VR developer VRWOOD claims HoYverse’s upcoming Animal Crossing-inspired sport Petit Planet has “putting similarities” to its personal sport Little Planet, and says it’s “contemplating all choices” to guard its IP.
Little Planet was launched in Meta Quest simply final week after being launched in Early Entry in November 2023. The sport is an Animal Crossing-like VR life sim sandbox the place gamers can create customizable decorations, customise…nicely, Little Planet, befriend your speaking animal neighbors, costume up, play video games, fish, and work together with different gamers on-line by way of the multiplayer planet generally known as StarNexus. Developer VRWOOD has acknowledged that the sport is just like Animal Crossing, however he stated the true inspiration for the work was the 1943 French story The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-ExupΓ©ry.
That is type of fascinating, VRWOOD pointed it out to us. As a result of The Little Prince was precisely what we had been considering after we previewed Petit Planet final week and had by no means even heard of Little Planet earlier than. Just like Little Planet, Petit Planet is a life sim sandbox sport that takes place on a small planet, with Animal Crossing-like gameplay, animal inhabitants, crafting and customization, and even on-line options that can help you craft and play with mates, and likewise takes place on one other multiplayer planet generally known as Galactic Bazaar. The largest variations appear to be the upper finances and the truth that Little Planet is a VR sport, however VRWOOD has stated it plans to launch PC, console, and even cellular variations sooner or later. Petit Planet is presently introduced for PC and cellular. Each video games are free to play
However most vital is the declare that Little Planet bought right here first. Little Planet entered early entry in November 2023 and was formally launched final week, however whereas the Petit Planet trademark was registered in October 2024, the sport itself wasn’t introduced till this previous September and has but to be launched. Moreover, though it is in beta, it looks like it nonetheless wants growth time, contemplating reviews that the beta model nonetheless contains AI-generated textual content.
βWe’re disenchanted to be taught that simply days after the discharge of Little Planet, a serious writer and developer has introduced a sport that’s strikingly comparable, from title, setting, and options to its said inspiration,β stated Frank Zaun, VRWOOD CEO and Little Planet Inventive Director. “Little Planet has been out there in early entry since November 15, 2023, virtually a full yr earlier than HoYverse filed its trademark utility on October 31, 2024. We’re contemplating all choices to guard our mental property and future plans, together with releasing on cellular units in addition to PC and consoles.”
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