Does Mass Effect have a future on PS3?

This month will garnish what is widely regarded as a 2007 Game of the Year candidate. Developed by Bioware, Mass Effect is said to be a spectacular new vision of the future set in a bright universe, with a dark secret. What made this game truly special, at-least to Microsoft is that Bioware had plans to develop this title as an exclusive trilogy with all three games spanning the life span of the Xbox 360 console.

To Microsoft, Mass Effect was, and still possibly is, the bread and butter for the Xbox 360, especially since the Halo trilogy has came to a successful end. However, recent industry transactions have created clouds of doubt over Mass Effect and it's future of the IP still staying 100% exclusive to the Xbox 360. This could lead to the possibility of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 3 coming to the PlayStation 3 console in the future.

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[Odion]

how come this crap can be approved, but other stories don't? I am going to bet you a lot of money that MS is going to throw EA a ton of money to make sure the rest of this trilogy stays on the 360

[ShiftyLookingCow]

yeah nothing new either

[HarryEtTubMan]

Please.... keep it. The PS3 doesn't need any more sci fi alien games( WAYYY OVERDONE this genertation)
I only have a 360 and getting a PS3 probally this month and I'm not getting Mass Effect. It really doesn't look that special at all. I could relly care less if this game out of all the PS3 franchises comes to the PS3. Can you say Uncanny Valley?Look at the faces, they look like cardboard cutouts.

[lawman1108]

And we all know how biased this site is for anything Sony.

[MADGameR]

PS3 does'nt need this game. 360 needs it BADLY! MS can't afford to allow this game to go multiplat. X Box 360 is selling horribly. Infact, MS needs to steal more PS3 exclusives. DMC4 is useless on the 360. Because #1 X Box fans are so slow, they'll put down DMC4 and compare it to Halo 3. Rofl! #2 It won't sell in Japan! #3 X Box 360 owners are ALL about FPS games. So yah....MS needs to steal more games from SONY by slipping checks into devs hands. I'm not saying ALL X Box fans are slow... just the ones that have Halo pride and put down the best games because of a GREAT (ONLINE) Game! Halo series is only good because of multi-player. Without it, it would'nt be what it is today. IMO, Halo 1 was the best in the series. Because it had the best story in the series and a GREAT online for PC! After they sh*tted on H2 and was overhyped, I lost interest in it.

[WEWdeadeye]

What are you talking about? Either you are clearly misinformed, or are just making stuff up. The 360 isn't having ANY problems selling, AT ALL!! In october, the 360 outsold, in the US, the wii by over 100k units, and the ps3 BY OVER 600k units!!! Worldwide, the 360 outsolde the PS3 by over 300k units. So if the 360 is selling like sh!t, I hate to think what you would describe the PS3 sales as being.

[WEWdeadeye]

I own a 360 AND a PS3, I love them both, but lets just get the facts straight please. That's all I was trying to do. Not sure where you got the idea that the 360 was selling poorly, in fact, it is quite the oposite. Last year in october it only sold about 220k units. That is a HUGE increase.

[Nicosia]

''but now given the fact that EA now owns Bioware, Electronic Arts, not Microsoft will publish and distribute Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3.''

- its a big thing for MS, you know they will be throwing money.
- Bioware has a rich history with the xbox brand.
- Also you forgot to mention bioware is working with lucasart outside the ea deal.
- Its to premature to say that 2/3 will be publsed by EA.

''until BioWare opted to move the project over to Microsoft’s console due to lack of development kits from Sony. ''

Huh show your sources.

[Elginer]

With BioWare still having individual deals like with the recent Lucasarts project, it says a lot. Also MS is publishing Mass Effect, so I'd assume that they prob have a deal to publish the rest of the trilogy. If not you can bet that with the strong ties that MS and EA have now, that something will come of it. If you don't think that MS is going to tossing bills to make it happen you're insane.

[cooke15]

especially since Moore works for EA now.

[NoUseMerc]

Our source was Richard Vogel, Co-Founder and Director of Bioware Austin. We met with him at GDC, but we didnt put his name in the article cause we have yet to get word back from him if its okay to use his name as a source. We talked with him over launch, and eventhough he didnt say off the record, we want to get permission before quoting him.

[Nicosia]

NoUseMerc:
this articale seems to be flawed and not very well thought out. Your writer seems to be recycling rumor stuff.

[Snukadaman]

With ea losing money...even with 360 sales...It just might make it too ps3...but then again with no one buying ps3 games why bother too port it. They lose money marketing it and then sell less then 100K.

[Real gamer 4 life]

Xbox can keep mass effect. i want ff13 and versus, that the only rpgs that i wan.

[ruibing]

Same feeling here, but I'd Bioware's games so I wouldn't mind this coming to the PS3, but only if EA does a good port.

[ip-student]

handle Mass Effect - the AI, the textures, just wouldn't be possible...

Okay - on a more serious note (because I consider the consoles to be close enough to equal that either console could do anything that is done on the other console) - if Mass Effect does well it seems like EA would be stupid not to port/develop for the PS3. Assuming it doesn't cost too much (and EA has to be getting better with ports with all the practice it has) it would sell a couple of hundred thousand at least just for the respect that Bioware has.

Seems like a no-brainer to me unless MS throws a lot of money to keep it exclusive but I don't think MS will buy future exclusives as much - MS has the lead and is going to maintain good momentum. It will take two years at least for the PS3 just to catch up given the price difference. Third parties have accepted the XBOX 360 as a great platform to develop for and the more flexible ram makes it easy to do what was done on the PS3 on the XBOX 360 (sandbox games with huge levels could be a limit but I don't think so if procedural generation is used). So it seems to me more likely than not that this goes multiplatform.

[gamesblow]

I'm a huge Supporter of Sony and the more games they have the better... but I don't want Mass Effect on the ps3. I don't want Halo on Ps3... I don't want Gears of War on ps3. Those are xbox Staples. Why should we make every console have the same content? We shouldn't. We need diversity and reason to buy these systems over the other. With Mass Effect going to Ps3, it'd be a lost venture. I want new IP for my PS3. I want to see continued support for franchises on their respected console and target audience. Not every damn game needs to be multiplatform, people. Get of it!

[switch-it]

Couldnt agree more

[The_Engineer]

When it releases I will buy it for 360, if it runs poorly then I hope they bring it to PS3 and do a better job as this looks like it should be a great game.

I'll buy both Uncharted and ME on release day SO I WIN, while fanboys blinded by silly console jealousy will be here bickering instead of gaming.

