EA PR Confirms Mass Effect 2 PC/360

EA PR not confirming Mass Effect 2 for PS3, only 360 and PC. That's all folks. Back to a more manageable tweetstream.

Ngai Croal

[jack who]

sonyfans?

[Foxgod]

Hehehehehe lol
Bubbled up.

[pumpkinpunker]

No Mass Effect 2 for you!

[Sez]

:) i see what you did there. and i like it. bubbles for you

[AbdullaMTR]

I think its on pc too u tool! So i'll get the superior v. playing it at it max while you suffer on a low and alot of frame rate problems (enjoy)

[Foxgod]

i got an i7 with 6 gbram and a geforce 280xt.
and yet il play it on the 360, lot more fun on my 42 inch plasma, then my 22 inch flat panel.

[InfectedDK]

Its still going to the PS3. Ofcourse it is.
They just have their own reasons not announcing that yet.
You can only guess what their strategies are but still people, think a little deeper.

Its high likely we will see a timed Mass Effect 2 exclusivity for X360/PC and then later a version with extra content for the PS3. Now at this moment that would be stupid for them to announce. Furthermore I think we will see a Mass Effect 1 port for the PS3 also. This way EA would earn the most money plus more people can enjoy the game.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

You can't hook your computer to your plasma?

What kind of gamer are you, dude?

[Johnny Rotten]

Am I missing something? I mean here's buddies bio and all I can see is that he has a video game blog for newsweek.

http://www.newsweek.com/id/...

[GWAVE]

I don't see how EA is denying it for PS3, either. It says that it's multiplatform.

Now let's set aside our fanboyism. Let's set aside our preferences. Let's set aside our favorite console and ask this very simple question:

- If Konami said that MGS4 was going multiplatform, would we think for even a SECOND that it wasn't coming to 360?

Why then are people trying to skirt the issue and make excuses for the "multiplatform" label? It's perfectly logical and reasonable to assume that "multiplatform" means a PS3 version also.

[Hydrolex]

I got owned !!! lol

[Sayai jin]

@GWAVE- Only time will tell if it is going multi-platform. I own all 3 systems so I have insured that I get the best from all worlds. So I did not worry if MGS4 was going to the 360, I did not worry if Bioshock was going multi, etc because I knew I would have the opportunity to experience the best.

Your question " If Konami said that MGS4 was going multiplatform, would we think for even a SECOND that it wasn't coming to 360? "-
Well if a lot of Sony's games were released on the PC as well then it would be a toss up whether they meant the 360 or PC.

On topic, no one should never say never on anything in this industry (unless they are the company involved in that decision). If MS2 stays as an exclusive to the 360 then great for MS. If is goes to the PS3 as well then hats off Sony.

It's okay to have a preference of gaming consoles, game genres, etc. We can all go around and say that a certain game is superb while other say it suck just for sakes, but each console has produced top notch games that are good to look at and play.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

didn't they say something about this a while back?

[cmrbe]

be a time exclusive. This is EA we are talking about.

[morganfell]

The game isn't coming until next year:

http://multiplayerblog.mtv....

"An EA rep just confirmed to me that Riccitiello was indeed talking about EA’s Fiscal Year 2010, which would date “Mass Effect 2″ as coming during the January-March 2010 timeframe."

[GVON]

At least there's a projected release date now Q1 2010 for ME 2 and bad company 2

^^^

beaten by 1 minute,sodding duel shock 3,weres my keyboard

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

PC Windows = Microsoft
Xbox = Microsoft

^^^there is no other way^^^

But by all means, don't let me stop you from thinking you will stick it to Microsoft by buying the PC version XD

[thats_just_prime]

If EA already confirmed ME2 for the 360 and PC why wouldnt they confirm it for the ps3 too if they were making it for the ps3? Why did they say that rumors of ME goin to the ps3 were wrong ? AS for the multi plat quote well lets see 350 makes 1 the PC makes 2 yup that multi plat alright.

