5 Xbox 360 Games That Could Be Ported to the PS3

One of the main critcisms of the PlayStation 3 at launch was that it barely had any good games, whereas the Xbox 360, with its 12 month headstart, had plenty, with even more in the pipeline. Fortunately for Sony, the tide may be turning and developers are starting to take the PS3 seriously. Long-standing Microsoft-friendly developers like Bioware are starting to realise the potential to make money by releasing new games on both platforms. But what about older games that were originally Microsoft exclusive? Well, games that are actually published by Microsoft are going nowhere and likewise there are some games that the PS3 simply doesn't need. Those aside, here are PlayStation Future's suggestions of which console-exclusive games should get ported across:

[Hellsvacancy]

Id rent Mass Effect (more then likely buy it) as 4-the others? i couldnt care-less

[paradigmfellow]

Sames here I don't like the others at all besides mass effect, I would love see Magna Carta 2 on the PS3 as well.

[militant07]

If they want to release MASS EFFECT 1 on ps3 they will have to build it from scratch because its owned by Microsoft just like Ninja Gaiden.
and use diffrent name as far as I know.

[young juice]

mass effect 1 was published by microsoft. you probably wont be seeing that on ps3.

left 4 dead haha, ps3 owners don't even want it.

id say splinter cell conviction and mass effect 2 have the highest chances of seeing the ps3. which is bad for microsoft because IMHO those are the 2 best games they have this year.

after odst im not really looking forward to halo:reach

[D4RkNIKON]

I don't care much for xbox exclusives. I will give ME2 a shot (when) it comes to PS3. I just find it funny when 360 loses ground like with Bioshock and the GTA4 DLC.

Has PS3 ever had a timed exclusive that went to the xbox? /serious question

[StanLee]

Shouldn't Mass Effect 2 be 100%. I think it's an almost certainty at this point. Funny that Left 4 Dead is 10%, should be more like 0%.

[Kushan]

Bioware (EA) owns the rights to Mass Effect, not Microsoft. They wouldn't be able to port even Mass Effect 2 if they couldn't port Mass Effect 1 to the PS3 due to license agreements.
It doesn't matter who published what originally, Bioware owns the IP and can do what they like with it, they just might need another publisher to put it on the PS3 - but look, since ME1 was released, they're now owned by EA, one of the largest publishers out there, so I doubt that'll be an issue.
Honestly, the only thing preventing Mass Effect from appearing on the PS3 is either EA or any kind of agreement with Microsoft that Bioware may have made. Technically, there's nothing to prevent it from happening (It's an unreal game, which makes it rather easy to port).

[ABizzel1]

Left 4 Dead, Splinter Cell, and Mass Effect (even though I don't like it other PS3 owners may want it) would all be welcomed.

Left 4 Dead 2 is one of my most played games this gen along with Warhawk, and Uncharted 2, and PS3 only owners who don't have a decent gaming PC are missing out on one of the best games due to pure fun this generation.

Splinter Cell would be nice as well, but since it was built for the 360 PS3 owners would more than likely get a port, or have to wait over a year before they get it on PS3. So the 360 version is still the version I'd go with.

Mass Effect 1 & 2. I think there's no question these games are coming to the PS3 on one disc Under a different name like Mass Effect Sigma.

[Darkeyes]

ME2 should be more than 80% even 90 if you ask me. Those codes no matter what Bioware says to cover up shows that PS3 version is or was somewhere in development (apart for the fact that some codes aren't a part of UE3). The question to be answered is whether it was cancelled which is a whole new topic for another day, but it's pretty much confirmed it's landing in 6 months time. Expect an announcement at E3.

I agree the rest don't interest me (L4D a little, but always played it on PC for the mods). Splinter Cell has a 50-50 chance... Again will all depend on how the game turns out in terms of sales. Sony and Ubisoft tend to go together (like AC2 marketing) so I feel there is a good chance of it going on the PS3 as well.

[BattleAxe]

L4D would be cool, but apparently Insomniac is making a survival horror game with zombies, and I'm betting it will be 8 player co-op.

[reaferfore20]

All I want is Dead Rising. Sure the second one is coming out soon but I want both. That is all.

[DatNJDom81]

Splinter Cell Conviction. All the splinter cell games are great. You cant deny that. Cant wait for conviction. The campaign is going to be epic.

[SilentNegotiator]

If Dead Rising 1 ports over, I'm throwing my 360 away.