[jcgamer]

wow, excellent post...I love how every console has its own special flavor this generation...bubbles up...this is EA though, so it isn't a crazy question...but 360 owners will be the ones who make ME a success, no doubt about it...day 1 purchase for JCgamer...you guys support Uncharted...game on...

[DARK WITNESS]

i everygame ended up cross platform, then it only enforces the idea that we should just have one gaming platform. i bought my 360 for games like halo and mass effect. I bought my ps3 for games like MGS4 and FFXiii. The more games keep going cross, the less reason i have for owning both.

[fishd]

I hope so as a ps3fanboy(yeah fanboy,so what?)you know we are talking about EA.there may be a ps3 version a wii version mobile version psp ds and every platform on this planet.you think not so think again.but at other side we have M$ and they know how keep their exclusive,exclusive so it is really complex but at the end i just hope so caz it will be a great game.

[TheMART]

Will Microsoft buy EA to keep Mass Effect Trilogie on the 360, secure all those sport games exclusive on the 360 and more???

It's all possible... Speculation, speculation

[rofldings]

Can anyone really afford EA?

[Bnet343]

who throws money around better then Micro$oft? They can do it, I think the thing is EA is way to big.

[UltramanJ]

This is EA we're talking about, not some company on the verge of bankruptcy *cough* 2K games *cough*. M$ doesn't have a big enough money hat to keep one of the worlds largest publishers from throwing this on all systems and making a boatload of money in sales.
M$ should have bought some of these companies (Bizarre, Bioware) when they could, and now that they're gone M$ is going to be hurting for exclusive games in the future. Mark my words.

@#4- This is the way the industry is headed. It's the first party games that will sperate one console from another, and seeing how Sony owns a very large number of established studios, I'd say their future is brighter than M$s'.

[The_Engineer]

nobody can compete with Sony's first party stable, it's just too deep.

[fishd]

sorry sir but if M$ wanted to buy somthing, it didn't lose bioware,bungie,bizzare

[Firewire]

Personally I don't care. Let it stay on the 360, with Uncharted coming up & the PS3's '08 line up, PS3 owners don't need this game.

[mesh1]

ALL i can say IS DREAM BEYOND never happing. ppl always have to remember Microsoft is more powerful than E.A buy a large margin and have struck a deal with Bioware regardless of what e.a has to say contracts for 3 games for the 360 have been signed not to mention Microsoft influence in the business world + ex Microsoft employee becoming the head of E.A DREAM BEYOND.

[The_Engineer]

any contracts signed were between MS and Bio, EA was not a party to it so MS would have to renegotiate a contract.

[ip-student]

Depends on the contract - some contracts bind the successors in interest.

My biggest complaint is that EA now owns the studio that created Mass Effect - EA has the worst management in the industry, constantly overworks its employees and screws up almost every single thing it touches. As a rule, I just don't buy EA games. Mass Effect is an exception because the game is done but future versions - I serious doubt I will ever buy them.

[kingboy]

EA =Multi platforms all the way,heck even consider a psp/Ds port down the road lol

[lawman1108]

“We have no plans currently to pursue that. Our focus is pure and simple; it’s to deliver the best game possible for our fans with Mass Effect, and that’s an Xbox 360 exclusive. Microsoft’s a great partner… and they’ve really helped build the value of the product and we’re proud to work with them.”

[AllroundGamer]

hope not, it's probably just another overhyped game like Halo3... btw my xbox died on Tuesday - RROD, so i'm a little depressed right now :( but hopefully it will be fixed quickly so i can try Mass Effect and see for myself, if it is only another pure MS hype...

[lawman1108]

You mean the same game that has sold over 4 MILLION copys in just 5 weeks? The game you have NEVER played? Is that the game you mean? The only game that is close is Wii sports and thats because it's a pack in. Overhyped, if the game stunk people would not have bought it and it would not have gotten 9's and 10's Give credit where credit is due, I own a PS3 but I like the 360 better however I enjoy Fall of man and Warhawk. If you can afford it buy each system and just enjoy what they have to offer.

[allforcalisto]

the only thing keeping MAss effect 1 from going multiplat is the fact that microsoft is purpotedly publishing the game. I reckon EA will buy it off of microsoft as soon as poss, to get ps3 gamers on to the franchise in preparation for the sequels which aren't being published by MS.

the writer of article establishes the point that has been reiterated every now and then since news of the buyout was released: EA have been multiplat forever. Making exclusive titles isn't compatible with their business model.

EA stands to earn more money from doing this. I don't see MS resisting, what'd be the point?

[fjtorres]

...who pine for what they can't have. ;-)
There is no better goal in life (according to some).
You need to understand, childrem is that MS is playing a game with Sony, here: its called "what's mine is mine and what's yours is negotiable." :-D

[The_Engineer]

torres but the word in the industry is that MS is shedding as much weight as it can to keep it's games division alive. Not looking to good at the moment.

[fjtorres]

...maybe a bit too much; check the smiley. :-)
The point was that some people are too easy to tease...
...and take their gaming too seriously.
Its supposed to be just for fun.

BTW, you a train fan or an AUTHORITY fan?

[Snukadaman]

losing money huh..well here are some things on the internet i found...by the way..you could of found it also before typing that tripe...

http://techiqmag.com/2007/0...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

[BLaZiN PRopHeT]

does anyone realize that MS is publishing the first game? and even with EA buying bioware they cant break that contract?

[JokesOnYou]

hey isn't this the same site that said that they got a confirmation over dinner that Bioshock would be on the ps3, then later Bio dev said it wasn't happening. oh and if I recall isnt this the same site accused of faking a interview with Valve, which they ultimately pulled the interview. yeah, this *Pro sony* site is questionable at best, I guess this is a possibility though but they put out this theory as if they have some NEW INFO??? NO!, from what I read they don't know anymore than the next guy and thus this is more speculation until the parties involved say something concrete, but I do know one thing for sure ME will be out on the 360 in just a couple of weeks+ and I'll be picking it up launch day, while sonykids do what they do best, WAIT, HOPE, & PRAY for good news and then WAIT some more=

JOY

[gololo]

nah...i guess ps3 owners will have nothing to do...uh wait uncharted!

[Jandre02]

No no. While MSFT has alot of money, they arent going to spend that much on gaming. If that really was the case, they would just drop the price of the Xbox360 to $150 and end this already.

The question is going to come down to "why not". By the time Mass Effect 2 comes out, the PS3's install base will be larger than the Xbox360's is currently. So, why not throw Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 on one blu-ray and make more money?

Because of loyalty to the Xbox360? Sure they could TRY to pay off EA, but the only way that would work out is if they can be sure they are receiving more money than the PS3 would make selling the game otherwise.