[morganfell]

Show me a direct quote, not something from Ngai, where EA said 360 and PC confirmed. If you look at what was actually said:

http://news.teamxbox.com/xb...

then you will see that Ngai and Gamespy were completely wrong in their interpretation. If you are familiar with Croal's views you would understand why he did what he did.

[Why dis]

I was wrong I thought the Bioware studio would do the PR and not EA.

Can't win them all.

LOL #1.12 posted that mess of what some would say is news as proof of something after that same news gets debunked.

[Death]

It's your opinion that an import is a better car. Just about every domestic car manufacturer is using import technology. Chrysler alone uses Mercedes, Mitsubishi and Hyundai tech just to name a few. GM's used Toyota for a long time and have moved on to other Japanese partners. Ford does the same thing with Mazda. You drive an import because you want to drive one, not because it is better.

-Death

[morganfell]

http://www.shacknews.com/on...

"When asked about specific platforms for Mass Effect 2, an Electronic Arts representative told Shacknews that no details were available at this time."

Hear that? It's the sound of Mass Effect exclusivity slipping away.

[Tempist]

Come on people, use your sense, by next week or end of this week it'll be back to being an 'Exclusive' for the 360, AKA 360 first, PC later.

A vast majority of '360 Exclusives' make their way onto the PC at some point. That's the facts and that's all there is too it.

[Why dis]

No one has ever said the only platform this game will be on would be the 360 lol.

Read the text again and all the past statements/announcements.

The only time this game is talked about as exclusive is from the console market point of view.

The devs have said this game will be exclusive to MSFT's platforms from the start and why not the first one was.

Most of the gaming communities speak from the console market perspective.

If PSP was powerful enough Sony would double release titles on both their platforms this generation and most would still say PS3 exclusive because most speak from a console perspective. 360 fanboys wouldn't say I'm getting it for PSP to downplay PS3 lol.

[morganfell]

http://www.shacknews.com/on...

"Despite the first Mass Effect being billed as an Xbox 360 exclusive, famed developer BioWare tells Joystiq that it has "never confirmed any plans of Mass Effect exclusivity for the trilogy."

pwned

And you should use your sense. There is no way EA in their current money hurt is going to bypass the PS3 that will be on it's way to 30 million consoles at the time ME2 ships.

[Danja]

well ME2 will eventually be on the PS3.....no worries here.

[SCThor]

a High-End PC and a PS3...I never miss a good game.

[DARK WITNESS]

ah..... so now multiplat means coming to ps3 as well...

ok, how many times have 360 exclusives been labeled as multiplatform because it is also on PC. PS3 fans always use this as a way of arguing that 360 exclusives are not really " exclusive ". So could the same not apply in this case ?

maybe by multiplatorm they mean its going to be on both 360 and PC because according to ps3 fans that is "multiplatform"... or have the rules changed again.

it is sad, i mean i don't see any reason why it should not end up on the ps3 as well... its a good game, one that everyone should get the chance to play. the way i see it, it may end up a timed exclusive. we will have to wait and see. pardon the little rant above, but i do get tired of the constant hot and cold flipping that some people do when it suites them.

[Marie]

http://xbox360.gamespy.com/...

One thing we do know for sure is that the game will be released on Xbox 360 and PC, although it's not yet known if it'll be a simultaneous release or if it will be staggered like the release of the first game.

[morganfell]

That isn't what was said. Gamespy, notorious for the MS leanings this gen is inaccurate.

What John Riccitiello said was, "BioWare will release Mass Effect 2 on multiple platforms"

[dragunrising]

I actually agreed with your above comment! GASP. This one...not so much. If you think Gamespy is biased than it appears there is little help for you...I diagnose you with paranoid schizophrenia. JK. Hear me out: Gamespy/IGN network is responsible for for the online infrastructure for many games, notably Unreal Tournament 3 for the PS3.

