Sony needs to cancel LBP2 for their own good

[homer]

RolStoppable said:

LittleBigPlanet 2 is going to be released next month and the possibilities of its level creation tools seem to be endless. Unlike the first game which focused on platforming, the sequel is going to be a platform for games. Players can build pretty much everything they want and replicate entire games. This sounds great at first glance, but it's actually a problem Sony doesn't seem to have put much, if any, thought into.

The big profits in the video games industry come from software sales, even moreso for a company like Sony who sells hardware at a loss early on. LBP2 has the potential to make all other games obsolete and honestly, who is going to buy other PS3 titles if he/she can buy one single game to rule them all?

LBP2 poses a threat to the entire 2011 lineup and neither Sony or third parties will be happy to see their big budget games collecting dust on store shelves. Sony would have at least the benefit of LBP2 being its own title and bringing in some cash, but third parties will have to look elsewhere to sell their games.

This is actually quite similar to the position Nintendo is already in. By dominating the software sales on its platform, third parties have little reason to make an effort. Does Sony want to become like Nintendo? I don't think so and that's why they would be better off to cancel LBP2 now.

If I were Sony, I would not mind becoming like Nintendo seeing as they make boatloads of money. Although you bring up an excellent point. Who would want to buy the next Assassins creed when in LBP2 you can play the same game, but as a more loveable protaganist? Gaming crash incoming?!?!