LittleBigPlanet worldwide delay confirmed, Sony to rectify Qur’an references in soundtrack *Update*
As an update to earlier’s news of LittleBigPlanet getting delayed in Europe, Sony‘s now released their official statement. Apparently, they discovered some references to the Qur’an in the game’s soundtrack, and they’re now undertaking “immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.” This has now also been confirmed to be a statement that applies globally.
*Update* Media Molecule explains they’ve already gotten a patch. *Update2* North America rescheduled release: October 27.
As an update to earlier’s news of LittleBigPlanet getting delayed in Europe, Sony‘s now released their official statement. This has now also been confirmed to be a statement that applies globally.
During the review process prior to the release of LittleBigPlanet, it has been brought to our attention that one of the background music tracks licensed from a record label for use in the game contains two expressions that can be found in the QurÂ’an. We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologise for any offence that this may have caused.
We will confirm the new launch date shortly.
Considering that the game has gone gold and been pressed to so many discs already, you can probably imagine the extent of this worldwide recall.
*Update* Media Molecule has responded that when they found out about the lyrics in the soundtrack, they went to work right away. Within 12 hours, they’ve already managed to patch the game. They have it ready and waiting to go live as a Day Zero automatic patch.
This patch was vetoed by Sony, apparently, saying that “the right thing to do for quality and support of people with no on-line was to replace existing disks.” Hence, the recall – a very wise decision on Sony’s part.
The only thing we need right now are the rescheduled dates from Sony for LittleBigPlanet‘s launch. But as for Media Molecule, they’re reassuring everyone that no matter how the updates will arrive, whether on-disc, on-line, or both, they’ve already done what they can:
The patch is ready from our side and I imagine it will go live at the same time as the game.
*Update2* Sony’s announced that North America gets LittleBigPlanet on October 27.
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