{"id":830843,"date":"2025-12-10T21:56:53","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks"},"modified":"2025-12-10T21:56:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T21:56:53","slug":"microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony-published LittleBigPlanet series.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=she0P0pTDbU\">MinnMax<\/a>, Mark Healey &#8211; who co-founded LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule back in 2006 &#8211; revealed that during the early stages of the game, the Xbox maker was &#8220;on the prowl&#8221; and was &#8220;kind of trying to steal&#8221; the studio from going with Sony.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The funny thing is, we actually didn&#8217;t have anything in writing to say that we were actually going to continue with [Sony] or that they even owned what we were doing, is my memory of it,&#8221; Healey said of LittleBigPlanet, before sharing more on Microsoft&#8217;s poaching efforts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/microsoft-once-tried-to-nab-littlebigplanet-from-sony-after-a-few-drinks\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony-published LittleBigPlanet series. Speaking with MinnMax, Mark Healey &#8211; who co-founded LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule back in 2006 &#8211; revealed that during the early stages of the game, the Xbox maker was &#8220;on the prowl&#8221; and was &#8220;kind of trying to steal&#8221; the studio from going with Sony. &#8220;The funny thing is, we actually didn&#8217;t have anything in writing to say that we were actually going to continue with [Sony] or that they even owned what we were doing, is my memory of it,&#8221; Healey said of LittleBigPlanet, before sharing more on Microsoft&#8217;s poaching efforts. 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