Putting it on the PS3 would get the game into Japan, however. Unless MSFT is willing to spend HUGE amounts of money, this is going multiplatform. The port will suck. Mass Effect 2 may be developed for PS3 first ONLY because ports to the PS3 are always bad. They would be released simultaneously though. Maybe MSFT could even pay for a timed exclusive.

[mesh1]

ask this to ur self why is ut3 comign out on the ps3 with so low install base ?why is haze coming out on the ps3 1st ? the anser is $$$ + they have contracs they cant break bioware has STATED all mass effects will be on the 360 and also ive enver seen a TRILOGY published by micro sfot games studio and the nxt part is published by some 1 else.

[0LDSCH00L]

Not including assets! if they want to buy the whole trilogy from EA, believe me.. they have more than enough money! so UltramanJ your an idiot! and so is anyone else that thinks MS isnt capable, besides even if it did go multi-plat you wouldnt see it on your inferior PS3 for at least 3 years! honestly.. I believe that there wont even be a PS3 by then anyway, as far as gaming is concerned the PS3 is nothing but a big scam and fraud!!!

[picker332]

I don't even care if Mass Effect coming to ps3 beacouse it's look's like sh!t and boring in my opinion.

[pornflakes]

MS lost Bizarre, Bioware and bungie. They made enough money with them and got enough succsess with them.

The next parts of these titles will also be a succsess dont care if it will be multi.
But what if MS will spent their "next" money for FF13?

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

Wrong. Bungie will still make games for MS.

They said it in their podcast.

[allforcalisto]

Dude Microsoft have more than "30 billion" in the bank, but economically companies don't like taking losses. Now if MS went out and bought the rest of the series, they'd need to probably pay some serious $$$ to EA.

Why do you think kotaku and other sites were deliberating the future of Mass effect. In your fanboy rambling you're not looking at the picture. EA likes money, EA makes money off of mulitplats which reach big audiences. EA have bought Bioware for their talent, and to show gamers they're not just about movie franchises, and sports games.

Do you seriously think MS is willing to pay more than the combined sum all the ps3 users who would buy ME2 and ME3 would fork out for those games?

right now i reckon if MS doesn't sell the publishing rights of ME1, then EA will get some team to create some kind of foreword to the ps3 version of ME2

[Contra26]

when there is MASS EFFECT!!!!

oh and by the way...

R&C is not an AAA title
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[The_Engineer]

anyone that has seen gameplay videos of Uncharted will tell you that it blows away even the mighty Gears. And i think Gears is great.

[JCITY]

i sense a ps3 takover....i mean when it happens...this game will go to ps3..but honestly sci fic games dont interest me ...si i'm good without it...the graphics will probaly look better on ps3 anyways....flame war !!

[sectionz]

I personally got an xbox 360 for mass effect. it would be good to see everyone get it.

[Meus Renaissance]

The game appeals to alot of people and it'll probably get the standard 10 out of 10 nowdays, but am I the only one who isn't interested by this?

[ShiftyLookingCow]

"am I the only one who isn't interested by this?" is that even a honest question? just read the comments if you were actually serious instead of taking a dig

[Meus Renaissance]

Why do you perceive my comment as "taking a dig"?

I didn't read the other comments, I just posted my point of view. I don't doubt the game will be a massive hit but personally it doesn't seem to do much for me. I've watched videos of it, trailers, and it just doesn't do it for me. I really dislike the look of the attack system, it's too complicated and slows down the pace of the game from what I have seen.

Why would I take a dig? If I wanted, I'd get it. It's just I'm not interested in the game being ported to my platform of choice.

[Leg-End]

but thats just me i'n not being a fangirl - i have never liked rpgs, not even finalfantasy

[allforcalisto]

the big difference between ME and Uncharted which makes ME look better, is ME's scale. exploring space vs exploring jungle = space instant win

however

uncharted has better animations, better lighting, a lot enjoyable-looking gameplay and faaaaaaar better voice acting

ME ultimately is the thicker game with all the different narrative pathways, but because of the lack lustre gameplay and tedious dialogue i reckon i'd just get bored. I dunno who designed the characters but am i the only one in thinking that Kotor 1's cast were a lot more varied in persona's, the npc's more diverse and interesting? then there's all the different environments there were in Kotor...

[Chemical]

in Mass Effect.

- there is create a character? better than Oblivion?
- Very Long Game
- More Weapons and Types of Class you can be
- Lack Luster Gameplay? it's cover system like Uncharted + you can switch to any of your team mates
- you can command teammates as well
- and the whole dialogue thing. You can make your own dialogue in ME. on uncharted you'll just be seeing a pretty boy making awkward face reactions. Who moves their eye brows when talking in a calm voice?

[ip-student]

Chemical - when did you get a chance to play ME?

[Real gamer 4 life]

However, PS3 owners should remember that BioWare confirmed to us earlier this year at GDC that they were working on a sci-fi title for Sony’s next-generation console, though it has yet to be officially unveiled.

Needless to say, stay tuned for more developments as soon as they bre

[Real gamer 4 life]

mass effec gameplay mechanic are exactly like graw2. I am not really interested in mass effect.

[0LDSCH00L]

Dude.. your missing the whole point!!! you wont see an ME PS3 version for at least 3 years anyway!!! and by that time the glory days of Sony and the PS3 will be just a memory!!! the PS3 as a gaming machine is a fraud! more and more creditable devs are pointing this out! every time Sony drops thier price on the PS3 the whole real picture becomes clearer.. its the begining of the end!!! dont believe me, look at the Atari jaguar, Colecovision, Intelevision and Sega Dreamcast they all began to make thier exit the same way!!

[eagle21]

BUT GTA is multi day one now. There are forums on amazon where people are asking, "will gta iv work on ps2?, "is this still PS3 exclusive," "their probably gonna port this to xbox in a year". These are Nov. 2007 forums guys, it is hilarious but true. Anything can happen these days.

[kss]

yes, you make a good point publishers dont have loyalty to consoles only to money

[kss]

the rest of mass effects sequels will be on the ps3 and i wouldnt be surprised if they turn out to be exclusives

[TheXgamerLive]

Mass Effect on the ps3 is not one of them.

[PS360PCROCKS]

It's not going to the PS3, sorry.

[celticlonewolf]

If it does come to the ps3 it will be way down the road and that most probably goes for number 2-3 to just because it was built for the 360 ground up and will take quite alot of work to get it ported over so it would make more sence to make all 3 on the 360 then port over to the ps3. That way you get the money for all 3 in the quikest time(not taken time out to port the game over) and then bam some more money later for porting it over. To kss that has to be one of the stupidest posts I have ever read lol unless you ment it as a joke.

