BioWare: It Makes Sense For Us To Be Multiplatform

GamingUnion.net: "At GamesCom 2010, BioWare announced the news that many PS3 fans had been wanting for years, that Mass Effect was finally coming to their console.

We had the chance to speak to Greg Zeschuk and Ray Muzyka at GamesCom about this move, and we asked them whether they'll be a full multiplatform developer moving forward."

[GusBricker]

NOW!

[N4GAddict]

I would rather have that than the MMO

[asyouburn]

this ^^^^^^

[Nac]

Then you must have not been a fan of KotOR. Seeing as how the MMO isnt even in the KotOR timeframe or series.

[asyouburn]

dont like mmos

[Nac]

I was efering to tigersnake. I don't want the MMO either.

[Megaton]

NOW!

[darthv72]

for allot of companies to be multiplatform. Doing that puts the focus on the talent of the programmers instead of the hardware they program for.

Problem is, this gen has not been about pushing the limits of each platform. Not like a few gens ago when there were dedicated teams for each version. As long as bioware makes ps3 the lead then it will mean everybody wins.

It would be neat to see what they could do with the wii however.

[theafroman]

they dont port they have a dedicate team for each platform ps3 xbox pc.

[avengers1978]

it does make sense for more devs to be going multiplat, why cut your number of poetential sales automatically. Nintendo is the only company I can see not wanting this, since the strength of there first party games is really what keeps them going.

[R2D2]

Nice Bioware.

[ShawnCollier]

Should be interesting to see how it turns out.

[NYC_Gamer]

no 3rd party studio should limit themselves

[frostypants]

What they SHOULD do is create versions of the game that play to the strengths of each platform individually, like developers USED to do. None of this "lowest common denominator" garbage. If the 360 can do something better, DO it better on the 360. If the PS3 can do something better, DO it better. If the PC...etc etc.

[cayal]

The cost wouldn't be worth it.

[frostypants]

I know it will never be that way again. There was a time, though. A glorious, awesome time...

[tinybigman]

i agree with you frosty, but like someone else said the cost would be really high so that might not be possible. you never know though

[mrcash]

I know what you mean, the original xbox was always used to its potential, the thing is that the xbox was made with the developers in mind and was easy to develop for, and with the ps3 you need to invest a good amount of time to sqeeze out the good stuff.

[Hades1337]

Then why not support other platforms from the start? Developers often like to change their tunes don't they *cough*Gabe Newell*cough*.

[N4GAddict]

I think their tunes changed when EA bought them

[HeroXIV]

God bless EA. Think I'll be buying every title (excluding sports) from now until about mid 2011. :D

[tinybigman]

i don't think EA bought them, i think they just publish the games for them.

edit
i just looked it up and nowhere does it say that EA bought them.

[siyrobbo]

ea bought them, in a deal which also forced them to buy pandemic

[Zinc]

@tifersnake86 - If you mean EA has bought Valve, no. They are a private non publically traded company that is owned soley by themselves.

I say this because you are replying to a comment about Valve.

[Letros]

EA bought Valve? lololol news to me

[Persistantthug]

Who doesn't know this already?

Bioware and Pandemic got into a PUBLIC partnership with a 3rd company that dealt in banking and invenstment, then EA bought that partnership.
They own Bioware and eventually closed Pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

Edit....
I love the disagree...lol

[Zinc]

"Everyone knows EA bought Valve.
Who doesn't know this already?"

1. No, EA does not own Valve.
2. Your link was for Bioware.
3. Just, no.
If you go to this link (which is for Valve), you will see they are a private company.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Letros]

Try again dude, Valve is independent, EA may be publishing Valve's console titles but that is about it, and why do you think Valve = Bioware...wtf

[Persistantthug]

That's why I posted the link which referenced the BIOWARE acquisition.

[frostypants]

To be fair, a LOT of people underestimated Sony. What happened to all the people screaming that Blu-Ray was dead on arrival?

[siyrobbo]

they've joined the people who claimed the 360 was doa, and that the wii would never catch on

[Carlos_Irwin_Estevez]

@hades yeah everyones "jumping out" , valve, bioware, bungie.

[theafroman]

its complicated but remember at the end it comes down to two things , money , and fans

[mrcash]

they've always supported the pc, thats for certain.

[Pandamobile]

Have you gone retarded or something? EA does not own Valve.

[cereal_killa]

Never go full retard!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...

[EL1TE]

Exclusivity makes developers get less money. And the reason is obvious.

[bradlinho]

Now Mass Effect 2 is coming to PS3, Bioware are dead to me.

[DarthMoose]

This made me laugh like many other stupiod comments on n4g, insomiac is making a multiplat game and there not dead to me, I'm actually excited to find out what it is.

[sashimi]

xbox fanboys just can't take it since that's one less exclusive that they'll have and they don't have many.

[DaTruth]

Lets not pretend Squeenix isn't dead to a lot of people for similar reasons. A pretty decent game gets trashed all over N4G over it.

Disclaimer: I only own Playstation consoles!

[sashimi]

Shouldn't it be M$ is dead to me since...they never acquired Bioware and let them become a apart of EA? just saying they're 3rd party they can put their game on whatever platform they choose.

[mrcash]

I could never understand why MS didn't buy Bioware, it seemed like the logical thing to do. They are a very talented studio.

[ico92]

well that was an asshurt comment, people like you seriously need to grow up

[Persistantthug]

They are so tasty.

LOL

[bjornbear]

I'll enjoy ME3 (on my PS3) while you sit there sulking =3

meanwhile I'm enjoying ME1 that I got for 10 bucks! WIN

man these gamers are such drama queens now days!

