 Sony was interested, so in January 2006 they secured their funding from Sony for six months and Media Molecule was incorporated.The studio signed a deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in June which allowed Media Molecule to create "LittleBigPlanet" for the PlayStation 3, with Sony owning the intellectual property.Soon after, "LittleBigPlanet" started production; it was released in October 2008 to critical acclaim.