[0LDSCH00L]

ME will not make it on the PS3 for at least another 3 yrs.

[TheXgamerLive]

FF games have been done to death, move on, and MGS4, well decent game but that's it, and it's desire for me to play it has dwindled b/c I don't like sitting through hrs. upon hrs. of Video in between levels, that's boring. Plus, the online play is weak, ps2ish maybe.

I'm good if neither come to them Xbox 360. Our library is over flowing already and soooo much more to come.

edit: Ahhh, you changed your post while I was responding to it, lol, I thought I was lost for a second:)

Anyway's, I know some love those games, It's just that myself and my friends don't.

[allforcalisto]

with all the character classes i've seen in ME there hasn't been anything that looked vastly different and or remarkably interesting.
I acknowledged that there was variety in ME, but who cares about that when then gameplay overall looks tedious. Countless Rpgs bioware have made over the years looks infinitely more fun than this. I don't get why they've gone down this route. why the hell is everyone weapon a gun?!??

with uncharted you know what you're getting is a adventure-shooter, no one is claiming it's the second-coming of adventure games like people are doing with Mass effect. i'd score it 8.5 of everything i've seen thus far.

with the dialogue thing honestly i'd rather have scripted dialogue than terrible dialogue with unnerving facial nimations framed in unnatural looking shots. picking what your character says creates these unrealistic scenes. i think bioware should create scripted scenes but have it that you influence the characters personalities which would then have an effect on which scenes take place. It'd obviously have to be a lot less intricate than how ME is right now, but it'd look infinitely more natural.

[Double-Edged]

If you have played KOTOR which was GOTY.
I just dont see why you can't expect better quality?
Every Weapon is a gun? you should see the different classes you can be.
And I garauntee you it has more weapons than Uncharted.

and for the whole scripted part. That's RPG your talking about
and there are great facial reactions from MASS EFFECT.
And the Cut-Scenes you see at Uncharted... you'll also see at Mass Effect.
Did you not know that Mass Effect will have countless endings?

I am too excited for uncharted.. because it is time for PS3 to have an AAA game..

But a Game like Mass Effect just Dominates Uncharted.

[prowiew]

jeez. this guy wrote a three page story just to analize quotes by john and ray. wow

[goodganja]

Mass Effect will be ported to PS3. Too much interest in the blu-ray. No one ever thought an Elder Scrolls game would end up on a Playstation platform, but it did. Mass Effect will be on PS3. Guranteed.

P L A Y B 3 Y O N D

[Double-Edged]

i'm sorry...
but I have a hard time figuring out how you can play beyond with a PS3.
what features do the games on PS3 have that will makes you 'play beyond'

Please inform me because I dont see 'playing beyond' till MGS4 comes out.

and trust me.. I am buying a PS3.. ask DJ.. i'm just waiting for a price dropp of an 80 gig.

[TheMART]

And MGS4 is stated for 2nd quarter 2008. Pretty sure they'll launch it in fall/winter 2008 when sales are always higher because of holidays.

Same with those other big hits:

KZ2
GT5
FFXIII

and I bet even

God of War 3 will be announced for Christmas 2008 or spring 2009. So yup untill then there aren't so much system sellers.

And believe it or not, for God of War 3 I would look into getting a PS3. But not untill the white one is out in Europe, packed with a rumble controller, Home implemented (no beta), more and better games/God of War 3 and the 65nm chipset. So that'll be Christmas 2008 at a much better price then 400 to 500 Euro nowadays.

[Grassroots]

Bioware has stated themselves that the buyout doesn't change the concept that the "trilogy" they plan will only be on the 360.

They are hiring a ps3 programmers so we might see a different game from them in the future (star wars MMO, or KOTOR3 would be nice).

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Quit lying droids you all know you wan't this game, hell you don't have anything to play other than R&C.

[andy001]

sorry, but this hype about Mass Effect is confusing. Do they really think that Mass Effect is going to be a game that appeals to anyone but RPG players?

Really, this will be like KOTOR, a good game but not really arcadey enough to just be able to pick up and play.

I enjoyed the KOTOR series on the xbox but didn't finish them so I had already decided not to buy this game at all. There are too many other more accessible titles coming out for me to want to buy a game I probably won't finish.

With Final Fantasy coming along I don't think the PS3 really needs to worry about this title at all.

[Double-Edged]

???
that's like saying... who cares about GT5..it will only appeal to racers..

Who cares about UT3.. it will only appeal to FPS fans(like myself)..

not arcadey enough to play?? it's an RPG.

you said you enjoyed KOTOR. but you dont care about this game because of FF?

and when is FF comming out??

sorry.. i really didnt understand your post.

[The Dark Knight]

bioware already confirmed that mass effect is on xbox 360 only, all 3 of them

[ichimaru]

pimphand you got a link?

[allforcalisto]

dont be a jackass you understood his post perfectly.

it just doesnt sound like the tune you'd hum.

[JokesOnYou]

andy001 said: "With Final Fantasy coming along I don't think the PS3 really needs to worry about this title at all."

huh?, so if this was a ps3 game it wouldn't matter either 'cause you know FF is coming out, yeah uhm OK and FF is coming when? lmfao, you sonykids are blessed with the patience of a monk, poor kids would stand on their head and WAIT for Elvis to walk in the door if sony told them to.

JOY

[ParaDise_LosT]

Then MS will invest in it....
But I don't really care lol
The more people to experiance the second comming the better :D

[Real gamer 4 life]

Sony does not need mass effec tha is microsoft ip. The same way mgs4 wont come to the 360 is the same way mass effect wont come to the ps3. If you wanna play mass effect buy a xbox and if you wanna play Mgs4 and ff13 buy a ps3.

[ichimaru]

if micro was smart we'd snatch this up quick and publish all 3 titles

[CRIMS0N_W0LF]

I want lost Oddesy

[N4GayFanturds]

Like they published Halo 3 so....

FAT CHANCE. End of story.

Go beat off to your Heavenly Sword, Sony F@gboys.

[Real gamer 4 life]

Is microsoft really publishing this game, hmmmm for some strange reason i though EA was publishing this game.

[LONEWOLF231]

NOT GONNA HAPPEN!!!!!

This game IS published by MS!!!

I dont see any Sony published games making their way to the 360 so WHY should this one make its way to the PS3??

[wil4hire]

The game looks 100% terrible in game.

I'd rather xbots pretend to enjoy Mass Effect and claim its graphical achievements, after all.. there is nothing with a release date coming out From Now till early 08.

Alan Wake.. uh huh.
Huxley..
Too Human..

Or whatever else xbots can pretend are going to be great games. yeah those are all stellar franchises..