[00]

As long as they continue to make great games I'll be happy

[N4GAddict]

Me too. They are one of the best in the industry.

[mephman]

Yea, I can't wait for Mass Effect 3!

[frostypants]

Am I the only one that got bored just a few hours into Dragon Age and quit playing it?

[tinybigman]

for some reason i got close to the end but i just didnt feel like finishing it so i traded it in. i wish they'd do a sequel to Jade Empire that game was awesome.

[LowDef]

Same here.

[Pootangpie]

Oh wait I'm not a sony fanboy

[tinybigman]

no your a little kid trying to start an argument that doesnt have to happen grow up. i wasnt upset when IG said they were going to make a multiplatform game.

[omi25p]

if they mess up mass effect 3 because they are busy porting mass effect 2 to the ps3 im gunna be pissed

[frostypants]

Do you honestly think it's the same team doing both of these things?

[sashimi]

How would they mess it up? Mass Effect was never about graphics... and that's what multiplats are limited to...that and not being able to use the most out of blu-ray.

[omi25p]

when did i say about graphics? i mean the cross overs from each game.
How can you disagree with the fact i didnt say about graphics

[siyrobbo]

mass effect as some seriously impressive character models

[theafroman]

dont worry they got their own ps3 team

[Focker-420]

The code is already there. You could see it in the PC version. Thats how all the rumors that it was going multi-plat got started.

[Pandamobile]

There's 360 and PS3 code in the PC version of almost all Unreal 3 games.

[Unicron]

ME3. Multiplat at launch.

Awesome for gamers everywhere.

[N4PS3Fanboys]

Yes, multiplatform at launch: 360, PC
Another platform a year later: PS3

[Shoko]

Whoa man! You got us there! Lol. I mean, nothing beats timed-multiplat-civity right? Lol.

[sashimi]

N4360trolls:timed exclusives & multiplats are the best things ever

[raztad]

That aint happening N4P. You need some reality check. EA is in charge here.

ME3 will be day and date on both PS3/XBOX360.

[CernaML]

Yes because Saint's Row 2 came a year later on PS3. Bioshock 2 came a year later on PS3. Dead Rising 2 is coming a year later on PS3.

[Antan]

ME3 will be on all 3 platforms day 1.

[divideby0]

"makes sense" they mean... now there is an established PS3 user base, we can make $$$

[The Lazy One]

I was going to say this to the guy under you, but u hit it already.

[joypads]

is it because they realized the xbox 360 is no match for Ps3 ? have they finally realized that the reliable Playstation brand is the secure future of home console gaming ? ;)

[Garrus_Vakarian]

You make ducks look bad... :|

[RockBalboa]

A massive one, about the size of Ivan Drago.

[The Lazy One]

M$ missed a huge opportunity not buying bioware. what fools.

[sashimi]

Even if they did Bioware would just end up leaving them like Bungie is doing.

[The Lazy One]

If you own a company they can't just leave. M$ sold Bungie back to itself. They could have just as easily said "eff that, we're keeping you," but it would have made a lot of bad blood with some of the best developers in the biz.

[theafroman]

they did own bioware

[The Lazy One]

they never owned bioware. Bioware was independent until it teamed up with pandemic and their holding company and then was bought by EA.

[Garrus_Vakarian]

and this is my favorite obvious statement on N4G.

[Dandy]

The reason why it makes sense for more developers to go multi-platform is not "omg ps3 makes $$$" or "360 is more profitable" or any other fanboy nonsense like that.

What it boils down to is that these games are costing more and more money to make now, it makes financial sense to get them out on as many different platforms where they can see a return on the investment put in.

Halo does crazy bananas sales on the 360 and that's great, but not every console exclusive can sell as well as a Halo or God of War. Going forward the only console exclusives we'll see are from places like Microsoft and Sony studios. It's just not profitable for anyone else to release only on one system.

[theafroman]

in the end im happy im going to play mass effect 3 on ps3 nex year and happy bioware is supporting it

[BigPimpin]

If they said this about 3 years ago, I would know that it was because they were trying to get everyone to enjoy their game. Seein that they are now part of EA, its all about that money. Its good that PS3 fanbase will experience a great game, its just that it would of been better if it was Bioware's "own" choice to do this not Crappy EA.

[NYC_Gamer]

whats crappy about EA?thanks to them alot of devs can have their work on multiplatforms

[BigPimpin]

well for one most of their games are crappy. Hell, look at the madden series same stuff over and over again. Now keep in mind I said "most" not all. The other reason they're crappy is because of how they treat the consumer. Makin "One time Only" cards and overpricing stuff on Xbox live and PSN. Hell they wanted 5 dollars just to watch a 3 min clip on how to run the football on one of their Madden games.

[callahan09]

It makes sense for BioWare to make their games available on as many platforms as possible, and it makes sense for me to buy all their games on PC.

[jalen247]

Jade Empire 2 on my PS3 sounds nice

[MrManchild]

EA-owned developer goes multiplat. News at 11.

Hopefully this means that Mass Effect 3 will get an even bigger budget. Can't wait to play that game. :)

[Sidewinder-]

YA DUHHH!!!?"??"

It doesn't make sense for a game to be dumbed down when it can be supreme on PC.

Dont tell me that 'this' multi-platform game is awesome on console. It could have been ultra more awesome on the Personal COMPUTER! - even tho some la consolé games are leet.

[Sidewinder-]

WAH Mega-Willy!!!

Nah mate 'Mega Shark vs Giant Octapuss' all the way.

[Wizziokid]

I would love another KOTOR game but let's be honest unless the MMO fails they won't make another KOTOR game because they can simply expand the mmo with new story's which they could tell in a KOTOR game.

KOTOR 1 & 2 remake would be epic though!