[morganfell]

I know, I have access to the U3 dev kit. But that isn't the same division of Gamespy at all. Not even close. Think of it how Sony and MS compete in consoles then Sony runs Vaio ads that advertise Windows Vista. Well the two Gamespy divisions are even further apart.

[Why dis]

I'v been posting links showing that Bioware will release the PC version some time after the 360 version for weeks.

[Spike47]

If Mass Effect 2 comes out on the PS3 it will save me the trouble of geting it on my PC.

[Sayai jin]

Yeah, I do remember Bioshock. One difference to note is that there was game code written for the PS3 leaked when the game was first announced. So that one was just a timed exclusive.

[Lifendz]

but c'mon, they denied it, we had no way to confirm it, and until the more "official" gaming sites confirmed it, none of us had more than a hunch. The same hunch 360 owners seem to have about MGS4.

[Jazz4108]

Also Bioshock was not published by microsoft game studios, and if the ps3 would have been around in the capacity is now it would have released multiplat. MassEffect im afraid will stay with MS no matter how much money they throw at Bioware.

[N4PS3G]

Mr.Croal has talk ...Nothing to see here..move on

[Rise Of The Bad Guy]

First it was "Mass Effect 2 is a 360 exclusive"

Now it's "We're not confirming nor denying Mass Effect 2 on Ps3".

Can't wait to see what extras are in the Ps3 version

[happyface]

I really hope it gets ported for ps3 owners this desperate

people who bought ps3 have had a rough time and I think ME one of the best games this gen, you deserve a good game to play

[poopsack]

"for ps3 owners this desperate "
lol yeah cause they want a game on their game console, please god anything but a gamer wanting a game on their GAME Console.

[happyface]

?

ps3 owners seem desperate for ME so I think EA should just give it to them

[Ghoul]

"people who bought ps3 have had a rough time" ???

Well i had a BLAST with my ps3 since i bought it at launch.

Oh and btw the only console i ever got to know beeing desperate to buy every exclusiv onto theyre system is microsoft. They try to get every IP out there because the only thing they have is halo and gears.

And even halo was a pc Exclusiv until ms stepped in with the money bags and bought bungie an dhalo for a exclusiv xbox1 launch.

[Why dis]

That quote means the rumor about multi platform was about PC/360 and not a confirmation of a PS3 version as the media had suggested lol.

ME2 was never announced as 360 exclusive. ME2 was talked about as only for the 360 in the console market with the PC version coming some time after the 360 version on the windows platform.

The twisting of words is the reason you people seem ignorant to other fans of other consoles.

[Mozilla89]

Games that come on the PC and 360 are always called exclusives so I think this would point against it being just on the 360 or PC. Until I hear a direct quote specifically stating its coming to the PC and 360 only I'll assume EA will act like they always do and make it multiplatform. If not oh well, I'm not quite so sure whats so special about ME but I guess a lot of people like it.

[pumpkinpunker]

this came out during the question and answer section which Edge online didn't wait around before publishing their article.

[Foxgod]

Great, Now we can move on again, hope you guys had your fun.

[Spike47]

Thanks for sharing, lol.

[Max Power]

that was disheartening news, the Uncharted 2 taste washes out that foul taste.

[Foxgod]

Keep dreaming, its your right to do so.

[solidjun5]

People can we get past it. Some people seem to be getting their feelings hurt if a PS3 version is announced. This might be a timed exclusive or EA might be announcing the PS3 version later. What does it matter?

EDIT: Foxgod, you seem to be holding a lot of acrimony towards a lot of people. No one is attacking you man.

[Foxgod]

Heh lol, are you sure about that ? :P

[cmrbe]

ME2 will be on the PS3 sooner or later. You are setting yourself up for a big dissapointment.

[Why dis]

That quote means the rumor about multi platform was about PC/360 and not a confirmation of a PS3 version as the media had suggested lol.