"If they want to release MASS EFFECT 1 on ps3 they will have to build it from scratch because its owned by Microsoft"
Wrong.

MASS EFFECT © 2003-2008 EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd. Mass Effect, the Mass Effect logo, BioWare, the BioWare logo and the BioWare hands logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of EA International (Studio and Publishing) Ltd.

[Immortal321]

they literally said this to their competition....

"I see you in the next 10 years."

with arrogance.

[Socomer 1979]

for all the hype, theres only 2 games i know will be on the ps3 in the near future. Mass Effect and splinter cell.
Let bioware and ubisoft make those homespaces first. Then get on the psp and bring out some back story games and then release both series on 1 bluray disc. Thats how I would sell it.

[CryWolf]

I think everybody new Mass Effect was coming to PS3 but if Splinter Cell comes to Sony's PS3 also that would be a major blow to Microshit in the long run.

[Bill Gates]

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[blitz0623]

I think ME1/2 is 90%

[CryWolf]

If Mass Effect does come to PS3 its a buy cause that trilogy would put the game in the same league as the Star Wars franchise.

[Bigboss19]

Splinter Cell only a 5% chance? lol whatever every Splinter Cell to date has landed on Sony hardware this game will be no different

[gamingfuture]

Sorry Bigboss19, that should have been 25%. It's corrected.

[happy_gilmore]

the rest can be played on the pc or will be coming to the ps3 in a few month. gta4 dlc and star ocean 4 are the latest examples. but you don't see game of the year winners like mgs4, lbp and uncharted to going to the 3fixme.

playing mass defect right. how many more boring minigames do i endure just to bypass a room's door. ass defect 2 is 5 hour game just like the first one but is prolonged by boring monologues and minigames. instead of riding elevator you are hacking doors with mini-games based on a 5 year-old kid memory game.

[Bigboss19]

in all fairness Splinter Cell should be more like 70-80%

[gamingfuture]

Maybe you're right, but from what Ubisoft have said so far it doesn't look like they're bothered at the moment. We'll have to wait and see!

[mrv321]

It's a hype tactic... you get the hype of being exclusive by not telling anyone about a port... while leaking info on a port to keep PS3 owners happy and patient.

Best of both worlds.

[BeaArthur]

You don't have this problem if you have both systems.

[ActionBastard]

Or patience and a PS3 :)

[AngryFork]

Or a PC and a PS3

[GiantEnemyCrab]

@6.2: No Gears of War 2 on PC or Alan Wake or Crackdown 2 so you are missing out on some good games if you just have a PC/PS3 imo.

[AngryFork]

@ 6.3 We don't need Gears 2 when we have Uncharted 2, Alan Wake will come for PC eventually and we don't need Crackdown 2 when we have Infamous/Infamous 2 coming out.

[edgeofblade]

It's clear some annoying, contrarian mosquitoes have flown into this thread. And that's all they are... merely annoying. The rest of us are playing games while they are waiting for their long odds bet to pan out. In the meantime, they can continue to split hairs on what an "exclusive" really is. Odds are, they won't be playing them on a PC anyway, regardless of their availability.

[xabmol]

Don't act like your avatar.

I loved inFAMOUS and still want to play Crackdown. I just can't afford a 360 with all these games coming out. If I had a 360 Crackdown would be a D1P.

[reaferfore20]

I loved Crackdown! More so than I loved Infamous. I like being able to shoot people and drive cars whilst having super powers on top of that.

[VenGencE999]

@fork
Gears and uncharted are NOTHING unlike. just because you've played one does NOT mean you've played the other. Very different games. The only combo that allows you all access to the best games is a 360/ps3 combo, period. Of course a full house ps3/360/wii/pc trumps all...

[Gamer7l]

Oblivion GOTY edition. Bethesda isn't going to waste any effort putting together ANOTHER retail version of a game, that was a year-late port to begin with, and sold poorly to boot. Oblivion first released in March 2006....nearly 4 YEARS ago. If it was going to happen, it would have happened LONG before now.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Good list and I think some of those have a great chance of coming to the PS3. I would make a list of Sony games I'd like to see on the 360 but Sony has them locked up.. At least 360 gamers can enjoy some love from Ninja Theory this year hopefully.

