{"id":349130,"date":"2025-10-22T16:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/little-big-planet-servers-shut-down"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:30:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:30:52","slug":"littlebigplanet-legacy-servers-to-be-shut-down-over-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/littlebigplanet-legacy-servers-to-be-shut-down-over-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"LittleBigPlanet legacy servers to be shut down over safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/littlebigplanet-legacy-servers-to-be-shut-down-over-safety-concerns.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The LittleBigPlanet <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LittleBigPlanet\/status\/1437415883752845318\">Twitter<\/a> account released a statement announcing its intention to shut down the servers for LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, the PS3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3, and LittleBigPlanet Vita, making the content on LittleBigPlanet 3 for PS4 the only levels that will survive unscathed.<\/p>\n<p>For a game series all about used-generated content, this sounds a bit like missing the point. But the reason given for the shutdown is so that the community remains safe, referring to the end of those server as &ldquo;the best way to protect the LittleBigPlanet community and to help ensure that our online environment stays safe&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>Consolidating servers makes more sense when you consider the troubles that have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/sony-temporarily-disables-littlebigplanet-servers\">plaguing<\/a> the LittleBigPlanet games recently, including DDoS attacks and harassment\/hate speech. This way, the moderation team probably won&rsquo;t be stretched as thin. And given that the LittleBigPlanet audience is made up of people of all ages, it makes sense that moderation would be a high priority for the team.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/little-big-planet-servers-shut-down\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/little-big-planet-servers-shut-down\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The LittleBigPlanet Twitter account released a statement announcing its intention to shut down the servers for LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, the PS3 version of LittleBigPlanet 3, and LittleBigPlanet Vita, making the content on LittleBigPlanet 3 for PS4 the only levels that will survive unscathed. For a game series all about used-generated content, this sounds a bit like missing the point. But the reason given for the shutdown is so that the community remains safe, referring to the end of those server as &ldquo;the best way to protect the LittleBigPlanet community and to help ensure that our online environment stays safe&rdquo;. Consolidating servers makes more sense when you consider the troubles that have been plaguing the LittleBigPlanet games recently, including DDoS attacks and harassment\/hate speech. 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