LittleBigPlanet 2 delayed until Jan. 2011

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Sep 23rd 2010 6:00AM

Sony-owned studio Media Molecule has announced that LittleBigPlanet 2 will miss its original November 2010 release date and arrive sometime during January 2011. Writing on the official website, the development team expressed disappointment, but deemed the extra time necessary to deliver "the experience that our great fans and community deserve."

"We've all been working like powered-up space ninjas and we're almost there, but because we love what we've made, and we love our little sack-friends, and most of all we love all our fans out there, we couldn't let you all get together until we knew we were giving you the best experience imaginable."

Considering the complexity seen in some of the game types and levels in the LBP2 beta so far, fans can clearly imagine some impressive experiences already. We'll see you next year, Sackboy. [Update: We'll see you on January 18, to be precise.]

Source: LittleBigPlanet 2 Official Site

Tags: delay, lbp2, LittleBigPlanet-2, media-molecule, playstation, ps3, q1-2011, release-date

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@MrVee PSN Vampah
Delayed?! Sackboy will not be happy to hear this...:
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:qEydPM5Y7KQWjM:http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-08/art/lbp-sackboy-angry.jpg&t=1

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@soypancho if you are going to do it...

do it right....

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

@soypancho YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Media Molecule just saved my wallet! Phew!

@Darkpen

Exactly. I want the CE Edition because of the Sackboy plush, but I wanna the CE Edition of GT5 as well and I could only get one of them in November. Now I have two more months to come up with the money for LBP2.

Yay :)

@soypancho

Sad day :( Oh well, if a delay means a better game, im all for it

@Darkpen

Guys, it's February 2011, after they reprint the game disc with the offensive song with lyrics from the Illiad.

@Darkpen
Exactly now i can get it i wont be broke so YEEEESSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@Steampunk Gwen

You're doing it wrong too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKss2uYpih8&NR=1

I'm almost glad, I haven't finished nearly enough of LBP1 yet, maybe this will be my motivation.

@Level 5

Same here, I'm already going to be spending to much money the rest of this year.

Well that sucks, I was really looking forward to playing this on release day :(

@LosEndos
You still can play it on release day.

You still can ... three months later (._.)

Gosh darnit, that's twice in the same article! *grumble*

@Fillem Well, I meant in November >_>

@Steampunk Gwen you should probably refresh before posting.....

@Chris D You shouldn't tell people what to do.

@ChrisD

I understand what your saying but the truth is there is only so much money to go around during the holidays and all the games are competing. Imagine how well a LBP2 Move Bundle would have done around Christmas.

It's real sad to be pushed but if u see the competition it's facing in November with call of duty ac2 and gran turismo.

@Harokine how is that even competition? thats like saying Mario has competition with any other game type.....its in a league of its own.....it has nothing to do with Competition as Sony REALLY wanted this out for the Holidays....you forget that this like the first LBP is a game that is made knowing it wont sell 5+ million the first day....but it will eventually...

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi
Your kidding right? You really don't know how big those games are...

@Twinturbo120

As I recall the first month sales for the original LBP were really, really low. It was a game that got sold based on word spreading around. It sold well eventually, but its initial sales were never anything to write home about. I believe MM is being honest when they say they want to release the best experience possible, rather than fear of bad initial sales.

@Twinturbo120 no I'm not...the point of the matter is they target different groups...what family is going to sit around taking turns shooting people in the head?? I know 6 families...six....that were getting LBP2 along with some Move games and a PS3 for Christmas....

@Harokine

I don't think this has anything to do with the competition. LBP2 is a AAA title in a genre all of its own and wouldn't have had a hard time raking in serious cash through the Holiday season.

Maybe they something unexpected came up during the beta. Either way, it surely is a bummer!

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi
True Chris, LBP2 is a family thing. One of those no-brainer Christmas presents that would actually get use after the "new" wears off of it.