Microsoft blew its wad too soon. It should have waited to release Halo3, now the only good exclusives it will have... well aren't exclusive.. are multiplats.

A system alone doesn't dominate due to its multiplats. Take a lesson from Sony & Nintendo. Especially when its only managed to sell double of a "failure" of a system in 2.3 years.

[Nicosia]

This post kinda bothers me, since when don't multiplats matter? Multiplat games are big key franchises, they matter to common folk. Hardcore gamers are obsessed with exclusive games, and that all they talk about. Who doesn't care about fifa,madden etc?

And how is this not a grafical achievement? how much more beauty do you need? Just because its on the system is auto-bad? if the game is so bad, why do you check it out even if your opinion is already made?

[wil4hire]

http://forums.audiworld.com...

Please look there before responding. To me about how amazing Mass Effect looks.

We have a ps3 & 360 @ my job. So I often buy 360 titles.

And if you dont understand the value of exclusive titles to a console, then I don't know where to start with you. Not to offend you or anything.

[Nicosia]

I saw those screenshots, lets face it every game has parts you will think is ugly. But without playing the game, you already formed a opinion? To fully understand a game you must have played it.

Not to be offensive but adding ''xbot'' to your post didn't actually let me believe me that your so honoust.

Exclusives are a big thing, but lets face it more hardcore people are talking about it. Common folk only see whats out, they really don't care if its exclisive.

[wil4hire]

Common folk are buying Wii's. Not 360's.

[jcgamer]

you seem bored...how about this...your posts are BORING...the same stuff over and over...we get it...you don't like Mass Effect...don't worry...it's going PLATINUM without your help or favor...now move along...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

And where does that leave the PS3 wil4hire? because last time I checked it was dead last and getting deader.

[jcgamer]

Who DO you think are buying 360's?...Xbox 360 and Wii have been selling roughly the same amount for weeks in the United States...so "common folk" aren't buying 360's? They are ALL hardcore gamers? man, please...get outta here with that BS...when 139,000 people buy a console in a given week, I'm sure there's some "common folk" in the mix...lol...you need a history lesson too...Xbox 360 sold 130,000 units the week Gears of War released...Gears sold 603,000 units that week...now, 360's are already selling that amount weeks before Mass Effect...yeah, you don't have to respond...

[Bladestar]

strange... how come people assume that just because a company like EA buy a company... they can change everything about that company...
So, now that Bungie is not owned by microsoft.. does that mean that Halo3 will be on the PS3?

Can you explain why Donkey Kong Country is not on the xbox 360?
For example, if I own my development studio and I make exclusive contracts with Sony to keep a game exclusive for 10-15 years... and then EA buys my company... does that mean that my company is not liable to those contracts I made prior to the purchase?
right........ lol.

we have no idea what agreedment microsof have with them.. but one thing is sure... EA accusition does not mean... agreedments and contracts will get voided...

duhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! mmmm... is this the first time 3rd party company make exclusive games for a console? mmmm... strange....

Mass Effect on the PS3... only a fanboy dream... one can tell if a game will be exclusive on the xbox 360 by looking at how much money and interest microsoft puts into promoting it... games that microsoft does not have on lock... they simply dont even bother advertising it.

[wil4hire]

uncompressed 720p images?

ALl I can say is, too bad IGN/GAmespot/Gamepro just shows you guys the 'story mode' images with all the polish.

The game looks terrible. Should be fun like KOTOR, however now it just looks like more of a third person shooter where the lead character keeps the same face the entire game, outside of the 'story mode'

http://forums.audiworld.com...

You guys all just had the wool pulled over your eyes. Mass Effect is going to look nothing like the story mode sequences.

WHile again, it will be a fun game.

Its definitely not some graphical achievement that warrants being on a 360 or a ps3. Looks to me like the ps2 or xbox could pull this one off.

[jcgamer]

here is a PlayStation site saying it is a contender for Game Of The Year and talking about it "possibly" going mulitplatform and reasons why, and you are saying some PlayStation owners don't want it? lol... Well, you seem pretty interested, seeing as you haven't let up your bashing of this sure-shot HIT title...do me a favor, don't get GHOST when reviews or November NPD arrives to N4G...make sure you show up...happy gaming...

[Sevir04]

IF you want to play FF and MGS get a ps3, the same applies to to MASS Effect. Go out a buy a 360 so you can play it or rent the game and play it on a friends. cause this aint coming. personally this isn't a game i want to see on the ps3 because it's another console difining game for the 360. now a days next gen consoles have no identity of there own because companies want cash and lost of it and are porting games left and right.

MS and Bioware have this copntract inked along with the too human trilogy inked and calls for exclusive release on the 360 and 360 only. so PS3 fankids who just cant bring them self to buy a 360. look on from the fence as the 360 fankids and games gloat about it the same way the ps3 gamers and fankids will gloat the same way when the they are playing MGS4 and MGS online, and FFXIII and Versus XIII. this article just means nothing.

So Ea has aquired to of the best game devs out there. all their new IPs besides the one MS owns will be Multiplat. so get it out of the head and mark it of your PS3 wish list. because it's just not coming same for the halo franchise and the Too human. anything else though is a definite.

gosh fankids i tell you

[BLACKJACK VII]

Every Mass Effect article on this website has been spammed by PS3 trolls for over a month... according to them, Mass Effect sux... just look at wil4hire comments - LOL, they don't need or want Mass Effect ! They've got... er,.... uh,.... I don't know what they have beside R&C & delay after delay....

DJ, wil4hire, 360sheep, kingoffury, HarryEtTubMan, smokey, says you, idontcare, all around gamer, idonttakesides, allanwaker, leonskennedy4life, shmee/nasim and many many more poor sonykids we've seen you hating on ME & trolling 360 articles for a long time !

Comments made by these a$$holes alone makes me want it to NOT go multiplat - what a bunch of freakin'
d!cks !!! For REAL gamers, I would like everyone of those ppl to have a chance to play the upcoming masterpiece from Bioware, but I'd rather see the HATERS miss out !

You've got less than 2 weeks before the real reviews hit losers !!!

MASS EFFECT FTW !!!!

[wil4hire]

http://forums.audiworld.com...
Has GOTY written all over it.

Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted this month. Haze the next. Yeah I'll wait... wait for release dates. Actually Uncharted is coming early :)

Lets hope you aren't done with Halo's single player, because the rest of the year is going to be a sad one. Or you can enjoy playing COD4, like I will with the superior version on the ps3 & the PC. I wonder where those 360 screen/videos are.. hmmmmm?

Delay Station" is funny now.
as is "no games!"

