LittleBigPlanet social network site, Sackbook.com, taken down by Sony
Those of you who enjoyed the short-lived Sackbook.com, a social network site for LittleBigPlanet, would have to wait it out a bit. We’ve just heard that the site has been taken down at the request of Sony‘s lawyers. Details after the jump.
Those of you who enjoyed the short-lived Sackbook.com would have to wait it out a bit. We’ve just heard that the site has been taken down at the request of Sony‘s lawyers.
Chris Warren, creator of the site, had this to say about the matter:
As expected I’ve been asked by Sony’s Sacklawyers to take down Sackbook whilst they take a look at how the data is accessed to ensure everything is safe and lovely (it is, but they are right to make sure of such important things).
Please keep your burlap fingers crossed that Sackbook can return in the not-so-distant future in some form or other. If you cross your toes too, there may even be added useful thingamabobs and fun doodahs to play with.
It was only last week that Sackboook.com opened, offering players the ability to check level ratings, player ranking and photos taken from within the game. In fact, it was even heralded by others as the LittleBigPlanet social network that Sony should have built.
The problem, however, is that the site was built using the same unencrypted XML data that the game uses to fetch player and level info on the net. Use of said XML data is purportedly unauthorized and this is where the problem lies — and that’s what Sony’s lawyers are said to be looking into.
But maybe there can be a work-around for all this. If I were you, I’d join Chris Warren in crossing those burlap fingers and toes of ours.
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