PS3 Title Little Big Planet Delayed
Playstation has delayed the long-awaited launch of it’s PS3 title Little Big Planet. The reason for this is the discovery that background scores in the game are offensive to some users. This was brought to the notice of Playstation by some users on their forum.
In the run-up to the launch, users said “Muslims consider the mixing of music and words from the Koran deeply offending. We hope you would remove that track from the game immediately via an online patch, and make sure that all future shipments of the game disk do not contain it. ”These were with regards to lyrics and music of the track Tapha Niang by African kora player Toumani Diabate.
Little Big Planet is a puzzle based game, where you can customize and guide amusing characters to do some intriguing tasks. It was slated for a mid-October launch, but will now be released at a later date. The official word from Playstation is “We have taken immediate action to rectify this and we sincerely apologize for any offence that this may have caused. Sorry for the delay, and rest assured, we are doing everything we can to get Little Big Planet to you as soon as possible.”
The game was developed by media molecule, who were understandably taken aback by the developments. The game is already popular amongst critics and reviewers. Media Molecule, in a statement, said that it takes the issue of offensive tracks seriously, and hopes that Little Big Planet will still be enjoyed by all.
The patch will get rid of the offensive lyrics, which are believed to be Somali. Whether sales catch up or not, popularity has certainly caught up globally with the whole controversy. There’s no such thing as bad publicity, is there?
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