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Little Big Planet 2 delayed until January 18

Media Molecule confirms its PS3 platformer sequel has been pushed back until the first month of next year.

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As part of the 2010 Electronic Entertainment Expo, Sony announced a host of PlayStation Move-compatible titles that would be available by the end of the year. Included on that list was Media Molecule's Little Big Planet 2, the unexpected follow-up to the studio's hit PlayStation 3-exclusive platformer and user-generated content platform.

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Since that time, Media Molecule has opened up the closed beta-testing window for the game. Despite that progress, though, the game won't be hitting its projected November release. In a statement on its official site, Media Molecule says it has "taken the hard decision to delay the worldwide release," pushing the release date back to January 18, 2011. The studio says it needs the extra time to make sure fans get "the best experience imaginable."

The statement adds: "We've agreed to allow ourselves a bit more time to deliver the experience that our great fans and community deserve." Confirmation of the delay comes after Sony updated its official Japanese site for Little Big Planet 2 to reflect a 2011 launch window for the anticipated platformer.

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aww............... I love this game!

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Good I rather have a full complete game in 2011 then a sloppy release in 2010. Wise decision in my opinion.

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well I'll just have to wait a little longer

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Hmm...This reminds of Brawl. This will only make the game all the better!

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@bradocki Not really, it just means that there's too many games coming out in Nov-Dec and they want to maximise sales by dodging the holiday rush (Black Ops, GT5 as well as LBP2 in November? Hardly a safe time to release). They'll use that time to tweak the game but I'm sure there's nothing drastically wrong with it, it's just economics.

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i really do not mind, as usual i have Q4 overload as it is. I will have more time for LBP2 after the winter rush.

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Guessing those who got a Beta key for LittleBigPlanet 2 are not fussed about it's delay then?

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Not a big deal for me, as I didn't pre-order it. Most of my money will go into Kinect and a few games in November. Is anyone even surprised by this? This is normal for Sony. They always have delays that send games past the holidays and into the next year. I wouldn't be surprised if GT5 got delayed again as well. I've got better things to play anyways like Fallout: New Vegas and Kirby Epic Yarn (which isn't delayed).

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awsome, delayed its better they give us a break, damn so many good games coming out.

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im actually glad just because i still have a lot to do with the first one

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If it's for the better, then it's fine with me.

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They must really be committed to making it as perfect as they want it to be if Sony is allowing them to release just after holiday season. If they had delayed it just a month, that still would've been in time for Christmas, but a month after that? Hope they use that time wisely.

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:( sigh...

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Im not surprised, there wasnt alot of promotion yet. Its ok though one last game I have to buy this year!

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if i managed so survive a delay of 4+ years for GT5, i think i can wait 2 months for LBP2

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Whenever I see the name Little Big Planet my mind tricks me into believing it's Little Big Adventure, that sucks.

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That looks like bad news to me, there must be something really bad with the game for them to delay it to next year...

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Good so i dont waste my money on 2 games that day just ACB

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WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! NOOOOOOOOo!!! killzone masseffect deadspace and littlebigplanet are all coming out around eachother so neither will get the attention they deserve!!!!!!!

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NNNNNOOOOO!!!!! LOL Bad news for LBP fans. I was really looking forward to getting my hands on the new level/game creator. Good news for other game developers though LOL> LBP was one of those games that was going to demand a good amount of attention this holiday season; wouldn't have been suprised if Sony had a whole PS3/LBP2 bundle coming for Christmas to up the ante. Oh well. Now the question is when is it coming out in January, because you also got Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 coming out for PS3 owners. Pretty good trio of games to choose from.

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ACK girlfriend is going to rage she bought a ps3 almost entirely for this series...

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ouch, but at least it will save me some time to pre-order the game, because its one of my favourite platform games :)

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This is actually good news 4 me. Coz i m saving money for raging blast 2 and Gran turismo 5. Now i dont have to worry about it. Now i will be able to buy it as soon as it comes out.

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That's actually not so bad. There are a LOT of games I'm looking forward to this fall, so I don't mind spreading out the joy.

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oooooh that sucks!

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What a load. I was looking forward to this. Its not like they'll be able to fix a ton of bugs in two months.

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I'm pleased with this. I'll get to save some cash for black Friday and pick some other new titles at great prices. Patience is a virtue friends :)

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and this is also why I wish i had THE BETA!

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This....is....DISSAPOINTING! This is also my most favorite game EVER! My reaction

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I had that "What?!" (thinking of Alucard's voice from SotN) moment when I heard of the delay but realized that delays, especially for games like LBP, are beneficial during the development cycle. No matter what this delay says to the rest of us, I still can't wait to get my hands on LBP2. Additional patience won't hurt, right? :P

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im like how there taking the time to correct bugs but not liking having to wait i want to play it nooooooooooooow

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Disappointing in a way, but also relieving for me to hear as well. I can have more extra cash to get the collectors editions of both this and GT5 now. It won't be released in a month packed with other triple A releases (GT5, Black Ops, Hot Pursuit, AC: Brotherhood, Fallout: New Vegas, etc).... not to mention the stuff that comes out next month in October, which I feel a lot of will get looked over unfortunately. January isn't a bad month for its release, even tho I wouldn't have minded a December release, which would have boosted its sales for the kids that want it.

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fopefully i get some money after christmas since i cant get that for the holiday :P

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Good to hear. Good to hear. Several games have been delayed (though very long in comparison to this) which gave the developers time to fix what was wrong or add more to the package. I'm actually looking forward to Little Big Planet 2. With this news means an extra game I can wait for and that opens up the door for more games that I want this year and last.

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That's great news, actually. I would say that even though this delay isn't massive (which it doesn't need to be), it will undoubtedly be a ready experience by the time of its actual release.

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Well, that's disappointing, but at least it's not a lengthy delay. Hopefully the extra two months will be put to good use.

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