After success with Little Bug Planet, Media Molecule brought the game Dreams to PS4. More than a game, it was an engine where users could create their own games of any genre they could think of. They just needed to follow the instructions and work hard to create the game they had in mind.
It never became a game of great depth, not even because of the idea of being a lurker and playing everything you can see without contributing anything, as was already done in Little Big Planet. It came to have a dedicated community, some of them creating games so amazing that they ended up being hired by different studios.
Dreams ends without reaching PC and almost rendering the game useless
In an article published on the game's official website, the studio explained that it " has made the difficult decision to discontinue live support for Dreams after September 1, 2023, to focus on an exciting new project ." Dreams players will be able to continue playing, creating, and sharing content after the shutdown on September 1. However, the game will no longer receive updates after that date.
The game will also migrate to a new server at the end of May. At that time, players will have a 5GB storage limit for their creations . Players' current creations will not count toward this limit. Only uploads made after the server migration will count toward their storage limit.
Media Molecule states that Dreams will not be removed from sale on September 1st , and that the game will remain available for purchase. They also say they are working on a completely new project, emphasizing that " We're not ready to talk about this yet, but we can confirm that it's not Dreams 2, nor the Dreams IP ."
Speaking about the decision to end support, the studio's statement reads: “ We know this won't be an easy message for everyone to hear, and it certainly wasn't an easy decision. Dreams has been a special project for Media Molecule, and helping this burgeoning community of game developers, tinkerers, creatives, contributors, and dreamers grow and express themselves remains one of the best things we've ever done. Thank you for being a part of it with us – we hope you'll join us on our next adventure .”