Ps3 wraps up 07 with Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, Haze, & Ratchet & Clank. First year, pretty damn good.

Oh yeah, when did the xbox get its first aaa title again? Was it oblivion, or gears?..

[jcgamer]

you tell em' JACK...I got your back...and wil4hire, seriously...STOP with the "Anti - Mass Effect" campaign already...why don't you take a good look at the #1 game at Gamestop/Ebgames on the overall best-sellers list...take a GOOD look at it, as well as the other anticipated games it is currently outselling...there's nothing you can SAY or DO to stop it...it's done...it's GOLD...it's a hit...move along, nothing to see here wil4hire...except another AAA title for the Xbox 360...BLACKJACK VII, why don't we move to the next ME hater, we're done here...lol

[BLACKJACK VII]

I'm sorry, did loser4hire say something ?

I don't know because loser4hire has been on my IGNORE list for a LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOng time. Waz up jc !

=)

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

Where are the 360 screenshots/videos for CoD4?

What, are you blind? There are about 30 videos on gametrailers.com. And the most of them are the 360 version.

YOU can do a little research before talking.

[ShiftyLookingCow]

hey BLACKJACK, nice post, bubbles for you(teh retards are taking your bubbles). every single guy mentioned is in my ignore list, they are just not worth the time.

[Ahhhh]

I think it will still be an xBox 360 exclusive, one reason being I think MS has a deal with Bio to publish the other two games and because BioWare has, at least that I recall, have only made games for the xBox.

But, I don't see the second and third going to PS3 if the first one doesn't go over. And, this would be a great game for PS3 owners to pick up if it indeed does go to the PS3.

[InMyOpinion]

The short answer is: No.

The long answer is: Noooo-o-o-o.

MS...owns...rights...to...pub lish.

You will see this the day you see Halo on PS3 or MGS on 360.
Why all the comments? PS3-fanboys don't want it anyways. Right...

[snoopgg]

ttt

[LONEWOLF231]

I am sorry man but the 360 is more capable in running the UE3 than the Ps3!! Hell Even EPIC had trouble running UT3 on the PS3!

[LONEWOLF231]

wil4hire

Please Ratchet and Clank has nothing on MASS EFFECT! You are in denial buddy just go ahead and accept the fact that "Mass" looks better than those two!! Besides Uncharted looks like a Just Cause and Gears Of War ripoff! So ill pass on that title! As for HAZE, im sorry man but that game is all HYPE, well Phony hype at least, cause quite frankly the graphics are UGLY and the character movements are pathetic, have you seen the way he throws the knives???? Its as if they used Michael Jackson for that Mocap Session!

[Awesomeo3000]

microsoft publish mass effect 1 they have nothing to do with 2 and 3 ea owns them and they are all money making machine. i love how we have to sit here and listen to mgs4 and ff13 coming to 360 and all of u are so sure its happening but u hear something one of ur precious exclusives coming to ps3 and everyone seems to think thats impossible bioware is part of EA where they see money they will go for it gurantteed by the way lonewolf uncharted is in no way a gears of war ripoff more like tomb raider but i bet the game wont be beat in like 10mins and at least haze has better graphics then halo 3

[LONEWOLF231]

LOL!!!!

Umm yeah MS had alot to do with this game!!!!
Why else would they publish it!

Product: Mass Effect™
Players: 1
Resolution: HDTV 720p/1080i/ 1080p
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Developer: BioWare Corp.®
Format: DVD for the Xbox 360™ video game system
ESRB Rating: "M" for Mature
Availability: November 20, 2007

Yes no doubt that it looks better than HALO 3 but it fails against Call Of Duty 4 and Timeshift!!!!

[Whoooop]

MS is near life support....

[jackdoe]

Microsoft and EA are incredibly buddy, buddy right now. If MS ponies up the right amount of cash, they can keep Mass Effect as an exclusive. However, knowing EA, they'd probably split the Bioware team into two if that happens, forcing one of them to work on Mass Effect, while forcing the other to work on a PS3 game based off of Mass Effect tech.

[Awesomeo3000]

yea they published the first one casue bioware was still independent they arent anymore they are part of EA m$ is not going to publish or have anything to do with part 2 and 3 EA will handle the publishing of the game so its free game for watever console they want to place it on

[wangdiddy82]

make it to the ps3... So will PGR4 or a game just like it with a different name.. EA owns all of the 360 big hitter studio's now.. So expect most of or all of these games to go multi plat now..

What would be funny is if halo comes to the ps3.. Lol that would be a story..

[WEWdeadeye]

That might be funny, if it were possible. Too bad that can't happen since MS owns the rights to the HALO franchise. BTW, this has been mentioned NUMEROUS times.

[Relientk77]

just for the record, I own a PS3 and no xbox 360

^ If I want a game ported to PS3 from 360 I would not choose Mass Effect, I would want Bioshock b4 Mass Effect ANYDAY ... WAY B4 Mass Effect

Bioshock > Mass Effect

[blade206]

look you guys kill me i live in seattle and i'm a sony fanboy yea i said it there is no way m$ will buy ea the 30 billion dollars that they have will be spent on their os this all has to do with their os if the ps2 would have used windows there would have never been a xbox it's all a plan widen their os market and all you xbots are falling for it oh and where are all the people that said a was lying about bungie and m$ some of you guys need to thing harder

[DJ]

but I actually want to see what Bioware's current PS3 title is, as well as Silicon Knights's PS3 title.

[power of Green]

The devs have boasted that the tools and engine were talored for the 360 and that they can make the sequels much faster and better becuase of this.

I doubt EA would force BioWare to develope for PS3 as if they had the time in the first place.

Even if Mass Effect was able to run on the PS3 what makes people think an EA back-up team would be able to make a great PS3 version when they can't even make average game ports right I doubt Bioware would dumb down the quality.

The whole point of EA restructuring is to have talent making quality games allowing devs to do their own thing while EA gets the fame and money.

These games are not coming to the PS3 unless the EA CEO himself" forces BioWAre to make a sloppy PS3 port because I doubt EA would let the quality get worse when their rep has already took a pounding.

[Salvadore]

MS and EA are like this *crossed fingers*.

[ichimaru]

Honestly would you guys want EA to do a port and possibly ruin the franchise. the game was never meant to run multiplatform . it was made with the 360 in mind, and changing that may change otherthings.

[power of Green]

People should wait for the results of the Meetings between MSFT ,Boiware & EA that started 2 weeks ago about this title/issue assuming the talks are over.

EA wanted MSFT to pay for the series this is the doing of Peter Moore trying to fix the quality issues and playing MSFT for money(MSFT will more than likely get what they want from EA due to their relationship lol.

