th 2008 2:16PM
Well.. I played bioshock on 360 a while back and eternal sonata(get tales...so much of a better game) a year back. So yeah just that and fable 2
AwesomeTown @ Sep 16th 2008 2:39PM
Cheddar or Pepperjack?
Both!
john paul @ Sep 16th 2008 4:10PM
@awesometown
You buy some expensive cheese, also at my local gamestop LBP is shown for only $49.99, has anyone seen this at all?
j.howlett @ Sep 16th 2008 1:48PM
it'll be a little late but i know what i'm getting myself for my birthday
Kermad @ Sep 16th 2008 1:48PM
FFS!!! I was hoping that unlike Lionhead, Media Molecule wouldn't screw Europe over with the release date. I live 15 minutes from their Guildford studio, so its pretty frustrating that I have to wait 3 more days for them to ship it half way around the world before I can get my copy. They better have a launch party in Guildford!!!!
NecronomiconUK @ Sep 16th 2008 1:56PM
You call 3 days 'screwing europe over with a release date'? Wow, get a grip. Games in the US often come out on tuesdays and games almost always come out on Fridays over here. Order it online and you'll prob get it on the 23rd anyway.
It's not shipped half way around the world anyway. Sony typicaly use regional disk fabrication so more likely than not a European copy is going to have been made in Austria
tmacairjordan87 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:07PM
This, Farcry 2 and Fable 2 all on the same day. My wallet's crying already :(
brickwalker0 @ Sep 16th 2008 3:18PM
dont forget Fallout 3.
and Guitar Hero World tour.
and Gears of War 2.
and Left 4 Dead.
who am i kidding, the list doesnt end. so many good games are going to cause a depression in the US.
Vcize @ Sep 16th 2008 2:19PM
Ok seriously, what a freaking month of games Oct 21st through November 21st will be.
It's kind of absurd, really, how many great looking games are releasing in that span.
Thomas @ Sep 16th 2008 5:01PM
Yeah, i feel silly for thinking that nothing could top last fall / winter; bioshock, the orange box, halo 3, call of duty 4, mass effect, and uncharted.