SoulUnison
Banned
This is one of those services I assumed would just stay online as long as "Playstation" was still a thing.
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LittleBigPlanet 1/2/3/Portable/Vita/Karting online services shutting down in Japan
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Dr.brain64
Member
Sony making space for that uncharted...
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
if people were playing it still they wouldnt do it. i have no love for the series, but this one seems ultra sensitive to shutting down since a large part of its appeal was content creation/sharing.
this game would probably have done a lot better if it were PC-based just due to the genre.
this game would probably have done a lot better if it were PC-based just due to the genre.
Icyflamez96
Member
At least Dreams seems like you might be able to actually export levels so people could just post them to fansites and stuff.
meanspartan
Member
Fine. But then no suing fans who start up their own servers to keep it alive.
Quintin DM
Member
Wow I guess this franchise is super dead in Japan if their shutting down the servers there.
Iacobellis
Junior Member
Man... This was one of the franchises that really made PlayStation what it is. LBP3 seemed like it was kind of rushed to market, announced just months before release with little advertising, so it's not all that surprising to me.
Such a shame regardless, online functionality is like 75% of what the franchise has been about.
Such a shame regardless, online functionality is like 75% of what the franchise has been about.
I guess that means I need to go ahead and do as much as I can for the online trophies on LBP series before they are all shut down. I finished the online portion for LBP Karting this past weekend and working on LBP Vita.
Lesson learned: When buying a game that has online components and trophies/achievements tied to them, get them done asap. They won't stay up forever.
Lesson learned: When buying a game that has online components and trophies/achievements tied to them, get them done asap. They won't stay up forever.
How!? I've done like 100 levels according to LBPK.me and no pop. Same with online wins. It's fucking infuriating to have the stats say I should have those but they don't. Double so since there is no "pin" system like LBP2 to where you can check the individual stats for the achievements.
slosherbomb
Member
Can I tweet a few words to someone or do something to stop this?
donkey show
Member
Just to reiterate a couple things previously mentioned our LBP Community manager previously in this thread, here's a couple of his posts on LBPCentral regarding the Japanese service shutdown: http://www.lbpcentral.com/forums/sh...hutting-Down&p=1227105&viewfull=1#post1227105
LBP in other regions is still going strong. LBP Japanese services shutdown are a SIE Japan decision and does not affect other regions. Also, you'll still be able to access levels made by the Japanese players even after the service shutdown.
LBP in other regions is still going strong. LBP Japanese services shutdown are a SIE Japan decision and does not affect other regions. Also, you'll still be able to access levels made by the Japanese players even after the service shutdown.
But LittleBigKarting is still going down in the west, right?
Also could you check with United Front on the trophies stats on LBPK.me? Because me and a few other people have been spending literally 6+ hours over the weekend trying to get each other to connect in-game and get wins for the online champ AND 100 plays, and the stats say we have 30+ wins online and/or 100+ wins online and still no achievement unlock. It's really bizarre and apparently a known issue since the game launched.
Thing is a lot of the cool levels I've played in LBP are from Japanese content creators. Surely this is going to have an effect on the standard of the community scene :/
Shame but still hoping the series continues to be supported globally... still a bit worrying even after reassurances.
Shame but still hoping the series continues to be supported globally... still a bit worrying even after reassurances.
donkey show
Member
Yeah, it's still going down.
I'll check with the team and see what can be done about the stats.Don't worry. ^^
That list says Resistance: Retribution under Vita.
Do they mean Retribution on PSP, or Burning Skies on Vita?
I honestly have no idea. However according to PSNProfiles people have been earning the multiplayer trophy for Burning Skies since at least July 3rd 2016 (http://psnprofiles.com/trophy/1448-Resistance-Burning-Skies/25-Incite) so I assume they mean Retribution on PSP.
Yeah, it's still going down.
Well, got 25 wins finally. Now that leaves grinding (and having the servers count) 100 levels. Ugh. At least on the bright side, if it's counted 25 that means 75 (or less!) now. >_>
This is what I'm talking about though:
Utterly ridiculous the stats (NEVER) stated the correct amount for the achievements. Ever. Not even on launch.