[Socomer 1979]

xboxlive is just as laggy and microsoft just doesnt have it in the exclusives department. halo might as well go the sega route.
with 360 sales plateaued and all the money they spend on 3rd parties and getting raped in the process. all signs lead to discontinued and sold to a 3rd party like Onlive.

[Godmars290]

When it comes to something like Monkey Island, any 20 year old title from Lucas Arts, it makes little to no sense not to port them to the PS3 when they're also on the PC and are DL only.

As for the rest it up tot he publisher. Though Bethesda are idiots for their wobbly PS3 support. More so than openly hostile Valve.

[iceman06]

But MS might have paid for the rights to have that title available on XBL. Anyway, I would rather them release some adventures from the Maniac Manison series, which for some reason I liked better. I'd be all over that!!!

[polow got sol]

Did this silly article really just say that bioware started developing for the ps3 because they realised its potential? because from my understanding they started developing for the ps3 after they were bought out by EA. And we know how EA are money whores and doesn't care about the quality of their games. Thankfully MS didn't let EA get their filthy hands on the Mass effect series and ruin that to by putting it on gimped hardware

[polow got sol]

Oh really? So Mass effect is gimped on 360? because from my understanding the game sold 2 million in one week for its hardware or the game to be gimped. I would love to see Mass effect hell any game sell 2 million in one week on the ps3 but thats asking for too much and its next to impossible because we all know you ps3 owners would rather troll all day and talk about things you want and dont have, therefore you let your insecuritys get the best of you. im done with this site *goes back to playing AAAE Mass effect 2*

[Darkeyes]

@polow... Don't feed it. I am a PS3 fan and even I say ME2 was a freaking blast to play. ME2 wasn't gimped in no way and wouldn't have looked any better if it were launched on the PS3 same day as the 360 version. The game looks great although I haven't seen much of it on the 360 (have the PC version).

[MajestieBeast]

Ohh i own the pc version i finished the game and i am on my second playthrough. You started with the whole ps3 is gimped hardware bullshit so i fired back and then like every xbox fanboy you comez with thez salez do you own stocks in Microsoft? You say ps3 owners troll all day but who has been trolling heavy rain,wkc and mag threads instead of playing me2.

[reaferfore20]

Both consoles are gimped compared to PC. This is a fact.

[Sitdown]

"Both consoles are gimped compared to most PCs. This is a fact."

There, fixed it for you.

[reaferfore20]

Haha touche, touche. My rig is an Emachines 3.2ghz celeron, with 512mb of ram and 128 of it is for video memory... so I guess technically my computer is gimped compared to everything but the Wii :P!

[Sitdown]

compared to my computer, you are living the life of riches. Lets just say I got my dell desktop back in 2001, its probably like 1.2 ghz....it need a good 20 to 30 minutes to get warmed up, and even then, its still sluggish.

[reaferfore20]

We're both prime examples of why consoles are so much more accessible to the masses compared to high end PC's. Sure if I HAD a PC that could play the newer games it would be nice, but instead we get the "gimped" console versions that are still awesome in every way. Some people just don't want to upgrade their PC's when their current one does everything they need and have a console that does all their gaming needs.

A lot of people out there assume everyone is fortunate enough to have a badass PC and a badass HDTV when in reality most people don't have those things.

Edit: Oh yeah bubble+ :)

[NYC_Gamer]

only games on that list worh porting are...

Mass Effect series
Splinter Cell

[jalen247]

I would like to see Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Splinter Cell Conviction on the PS3...that's pretty much it for me.

[Raoh]

I'd buy the collectors edition Mass Effect for PS3.. awesome game.

Left 4 Dead is also a welcomed series if possible.

Half Life, since it was ported by EA and not VALVE technically we still dont have access to the series as valve wont make the next one ps3 compatible and there is no guarantee that EA will do it again.

I would love to have the Lost Oddessey series as well.

[JussBlazn]

I don't want any of those games.

[JoeReno]

But as I remember (and I could be completely wrong about this) shortly before/after E3 09 Sony started to say something about "no such thing as exclusives anymore", but was kinda hushed up after that, and nothing seemed to come to light. I have a feeling that they were going to announce the GTA DLC way back then, but hushed by Rockstar until they saw fit to announce it, and its possible that some of these games were part of that announcement that never came to pass.

The way I see it is they are all welcome regardless of if I play them or not, except Left4Dead2 only because Valve said some pretty crappy things about the Sony/PS3 and Sony probably wouldn't want them in their line up.