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Media Molecule Miffed By David Reeves "Itunes Meets Ebay" LBP Comment

Ripten's Chad Lakkis writes:

"Media Molecule, developers of the upcoming LittleBigPlanet game, apparently receiving 'not-so-nice' emails from fans who read the comments David Reeves (President of SCEE) made to PS3fanboy, stating that LBP would "eventually" allow community content creators to charge other gamers for the content they create.

MM responded calling the comments 'hot air' and stating that it was 'merely a case of ye-olde-internet-crossed wires'. Below is the post directly from Media Molecule's official blog."

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Published: 522 days 23 hours ago | News | E3 2008 | PlayStation 3 | Gaming | Industry News | Dev News

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Cutter20 - 522 days 23 hours ago

1 - Whoops!

Looks like Sony screwed up again!

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Nostradavis - 522 days 23 hours ago

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This article is not a knock on MM or LBP, but it does show that MM is not very happy with the Pres of SCEE for making the comments he made.

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Twizlex - 522 days 20 hours ago

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Sooo, does this mean there WON'T be any purchased stuff? What about the user-created stuff they were talking about?

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kydrice - 522 days 15 hours ago

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It's David Reeves of SCEE don't associate SCEJ and SCEA with them.

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Superfragilistic - 522 days 14 hours ago

1.4 - Sony should be more careful...

MM is a third party developer based in Guilford, Surrey that is owned and operated by former Lionhead staff, with the respective studios just down the road from one another.

The MM ties to Lionhead, MS and Molyneux are pretty damn thick, so Sony really ought to be more careful or buy the bloody studio already. ;)

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SL1M DADDY - 522 days 7 hours ago

1.5 - It's David Reeves...

He is just one person that works for Sony and should not be paid much attention to. He may head SCEE but he has always been known to be a blowhard.

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Sandwich Bender - 522 days 23 hours ago

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I really, really hope they aren't going to charge for it. I hope so much I can taste it.

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Nostradavis - 522 days 23 hours ago

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Seems like charging for the content is in the plans, when exactly MM and Sony decide to kick that plan into action is not known.

I don't believe the pres of SCEE would just make those kinds of comments blindly. I think that the backlash from fans was something MM felt they had to address publicly.

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Snukadaman - 522 days 17 hours ago

2.2 - "I don't believe the pres of SCEE would just make those kinds of comments blindly."

"MM responded calling the comments 'hot air' and stating that it was 'merely a case of ye-olde-internet-crossed wires'."

Looks like they did just make those comments blindly and MM called them out on it.

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deep - 522 days 23 hours ago

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Sackboy is free.

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Nostradavis - 522 days 23 hours ago

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It appears so, but he did look pretty good stuffed with gobs of money.

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deep - 522 days 23 hours ago

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gobs of money?

That's a new term to me. To gob means to spit where I come from.

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Nostradavis - 522 days 23 hours ago

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gobs in the US means "a large amount"

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Twizlex - 522 days 20 hours ago

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How about wad?

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Nostradavis - 522 days 18 hours ago

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wad of what?

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kingme71 - 522 days 18 hours ago

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A wad of gobs

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gynecologistcobra - 522 days 18 hours ago

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I completely disagree with what they want to do. Allowing users to charge will only lead to people making money off of the smallest things and then when people create amazing works of art, they'll charge upwards of 5 bucks to use it. Its essentially passing-the-buck on microtransactions.

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DevilsJoker - 522 days 18 hours ago

5.1 - You dont understand

What they are planning on doing is looking through the community after its been up and running for a while and picking the elite and very best content creators and effectivly making them part of the team by allowing them to charge for their amazing levels. This isnt something that means any random player can slap a charge onto their level, there will still be thousands of free levels constantly, and plenty of great ones from people MM havent found yet, or didnt pick. I think you mistakingly thought abilty to charge was just a box to tick after making your map.

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DevilsJoker - 522 days 17 hours ago

5.2 - In addition

the fact that few will be picked, and people are picked based from consitstantly great levels will mean a higher amount of amazing free content will become available as people battle for media molocules attention.

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happyface - 522 days 18 hours ago

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This is the next game MS steals exclusivity away from Sony.

Sony already pissed off the devs, fat chance they'll stay loyal now

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Skerj - 522 days 18 hours ago

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Uh not likely considering Sony owns the IP for this one IIRC.

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AclayPS3 - 522 days 18 hours ago

6.2 - @ Happyface

Sony is publishing LittleBigPlanet and there's NO chance of LBP coming to the 360. If Final Fantasy XIII was published by Sony, it wouldn't be coming to the Xbox 360.

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Skerj - 522 days 18 hours ago

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Yeah uh I read that article and the links, didn't look like MM was too pissed to me. Looks like they were telling the folks who were sending them angry emails to calm the hell down. So where did Ripten get the sensationalistic headline from?

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DJ - 522 days 17 hours ago

7.1 - Ripten's famous for

Making sh*t up.

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Wildarmsjecht - 522 days 18 hours ago

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LOL...wow there's alot of Sony hate tonight. Get a life guys.

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Sangria - 522 days 18 hours ago

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He seems more pissed of angry fanboys than Sony's announcement. We can understand them, being flooded by comments or mails saying "DON'T CHARGE IT U DUMBASSES OR I KILL MYSELF" is not really fun, no matter how nice and pacifist you can be.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 522 days 18 hours ago

10 - man

When are you people going to learn that Media Molecule is a respectable developer???!!!

Phil Harrison did everything he could to hire these guys on because he saw potential that wasn't being fully utilized. If only SCEJ and SCEA had believed him about social gaming, Sony would still be on top.

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Nostradavis - 522 days 18 hours ago

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I agree. MM is nothing but class all the way. Sony misses Phil Harrison.

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kingme71 - 522 days 18 hours ago

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>another case of an misinformed suit opening his LittleBigMouth?

:)

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KnaveX - 522 days 17 hours ago

12 - Everyone

Please refer to DevilsJoker's post @ 5.1 and please stop whining, those who are I mean.

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Splenda14 - 522 days 17 hours ago

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Sony people have to get on the same page

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tako2000 - 522 days 17 hours ago

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So instead of charing other gamer real money, why not come up with virtual point that only received by LBP related contribution? if they really allow community creator to charge real money...well don't buy it if you don't wanna. Its not like mandatory update but more individual map pack.

BTW I agree with post@5.1 idea. LBP do seem like a good ground to find creative recruit.

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DJ - 522 days 17 hours ago

15 - Whoever submitted this article should have read it first.

Nowhere does Media Molecule's statement state, nor imply, that they are "pissed off." They simply said not to worry since all the user-submitted content is going to be free. Reeves was simply sharing well-known plans for the future, which is to reward the highly talented level makers who will eventually come to fruition.

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Nostradavis - 522 days 17 hours ago

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really? they refer to the statement as "hot air". If I were to say to you that you are full of hot air....would that be a compliment?

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kevnb - 522 days 5 hours ago

16 - oh well

nobody should let sonys pr bother them too much, they say all kinds of crazy things all the time.

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