My kids have been anticipating this gem for Christmas for awhile now (especially since I showed them some beta footage). The dilemma now is what can I replace it with this Holiday? There is nothing else like....

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

I play all those games he listed. My wallet only goes so far. Therefore, yes, they are competing for dollars with some people.

@Giggman

Do they already have modnation racers? That's got similar concepts and the game is really fun.

@Vidikron as do I....and Sony knows this as well....my point is that Sony isn't TRYING to get a SHIT ton of sales with LBP2 like Activision is with Black Ops....LBP2 will go on to sale over 5 million copies in its lifetime....and Sony is fine with that.....its not a Sprint....its a marathon to them with this game....

FLUCK!! BITCH!!! FLUCK!! SKANK!! WHORE!!!!

I already paid for the CE.....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

oh well....2 more months wont really hurt me will it?

I mean I'll have more time for Medal of Honor, Black Ops, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, GT5, Reach, DCUO, AC: Brotherhood, SW: Force unleashed 2.....

but DAMMIT....I LITERALLY just finished putting the last $20 on the collectors edition yesterday along with $50 on Black Ops.....

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

No, it's definitely going to hurt.

Media Molecule took away my birthday, literally.

@Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi

I had my CE fully paid off as well. I'd become so much of a casual gamer that I completely forgot about the bitter sting of delays. If it does lead to a better game, I think it's worth it. If turns out like post-beta MNR where they tried to please everyone, resulting in a great product with some hardcore functionality drawbacks, I'm gonna smash things with a hammer.

Bummer : (

Thanks for taking the time to iron things out!

This totally ruined my morning.

This and Cataclysm were gonna be the only games I got for the rest of the year and now the sequel to my favorite game is pushed back a few extra months :

Funny thing is, for this game I actually believe the "we're trying to make it perfect line."

Take your sweet, well-earned time MM, I will be buying it either way.

I think everyone knew this was gonna happen.

This kinda sucks... I wonder if they need to make changes this late in the game, or they are afraid of the holiday competition?

http://subgenius13.blogspot.com

This is bitter sweet. On one hand, this gives me time to save up the cash I need to get the special edition... on the other, that's another couple months of no LBP goodness.

I'm glad Mm isn't rushing things, though. This way that beta, which I hope to be included in, will be put to better use overall.

well there goes the perfect christmas present!

LBP and GT in the same month would surely be madness

I suppose this is due to the beta feedback. Hey, I'm really disappointed, but if they can use this extra few months to fix potential issues, I'm all for it. Gives me some time with God of War and GT5 this November.

OH NO GUYS!
THEY'RE SPENDING AN EXTRA 3 MONTHS MAKING POLISHING AND ENHANCING THE GAME, AT NO EXTRA COST TO US! MAYBE IF WE COMPLAIN ENOUGH THEY WILL RELEASE LBP3 BEFORE IT IS THE BEST IT CAN BE!!!!

@Esposch
All Caps and all ass all at once...

That sucks. I have nothing else to look forward to this year now.

Ha ni biggie, was planning on getting this and GT5 sig edition...

instead il save the cash and get a driving wheel and GT5 ;)

Wow...

I'm of two minds about this. I'm really glad that they're not going to release LBP2 before it's ready. Considering what this game can do, I can understand the bugs that need squishing. I'm really glad that they're beta testing right now, it makes all the sense in the world!

The other side of me is so so sad! I have the CE preordered from Amazon, and now I'll have to wait till January for some "SWEET ASS LBP2 ACTION!" (DK Shoutout!)

*sigh*

Shit, I had my pre-order pretty well paid off.

Other than GT5, this would have been my only Day 1 purchase for the rest of the year. The rest of the games this year I can wait on or I suspect will drop in price quickly.

2011 Q1 looks STACKED though now -- Dead Space 2, Dragon Age II, Mass Effect 3 maybe, Gears 3, Bulletstorm, and now this.

Hey, Crystal Dynamics -- This is how you're supposed to do it.

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