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[mckmas8808]

What's the point of delisting when owners still can download?

I don't get it

It makes ZERO sense. And yet people want a digital only future. UGH!

 

[hemo memo]

Why remove the entire game? Shut down the servers but keep single-player. It's a first-party game. Does it cost Sony that much to keep it there?

 

[ManaByte]

Why remove the entire game? Shut down the servers but keep single-player. It's a first-party game. Does it cost Sony that much to keep it there?

Likely some middleware they used has an expired license.

 

[That Damn Kid]

The thought that Sony may be discontinuing Sackboy in the future marketing promos depresses me

 

[hemo memo]

The thought that Sony may be discontinuing Sackboy in future marketing promos depresses me

RIP

 

[Bojanglez]

What's the point of delisting when owners still can download?

I don't get it

I'd imagine there may be licensed music or something in there that can no longer be sold and not worth patching out (maybe)

On a separate/related note, I'd love LBP remaster collection, with just the storylines of each game.

 

[ReyBrujo]

Time to "preserve" it for "future generations" as MVG likes to say

 

[BennyBlanco]

I think the most entertained ive ever been by a media molecule creation is this website

Media Molecule Kitchen | The Heart of the Molecule

Find out more about how we nourish our Molecules, with delicious, wholesome food, friendly conversation and laughter.

www.mediamolecule.com

 

[pasterpl]

Really liked it when it first came out. Shame that they are delisting it, was hoping for a remaster.

 

[StueyDuck]

Just remaster these games Sony you dummies... there's a whole generation of kids who haven't played them

 

[Omnipunctual Godot]

What's the point of delisting when owners still can download?

I don't get it

Keeping it on the storefront is probably cost-prohibitive at this point. Also, many of the costumes were licensed, and the licenses are probably expiring.

 

[Sushi_Combo]

Don't get what the point of completely removing the perfectly playable offline game, unless they plan on re-mastering it, which is highly doubtful at this point.

 

[Kupfer]

What's the point of delisting when owners still can download?

I don't get it

With more and more PS5 digital only and a PS6 digital only old games can be remade/remastered for a new audience that has no option but to buy them new this way.

 

[RoadHazard]

I tried playing Sackboy after getting back into Astro Bot. It's awful in comparison, so I gave up on it. Sumo has a lot of work getting it up to snuff for a sequel.

I've recently started playing that too, wanted another fun 3D platformer after Astro. I'm having quite fun with it and absolutely wouldn't call it "awful", but yeah, it's like a 7/10 whereas Astro is a strong 9/10 or maybe even a 10/10. Sackboy just isn't as creative (most levels feel kinda samey, just with different theming), and feels nowhere near as good to play.

One good thing is that it seems quite a bit more challenging (especially the optional trial levels), although that sometimes turns into frustration because the controls just aren't as good.

 

[Allandor]

What's the point of delisting when owners still can download?

I don't get it

Normally it has to do with music licensing. Developers most times use year based licenses and when the license can be renewed, but the game doesn't sell anymore the contract won't get renewed instead the game is delisted.

This is also why sports games get delisted after a while (also e.g. Forza games because of music and maybe even car models).

This is really sad. Maybe they should just make contracts on sold units. So a few pennies for every sold copy and no longer delist games. This is such a shame. When physical media dies, you have at one point not even the chance to get an old game later.

 

[EverydayBeast]

It's tradition for Sony to take down games from the ps store, I've said it early physical games are the way to go, digital I predict will be the version to go with but be warned, all these games getting taken down (battlefield 4, socom, little big planet now) is proof.

 

[Bojanglez]

It's tradition for Sony to take down games from the ps store, I've said it early physical games are the way to go, digital I predict will be the version to go with but be warned, all these games getting taken down (battlefield 4, socom, little big planet now) is proof.

On one hand I get what you are saying. But if you own these digitally you are not having them taken off you and you are also more likely to be able to play them on future hardware generations.

 

[dano1]

PLAY. CREATE. SHARE. (everyone)
PLAY. CREATE. SHARE. (new digital users)

Add it to the list of full and partial-games killed with GaaS shutdown.

Mostly online games never last forever. Never have never will.

 

[dano1]

It's tradition for Sony to take down games from the ps store, I've said it early physical games are the way to go, digital I predict will be the version to go with but be warned, all these games getting taken down (battlefield 4, socom, little big planet now) is proof.

All games designed for mostly online play. So you still want them to sell the game and not be able to play it

 

[Krathoon]

Can you still buy the game on disc and patch it? I may grab a copy.

Can you still buy DLC in the game after the shutdown?

Edit: Ah. The DLC will not be available. Ok. I bought a disc on Amazon and will download any interesting DLC while I can.

 

[Krathoon]

I hope they never take the Dark Souls servers down. It will suck not having people's comments.

 

[adamsapple]

Reminder

Today is the final day for this.

 

[GigaBowser]

this is the last straw

 

[graywolf323]

Reminder

Today is the final day for this.

kinda annoying they didn't do a final sale

 

[grvg]

I guess in a few years shadps4 will save the day, just live rpcs3 did with lbp2.

Thank God for emulators.

 

[Little Chicken]

Damn, Sony out there removing jobs AND games

 

[Sinozen]

Just add this to the list of reasons why Sony is becoming completely irrelevant. Why would you throw away years and years of user content? They could've made a LittleBigPlanet 4 and kept it going. So profoundly stupid. They have so many great IPs but don't do anything good with them.

 

[nial]

Just add this to the list of reasons why Sony is becoming completely irrelevant.

 

[Generic]

Reminder

Today is the final day for this.

The end of an era