The rumors/news were: Inaccurate

in·ac·cu·rate (n-kyr-t)
adj.
Mistaken or incorrect; not accurate.

[Max Power]

i really want to play the game but i won't buy a 360, and my pc is dying.

[Rise Of The Bad Guy]

I'm probably going to spend the first hour of Mass Effect 2 on Ps3 just customizing my class

[Ausbo]

you haven't played the first mass effect. You don't customize your classes, you pick one. you only customize your face

[Jazz4108]

Also Bioware says that since its a trilogy we will be able to transfer are character from ME1 to each chapter of the trilogy.

[Cajun Chicken]

1 year to find out, EA hasn't spoken up yet...

[DeZimatoR]

So quick to 'debunk'. And based off some journo's twitter feed? Really???

Guess you people don't like it when its the 360 'losing' exclusives ;)

[pumpkinpunker]

it's the twitter feed of a respected journalist who was actually involved in the question and answer section of the conference call. that's why I approved this article.

[Foxgod]

hes still in shock, his euphoria was torn out of him so quickly that he still doesnt know what hes up to.

[JD_Shadow]

The conference call made clear that the game would be released across "multiple platforms". From THAT language, that could mean any amount or types of systems. This two line thing that could've came from anywhere doesn't prove anything, actually. It actually came from Twitter (which, by the way, I'm not sure how THIS was even approved to begin with). They only found the name of someone from Newsweek (who, by the way, wasn't listed yet as hearing anything about the conference call), and you and a few of these other guys are jumping on that point and pushing it as your proof that whoever posted THIS onto Twitter is correct and who you believe it would be.

And yeah, it seems like there are a few that are so in a rush to debunk the possibility that they'll try to find anything. The same people who said we shouldn't care that FF13 went multiplatform are now whining about the possibility of ME2 being MP. PLEASE explain that logic to me, because I don't get it.

EDIT: Thanks for also showing that you're scared for no reason whatsoever by posting those alt sources. I officially never want to hear you say that we shouldn't care if a PS3 exclusive goes multiplat ever again, because you seem to really be too quick to disprove this. Again, why are you so scared about this possibility?

@Foxgod: With all due respect...PLEASE be quiet! You're digging your hole deeper every time you run your mouth about this.

[Consoldtobots]

the speed of the microsoft defense force in getting counter articles written has been amazing to watch this generation. I think I have clocked @ just under two hours in getting someone to write an article SPECIFICALLY addressing another article that was just published the same day. But of course theres nothing to see here folks just gamers being "organized".

[Jrome]

Bioshock was supposed to stay exclusive...and look how that turned out xD

[TheIneffableBob]

BioShock was never exclusive. It released on the PC and 360 at the same time.

[Rise Of The Bad Guy]

You know what,I might pick up the PC version along with the LE Ps3 version,so long as the game is properly optimized

[Foxgod]

my pc can easily run it, i am gonna play it on the 360 tho.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Keep trying to get a rise out of people.

You didn't get a response on your first troll:

"I'm probably going to spend the first hour of Mass Effect 2 on Ps3 just customizing my class "

So you are trying again..

[NipGrip]

It's Foxgod trying to rile people up, not that guy. Get it straight.

[JokesOnYou]

Is that "Bad Guy" still talking.....

It's hard to take this guy serious when even he doesn't know what he wants. This is the same guy who was hyping the news about sony doing a KZ2 Super Bowl commercial then after the Super Bowl he had mutliple threads criticizing those who were dissapointed sony didn't air one.
http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

lmfao, this guy is so fake, its laughable because he's so transparent a true diehard sony slave....hold on, wait a minute is that you nasim?

Mass Effect2 is one of my favorite 360 games, if ps3 fans get it you'll love it too....I have both consoles but I'll get the 360 version day 1 either way so I can have both ME 1 & 2 achievements on my 360.

JOY

[Aclay]

Of course everybody already knows that ME2 will come out on the PC/360, but these days "Multiple Platforms" as stated by the EA representative almost ALWAYS means: PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.