Ah, clever. It'll be sad when Burning Skies goes down, last of its kind.
test_account
XP-39C²
I guess that they asked "where are the players?" and took the decision from that. Suck for the handfull(?) of people who still plays those games though.
hymanator
Member
I am a bit sad to see the servers for LBP psp and LBP Karting go. Here are a couple of things I made for both:
Pet Sackboy Kitchen Race
video: https://youtu.be/PGWWk6Dpxu0
Pet Sackboy
video: https://youtu.be/OoO2PrDDrDU
This is such terrible bullshit. It costs a farthing keeping a small number of servers alive. Too few users? Okay, so you basically need 0 servers. And aren't most of those games not even server hosted but P2P? Because then it make 0 sense in server terms despite not caring as a company.
Er-Do you know how LBP works?
Yes the online is P2P, insofar as actual gameplay is concerned. But the matchmaking and levels ARE hosted on dedicated servers. Those are what are shutting down. Thereby the P2P won't be able to find matches because it can't query the dedicated server base to see the levels that have players in them.
LUFTRAUSER
Banned
Wow that sucks. The Japanese playerbase made some of the coolest, most creative levels out there.
Sony let the whole LBP franchise die by not making community moderators. There were just too many spam levels. Not to mention learning how to really use create mode took hours of messing around.
Sony let the whole LBP franchise die by not making community moderators. There were just too many spam levels. Not to mention learning how to really use create mode took hours of messing around.
Catalix
And on the sixth day the LORD David Bowie created man and woman in His image. And he saw that it was good. On the seventh day the LORD created videogames so that He might take the bloody day off for once.
Nice theme and execution for both. Will give the karting level a shot before time runs out.I am a bit sad to see the servers for LBP psp and LBP Karting go. Here are a couple of things I made for both:
Pet Sackboy Kitchen Race
video: https://youtu.be/PGWWk6Dpxu0
Pet Sackboy
video: https://youtu.be/OoO2PrDDrDU
Only 3 days left for the Karting servers folks
Would appreciate if people could play my level just to get it to the required 10 players for the trophy
It literally takes seconds to finish, it's one of those that everyone's copied just for trophy requirements
PSN ID: Vashetti
level is called '1 sec copyable + 10 plays'
Thanks!
Would appreciate if people could play my level just to get it to the required 10 players for the trophy
It literally takes seconds to finish, it's one of those that everyone's copied just for trophy requirements
PSN ID: Vashetti
level is called '1 sec copyable + 10 plays'
Thanks!
Just played it
Thanks! Got my ten plays and now I'm just waiting for the trophy to pop.
PS+ price increase revenue being put to work already... Oh wait.
Shutting down the service of a PS4 game from 2014, as well as games that completely rely on online and are still alive (LBP2 at least). It's also one of Sony's most iconic series currently and a lot of people actually like and play it. They just don't give a shit about their IPs either.
#4theplayers.
Shutting down the service of a PS4 game from 2014, as well as games that completely rely on online and are still alive (LBP2 at least). It's also one of Sony's most iconic series currently and a lot of people actually like and play it. They just don't give a shit about their IPs either.
#4theplayers.
I love LBP too. I enjoyed Sony's short lived "Play. Create. Share." initiative. Were there any games under this besides LBP and Modnation Racers?
I'd be up for a PS4 sequel to Modnation Racers, maybe this time allow creators to make different types of racing games. How did LBP3 do sales wise compared to the other 2?
Jarod McChicken
Member
Do they not have to pay for PS+?
Jarod McChicken
Member
Oh and, as a matter of fact, in the West Sony and Sumo Digital just gave LittleBigPlanet 3 a major UI update and new content this month, even thouh the game seems barely active. But curiously no thread was created, as it seems more fun to bump this one.
What does it have to do with the closure of LBP ?
What does it have to do with the closure of LBP ?
BigEmil
Junior Member
Oh sweet! Never heard of this and they even brought back the 'Dive In' feature and other nice changes and additions that's cool
Hero of Legend
Member
Wow, can't imagine being a trophy/achievement collector, and then you have this happen and you lose any hope of getting all trophies due to a server shutdown.
Especially if you started said game already and put if off for so long or even sold it already.cant be that dead if they make content that big, kids like to play and people probably buy dlc.