[Spike47]

see the comments you guys are making.

"this game was never meant to be on the xbox360" and "I bet ms is paying EA to let this game stay as an exclusive"

first of all peter moore is gonna make sure it stays exclusive because he once worked for ms.

second, this game is gonna be a phenomenon.

YOU KNOW WHY? CAUSE WE ALL KNOW MS IS GONAN HUPE IT UP LIKE HALO.

ANOTHER REGULAR GAME OVERHYPED BY SOME HUGE MARKETING CAMPAIGN.

ANOTHER DAY IN WHICH MS WILL PAY IGN AND OTHERS TO REVIEW MASS EFFECT AND GIVE IT ALMOST PERFECT SCORES.

[The Chief of Mjolnir]

First, spell right.

Second, stop using the caps lock, because it just looks stupid.

Third, I didn't buy Halo 3 because of the hype, I bought it because I liked Halo 2 very much. Only small minded people fall for the hype a game creates.

And last. Stop post comments direct after each other.

I think Mass Effect will be a GoTY contender.

[Spike47]

WE ALL KNOW MS WON'T LET THIS EXCLUSIVE SLIP.

AND WE ALL KNOW SONY WON'T LET MGS4 SLIP.

SEE HOW MUCH OF A HYPOCRITE SOME PEOPLE ARE, THIS IS SO IRONIC.

[EDMIX]

EA now owns the IP, you can't slip any more then that, and NO EA won't make a deal, MS would have to pay the ammount of money ME would had made on every system, for every game for the next 4 to 6 years. Its gone. and Sony does not own MGS4, if any thing, they will have it Exclusive for like a year. You'll see a ME spinoff, quicker then you will a MGS4 port. The MGS4 will be on like 54 disc, with bad animation and sound, Kojima used all uncompressed audio and video, its all steaming off blu-ray disc, something you can't do on DVD, get ready for a bad, really bad year old port.

[Spike47]

EA sucks at making ps3 games, they're actually the ones that started the whole buzz.

but times are changing, developers will become accustomed to developing on a ps3.

It's not gonna last forever you know.

[power of Green]

You know its true this why you posted knee-jerk posts.

Don't make me post the links with the devs saying the game was carfully desined for the 360 hardware and the tools and engine are set in place for the sequels to speed along the development for the sequels.

Your logic suggests that any game on the PS3 can come to the 360 because EA owns the devs making these games. Alane Wake heavily uses the 360 hardware too could that game be on the PS3 if it were owned by EA aswell. lol

[power of Green]

You know its true this why you posted knee-jerk posts.

Don't make me post the links with the devs saying the game was carfully desined for the 360 hardware and the tools and engine are set in place for the sequels to speed along the development for the sequels.

Your logic suggests that any game on the PS3 can come to the 360 because EA owns the devs making these games. Alane Wake heavily uses the 360 hardware too could that game be on the PS3 if it were owned by EA aswell. lol

[EDMIX]

LOL!!! By hardware you mean the Unreal Engine3? which is Middleware,AKA middleware can work off of PC and PS3. So is Bioshock, and Gears. How can't it be made on the PS3, if UT3 uses a more Finshed version of the UR3 engine and thats on PS3? Thats the problem any game using Unreal3 can be ported to the PS3, cause the PS3 uses Unreal3 TOO!!! moron. EA owns the rights end of story, you might see a Directors cut of Mass Effect on the PS3, EA does own the IP you know.

[ichimaru]

both consols will survive and do well. and guys STOP SAYING THAT THE 360 IS GONE BY 2009. unlike a certain company, microsoft hasn't put an expiration date on their console and they both are here to stay.

[tony]

Does Mass Effect have a future on PS3? no

[prowiew]

Like I said. I dont understand why this guy post a three page story about this. Is almost obvious. He should wrote a one sentence story:
"EA, of course is coming to the ps3". At least mass effect 2 and 3.

[tony]

can u show the link that says that?

[bootsielon]

Since it will finally fit on a single disc, and with extra content.

[bootsielon]

There's no use in making ME2 and ME3 for PS3 if ME1 doesn't come out on PS3. Since EA will want to sell ME2 and ME3 on PS3, they'll likely want to port ME (even better, more sales $$$). However, it's EA, so who knows what sh1t they'll churn out next...

[theoneandonly]

Because Microsoft is publishing the game and that means no.

Mass Effect 2 and 3 its a very slim chance that they could ever appear there as Microsoft signed a contract deal for the IP......

If they ever did it would be in exchange for FF13. That's how I see it going. Mass Effect 2 appearing on Playstation 3 is as likely as Final Fantasy 13 appearing on Xbox 360.

Not close to very likely, but its always a possibility somewhere.

[teto83]

I will be really cool for Mass effect to use the power of the ps3,only because is going to be such a great game.

[cmrbe]

If i want to play ME i will just buy a x360.

[cjg23]

Unless Microsoft and Bioware signed an exclusive deal for all three parts to be on the 360, Mass Effect will easily be multi-platform. EA just coughed up almost a billion dollars and they will not only want to make that money back, but make it back ASAP. I don't care how rich a company is, 700,000,000 dollars is a lot of money.

[Rhezin]

god I hate PSU, bunch of morons.

[lockload]

MS is publishing the first game maybe the future ones but they way thing are going the PS3 may well be pretty much 3rd party unsupported by then

[Gahigiddy]

Bioware, and now EA OWNS the IP.

OWNS it. They want multi and they'll get it. MS would announce they had the publishing rights because they're arrogant like that. They don't. They f***ed up, and PS3 owners can rejoice!

Nothing is safe from MS exclusivity loss on 360. Half the good games go to PC, 1st party devs leave!!!!, 1st party published games go to DS, some get snatched up (Bioware).

Throw away your XBoxes, it's over!

[AngryTypingGuy]

Well it certainly sounds like ME2 and ME3 could grace the PS3, if they are not being published by Microsoft. Because Mass Effect 1 is published by Microsoft it will be a 360 exclusive. As a previous post said, it is possible that Microsoft will pay up to keep this series exclusive to the 360, especially if it sells well, which I'm sure it will.

The idea of a universal gaming system sounds interesting, but I like the idea of choice. Of course, having every single game that comes out on your system is an appealing idea too.

[ASSASSYN 36o]

Ps3 could get 2 and 3 but not 1. Microsoft published mass effect 1. http://www.xbox.com/en-US/g...

[The Dark Knight]

http://www.n4g.com/News-739...