The PS3 version wasn't confirmed, but that doesn't mean that it's not coming to the PS3 at all.

I can see ME2 being a timed PC/360 exclusive, but I don't see how ME2 won't come to the PS3 if EA owns Bioware because everything released under EA's umbrella is Multiplatform. I guess we'll just have to wait until GDC until we find out if the PS3 version is actually going to happen or not.

[jay2]

Rediculess.

[Sangria]

There's something i don't get, what is Twitter and how a so short sentence can be considered as an official statement or even as a news?

[pumpkinpunker]

but you're not a journalist for Newsweek.

[nostalgic_noob]

That Website is very convincing............ I can also go on twitter and post bullshit statements and say its a PR announcement.

[Meus Renaissance]

How does PR refusing to confirm whether or not it will be launched on the PS3, equate to it remaining 360/PC exclusive?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Looking at it in the opposite.. Why not just come out and confirm a PS3 version if there is one? It's no secret EA will whore out any game they can even if they ruin it in the process.

If this PS3 version was so cut and dry why be so coy? I would say timed exclusive but if they've confirmed it for PC and 360 I don't see any advantage of doing that.

[evrfighter]

EA would come out and say it would be out on the ps3 if this were true. EA's stock and how they handle themselves during this recession depends on it.

Coming out and saying it'll be released for the ps3 would be good news for them as it would get the hype train goin early.

By neither confirming nor denying it'll be released on the ps3 is merely damage control. You don't want to make any customers upset right away.

[Obama]

Even if it comes to the ps3 I aren't getting it. Not my cup of tea.

[Graphics Whore]

Why doesn't EA just come out and deny that it's not coming to PS3?

Oh I know why ;).

[poeo]

my guess is that they have gotten permission from Bioware to port it to PS3, and they are now looking for a team to do it.

of course that's just a hunch.

[BIGBOSS08]

theres a big chance of mass effect 2 coming on ps3. check this out

http://news.vgchartz.com/ne...

i know the site links to vgchartz (lol) but the actual report is official.

why would EA just ignore a 21 million userbase?

[GiantEnemyCrab]

Apply your logic to a game like MGS4 which could of sold millions on the Xbox 360. EA is third party, Konami is third party yet they kept it exclusive.

Backroom deals? Maybe. Just because a game is third party doesn't make it default non-exclusive. Tecmo and Quantum Theory is another example.

My only concern for the game is that they try to put it on every platform under the sun and instead of concentrating on the game they are focusing on porting. That's why so many multiplatform games are pure sh*t because they are rushing to get it finished and ported. There are exceptions but when it comes to EA they have a rep of more crap than good.

[Graphics Whore]

Expect Mass Effect 2 on PS3 in 2009 :).

[Foxgod]

you sure like to be in denial, is that your foremost hobby ?
i suppose you believe pigs can fly as well.

[Rhoic]

Ownage.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Owned like an 86 Honda Civic

[hippo24]

No hes not "Owned"

Mass effect may very well come to the ps3, but Its still up in the air and until I see the ps3 copies of it on store shelves Ill believe what I see.
I will reserve my "owning " until then.

[morganfell]

Sony fans say:

http://www.edge-online.com/...

Notice N'gai didn't not PS3, but rather the only confirmations were 360/PC. That isn't the same thing as 360/PC only .

You are an idiot jack. It is only going to make it worse for you. That's what you can't understand - when to shut up. When that announcement comes everyone on this board is going to be all over you.

[Foxgod]

dude, even gamespot confirmed its not goin to the ps3.
ah well, live feels a lot better by being wishful doesnt it ?

[morganfell]

"Dude"

That isn't what was said. Gamespy, notorious for the MS leanings this gen is inaccurate.

What John Riccitiello said was, "BioWare will release Mass Effect 2 on multiple platforms"

http://www.gamedaily.com/ar...

