After the Official Servers Went Dark

In April 2024, Sony and Sumo Digital permanently decommissioned the PlayStation 4 servers for LittleBigPlanet 3. The shutdown followed a series of DDoS attacks that had temporarily brought the servers down in January 2024. With user-created level sharing at the heart of the franchise, fans immediately began searching for alternatives.

The LBPOnline Fan Project

On March 3, 2026, veteran LittleBigPlanet content creator Ayee announced LBPOnline — a fan-run private server solution that reportedly required only a USB drive and a file download, with no PlayStation jailbreak necessary. The project promised to restore online play to LittleBigPlanet 3 and was slated for a May 4, 2026 launch.

Allegations, Evidence, and Collapse

Days before the launch date, a bombshell post appeared on r/littlebigplanet alleging that Ayee and a collaborator known as Epic were responsible for the DDoS attacks that originally brought down the LBP servers. A cache of 72 files was shared as evidence, including a June 2024 YouTube video purportedly showing Ayee's group actively DDoSing the LittleBigPlanet PS Vita servers.

The May 4 launch came and went with no release. LBPOnline has been effectively shut down before it ever officially opened. The revelation that the people behind the fan revival may have been the same ones who destroyed the original servers has left the LittleBigPlanet community reeling.

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LittleBigPlanet Fan Project LBPOnline Shuts Down Before Launch Amid DDoS Allegations