[EDMIX]

Wow this is Bioware saying this after the Byout, and you believe them, did you believe them when they said they would be independent? Mass Effect's IP is owned by EA, even Bioware doubts the games Exclusivity, saying we can't predict the future, um its EA, has EA ever let a company have a game exclusive? They bought the rights to make it Multiplatform. Mass Effect will be on the PS3 100% sure next year, its EA people.

[KakashiDX]

Bioware should try developing for the PS3. It seems like a console that would be able to bring out the best in their work. Large storage space, standard HDD, Cell(lots of animations, onscreen objects,etc).

[Gamefan12]

OK stop saying that this game will go on ps3 .. it is no

but the xbot guys need to stop talking about ff13 and mgs coming to 360

[AngryTypingGuy]

Are FF and MGS4 published by Sony? If not, there is always a slight chance that is the difference. As far as Mass Effect, it is published by Microsoft, which means the only way PS3 gets Mass Effect is if Microsoft agrees to it. I don't think that will happen, just a hunch.

[gunnar2906]

When the wonderfull cut scenes ended real crap began!

The game looks worse then Halo 3.... And after the cut scene was over (everyone was looking at it with mouths open, so unbelievely amazing it was) it was a huge disappointment when we saw what the gameplay was...

I dont want this game to be on PS3 .. thanks a lot we dont need a crap like this...

[JokesOnYou]

look at 'em some saying ME will come to the ps3, and some pretending as if they don't want it to, ha ha I don't know which sound more crazy, uhm I think I'll go with the one's acting as if they dont want it, yeah riiiight, thats why they show up in every ME thread, its either one of two things: they dont know a quality AAA game looks like when they see it, which is probably why the same fools hatin' on ME still swear Lair is just a "misunderstood" great game OR they are trying to convince themselves that they aren't missing out on the GOTY= either way you loyal sonykids lose again=

JOY

vvvvv cherdman, he's talking about the ME demo on ps3, you know 'cause the ps3 gets so many demo's, lmfao

[cherdman]

There is no demo of Mass Effect. You fail.

[Xbox is the BEST]

will be on the PS3

[green_ghost5]

Mass Effect won't go multiplat, people, think. Microsoft is the publisher for this title. That means no ME on PS3.

@ Gunnar.......uh-huh I'm sure you did.

@Gamefan, I wouldn't want that crap on my system. I'm not a fan of MGS or FF series.

This is one of the dumbest articles I've seen on this site, it's purpose serves absolutely nothing other than fanboys bickering.

[Alcohog]

Who cares, I'm not buying it for any platform. Nerds.

[bootsielon]

And that means... jack sh1t, since EA owns the IP and the rights to publish. EA can do whatever they want now, since MSFT ain't paying EA, and EA will sure as hell hand back whatever downpayment MSFT did to Bioware. Xbots are morons, but if it makes you happy, yes, think it'll remain exclusive.

[AngryTypingGuy]

No sir, you are in denial. But maybe you can play Mass Effect 2 and 3 on your PS3 in a few years, if you're lucky. If you want to play the original, you'll have to buy a 360. Do you think this game is going to magically switch publishers or something?

Microsoft publishes GOW. Do you see it on a PS3? Doesn't Sony publish Jak and Daxter? If so, then you won't be seeing it on a 360. This is the same reason that Ninja Gaiden II will be a 360 exclusive as well.

[prowiew]

alright. Enough about this topic. Who cares if ME1 2 or 3 will go to ps3. The thing is that i will be playing this game in novemember 15 (i think). woo hoo

[green_ghost5]

I wish it was the 15th, your 5 days off. lol.

[solidt12]

When ever this franchise makes the leap to the PS3 then I might buy it whether its Mass Effect 1, 2, or 3. I looks good but I have several game this month to keep me busy so I wouldn't be able to play this game until some time next year. November for me belongs to Ratchet & Clank, Call of Duty 4, Uncharted: Drakes Fortune and Assassins Creed. All other games must wait unless Unreal Tournament 3 gets a early release.

[Gahigiddy]

This is karma. YOu Xbots beg and bi*ch about MGS4/Tekken6/FFXIII which are confirmed to NEVER be coming to 360 while your exclusives drop like flies.

Mass effect
Ace Combat 6
Saint's Row
Lost Planet
Eternal Sonata
Beautiful Katamari
All those PC/360 games like Gears, Bioshock (not exclusive to begin with) etc.
Bungie leaves
Bizarre buyout

Screw you! You deserve it all and we'll be enjoying your "exclusive" games without a 360. HAHAHAHAHA!

How can you bag on PS3 when it is the only console which even has 3rd party exclusives, and the best ones at that!

[Ri0tSquad]

who cares its just a game stop b!tching.

[Megaton]

I still don't understand why everyone's been on this game's nuts since E3. 80% of the footage released shows characters chatting with eachother, and the rest is footage of battle gameplay, which really turned me off (too much stop and go).

Are the graphics good? Sure. Do graphics make a game fun? Not by a long shot.

I'm not jumping into the console war realm because I really don't care which console it's on (and because console warring is utterly retarded unless you work for/have stock in a gaming company). It doesn't look the slightest bit interesting to me. If someone could please explain to me the reason why everyone is praising this game so much, I'd really appreciate it. I'm not trying to be a smartass, I'm genuinely curious about why people think this game is such a masterpiece from all the footage shown.

[_insane_cobra]

My my, what an awful article. Three pages of fanboy dreams about something that could've been summed up in several sentences: Yes, it's not known whether Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 will be Xbox 360 exclusives now that BioWare is owned by EA. Could PS3 versions of those games happen? Unless there are pre-existing contracts and/or unless some money exchanges hands between EA and Microsoft, of course they could, but we still have no way of knowing whether they will. Case closed.

The same goes for any PS3 game they might be working on, by the way.

[Jones Miller]

I really hope this game goes multiplatform. The more people that get to know Bioware and their remarkable story-telling the better!!!

[Scions Wrath]

Yep.

[god_o_war]

i dont really care whether it comes on the ps3... even though its potentially awesome its a 40 hour shooter(it seems thats all xbots want and get!!) ps3 has a good enough line up till next year(even though not exclusive still on ps3)
R&C,folklore,CoD4,bladesto rm,assasin,NFS,SoF,WWE,kane& ;lynch,MoH:airborn,time shift,elder scrolls:SI, rock band, time crisis, uncharted, haze,blacksite, blazing angels, orange box and more next year...

i don mind if halo or mass effect or any other Xbox exclusive doesnt come ps3 way the only 1 i wish would magically or some how make its way to ps3 is GEARS OF WAR absolutely love this game!!!!

[level1online]

Advent Effect 2: Mass Rising.

Honestly, when I have trouble sleeping, I watch Mass Effect videos.
I get zzzzzzz's in no time.