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LittleBigPlanet ships incomplete


And another feature bites the dust


Written by: Nathan Lawrence | 9/23/2008 8:47:38 AM




When creating buzz for an upcoming game that will doubtlessly become a hit, it’s still best to play it safe and focus on the positive aspects of what the game has to offer. That is to say, if you’ve announced certain features for a title that have created a particular appeal, it’s probably best to conveniently ‘forget’ to mention that the hyped certain features will not be making the release day cut. So regardless of whether it is developer Media Molecule’s or publisher Sony’s decision to ship LittleBigPlanet a bit on the lighter side, the following news is a bit disappointing.

The good in the bad however, is that the two features in question have not been cut from the game entirely, and will be available for download at a later point. These two features that will be missing the launch boat are online creation mode and video sharing. The former feature will allow users “to create levels together online in a multiplayer jamming mode” with the latter feature enabling LittleBigPlaneteers to share videos of their adventures within the game.

The game has officially gone gold which means that there is no chance that these features will be added to the disc release of the game, but hopefully the missing features will be available for download not long after the 23rd of October release date.



   

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jase619
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Agree (0) :: Disagree (0) 1  -  Meh | Posted on: 9/23/2008 3:42:12 PM
An article said they're already working on the patch seems the game has gone gold, so it shouldn't be long at all after release (if it IS after release!) that it comes out. And besides, if it doesn't I'm going to be finishing the levels on the disc first (which takes 12+ hours) to unlock all the tools for creation mode.

And i didn't even know there was a video sharing option. I only ever heard about screenshotting, so this is news to me.

Anyone that complains hasn't thought about this.
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jase619
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Agree (0) :: Disagree (0) 2  -  Oh, and... | Posted on: 9/23/2008 3:43:32 PM
The game comes out October 22 here. 24th is for the UK.
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Agree (0) :: Disagree (0) 3  -  Heard this already | Posted on: 9/23/2008 7:29:16 PM
I heard this on another site. Sad the feature wont be start in the game but at least it will be patched after release. 

I'll be like jase619 and finish the levels first before I start creating stuff so I have all the tools. 

Still I'm glad that the AUS date now the October 23. Can't wait.
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Agree (0) :: Disagree (0) 4  -  Amendments | Posted on: 9/23/2008 9:59:27 PM
Cheers guys, I've updated the release date... 23rd of October apparently ;)
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Agree (0) :: Disagree (0) 4.1  -  Er | Posted on: 9/24/2008 3:50:56 PM
Where did you get October 23 from? The official Sony Release statement sais 22nd of October
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