text: In February 2009, Sony announced a spin-off of LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Portable developed by SCE Studio Cambridge and Media Molecule, which was released in November 2009. Media Molecule announced in May 2010 that LittleBigPlanet 2 was in development, amid recent rumours. Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, a demo of LittleBigPlanet 2 meant to introduce PlayStation Move, was released on January 18, 2010. The sequel was released in January 2011. A second spin-off for the PlayStation Vita was announced alongside the PlayStation Vita, back then known as "Next Generation Portable" in January 2011. The game, titled LittleBigPlanet PS Vita, would be developed in conjunction between Tarsier Studios and Double Eleven and it would be released in September 2012. A racing spin-off titled LittleBigPlanet Karting was rumoured to have been announced at a retailer event hosted by Sony in February 2012. It would be confirmed by Sony the same month. The game would be primarily developed by United Front Games, with Media Molecule serving as a supporting developer, and it would be released in November 2012.
  A direct sequel to LittleBigPlanet 2, developed by Sumo Digital, would be announced in June 2014 at Electronic Entertainment Expo. With the exception of during early development, Media Molecule was largely uninvolved in LittleBigPlanet 3 as they were working on Tearaway and Dreams at the time and Media Molecule wanted to "step away" from the franchise. The game was released in November 2014 for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. In September 2014, a free to play endless running game spin-off developed by Firesprite titled Run Sackboy! Run! was announced. It was released in October 2014 for the Android and iOS and on March 31, 2015, for the PlayStation Vita.  After a hiatus, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, a 3D platform game developed by Sumo Digital, was announced in June 2020 at Sony's Future of Gaming event. Unlike most of the previous games, it does not feature Create Mode akin to the previous games. It was released in November 2020 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.