According to a posting on the Official PlayStation Forums, a LittleBigPlanet beta will be made available to the public this month.

The posting comes from Sam_Protagonist, a Media Molecule developer, who writes, "There will be a limited public beta test for LittleBigPlanet in September. If it will be possible to "sign up" for this test, full information on how to do so will be made public in advance of the test. Similarly if the test is going to be conducted in an invitation-only we will let you know ahead of time."

He goes on to explain the purpose of the beta, writing, "In terms of LittleBigPlanet, the game itself is all but complete however we're looking to run a test of the sharing, uploading, downloading and multi-player server side of the game before it launches to ensure that under a large number of users it does everything it is supposed to.

"This kind of testing is often referred to as a Stress Test, however we're looking a little more deeply into the game experience than simply throwing thousands of players at the online side of the game at the same time."

In other Sony beta news, invitations to the Home beta are reportedly on their way out to North American PS3 owners. If you're sat on the Americashire side of the Atlantic, you might want to check your inbox...

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