Little Big Planet 2 Delayed. Has a New January Release Date

Sorry Sackboy fans, Little Big Planet 2 will be delayed. Currently, developer media Molecule has given a firm release date of January 18, 2011 for North America.

Official Statement from Media Molecule:

LittleBigPlanet 2 is a crazy dream, a dream to allow players to make whatever kind of game they want, but also to play though a great adventure of drama and excitement, power-ups, and cinematics. But like all of the most ambitious ideas, it can be a considerable challenge to turn these dreams in fun games. 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. Which is why we’ve taken the hard decision to delay the worldwide release of LittleBigPlanet 2, originally slated for later this year to January 2011.

We know this will come as disappointing news for all you LittleBigPlanet fans, and believe us, we are disappointed too. We are a tight-knit team and we take enormous pride in our work, so to raise the bar we’ve set with the original LittleBigPlanet, a game that has been so embraced by all, we’ve agreed to allow ourselves a bit more time to deliver the experience that our great fans and community deserve. We are truly sorry, but hope you understand that we have to build the best possible game, as it is the foundation of our community.

On the upside, we are going to find a way to give more of you a taste of LBP2 prior to launch, so stay tuned.

Thanks for your continued love and support, it won’t be long – we promise.

Lots of love from all at Mm

I’m sure the game will do well with all the hype surrounding and taking into account the success of the first one. Only thing is I’m sure they’ll be many unhappy about not having the game for Christmas.

To see videos displaying LBP 2 ‘s versatility click here.

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Little Big Planet 2 Delayed to January, 2011

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Little Big Planet 2 was set for release on November 16, but as it turns out, when it comes to developing a wildly ambitious title that'll allow players to build any kind of game they want, things don't necessarily go according to plan. This morning, developer Media Molecule confirmed Little Big Planet 2 has been delayed, and will now instead release in January next year.

"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," explained an apologetic post on Media Molecule's website. "We are a tight-knit team and we take enormous pride in our work, so to raise the bar we've set with the original Little Big Planet, a game that has been so embraced by all, we've agreed to allow ourselves a bit more time to deliver the experience that our great fans and community deserve."

The delay only amounts to a little over two more months of waiting at most, so really, it's not that bad, is it? Plus, the post also promises that Media Molecule is "going to find a way to give more of you a taste of LBP2 prior to launch, so stay tuned." Previously, Media Molecule was only sending beta invites to "users who've been really active in Little Big Planet," but perhaps the restrictions will be relaxed a little leading into the (new) final couple months before the release.

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