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

morganfell go here http://www.boats.com/ and get yourself a boat before you drown. Then... go here http://www.kleenex.com and stop those tears from flowing...:0

[JD_Shadow]

How about you go and watch this (which is what I think this "story" (and the phantom disagreer) should also be):

[00]

this is sad....yet so damn funny at the same time.

[NinjaRyu]

agreed with you 100%

[poeo]

if it hasnt been 100% denied by now, i think it's most likely a timed exclusive ala Bioshock.

one aspect that should affect this whole thing is: how much did Mass Effect sell on the 360? did it sell as much as Halo or Gears, or about the same as Bioshock..? that should give us an indication of how passionately Microsoft wants to secure ME2 as an exclusive...

[00]

was denied by the developers and still eventually came to PS3, we don't know what's going on behind the curtains so people can only speculate which is pretty entertaining

[Foxgod]

i am starting to feel bad for you.

[thebudgetgamer]

my problem is its like their toying with us just say yes or no and be done with it

:) edit: this is the one you want

[Alcon]

If it is coming on the PS3, it will be later (timed exclusive for Microsoft). So obviously they'll talk about Mass Effect coming on the PS3 (if it truly comes out on that console) only like several months after it has been allready released on the Xbox and PC. So even if it comes out on the PS3, I don't think there would be a chance we here about it now, espacially before it eaven comes out to the Xbox and PC.

Well this is just my opinion in the case it does come out on the PS3

[Ashton]

"since our fans loved this game we want to give the opportunity to more gamers to experience this game,,,,ladies and gentleman ME2 will be available on PC,X360,and PS3."

just wait and see.

[lelo]

My guess is it will be like the first one... comes out in the X360 first then 6 months to a year later it comes to the PC (remains to be seen if it comes out in the PS3).

[Ashton]

they ll whatever they can to improve their income .you'll see

[Raider69]

whats new on this article!!its already been comfirm by Bioware also since the first mass effect lunch on PC!some people still think that dev teams are not in control of there products!there were some agreements made wend MS published the first game,agreements made by Bioware and MS are not lost in translation just because EA bought Bioware!i will think other wise wend and if MS present any lawsuit against EA on this subject!has it state this is old news !

[CAPT IRISH]

I just want a date for me2

[ps3andmets]

I don't even care cause the first one SUCKED and I'll be playin KZ2 for months to come.

[BIGBOSS08]

@giantenemycrab

this aint any 3rd party THIS IS EA 3RD PARTY! they usually put their games on every platform available. also they aint even denying it. with MGS4 konami kept and kept denying it and kojima even said the actual words himself. since EA always put their games on nearly every console, why would mass effect 2 be any different? its not that i care but going from whats being said, i dont think even the developers are sure which consoles mass effect 2 is going to be on.

[GiantEnemyCrab]

I agree with you that EA third party is even more of a reason to be multiplatform. However, Mass Effect is in an interesting spot considering it was already established with MS and MS published the first game (on 360). Agreements were signed, which I have no idea what the arrangment is but I'm sure MS is not one to sign away their rights to an IP they've invested so heavily in.

It's all guesswork however so it will be interesting to see how it pans out. Like I said above, if there is a PS3 version or if it's only a timed 360 exclusive why be so coy? A timed exclusive loses it's impact when you say, but it's also going to be on the PC too.

However it works out I don't really care because I have a 360 to enjoy it.

[Marie]

Anyone doubting Croal as a source needs there head checked. Not to mention GS confirming.

[nice_cuppa]

you getting the game still or do you hate it again ?
Lol !
Sad fvckers !

[Figboy]

said MGS4 was LAME until rumors of it hitting the 360 made it "awesome."

or was it the same people that said Final Fantasy was "gay," and was an overrated series until Final Fantasy XIII went multi-platform, now it's a "day one buy!"

see, it works both ways.

all your post served to illustrate, is that fanboys are obnoxious on both sides of the fence.

a fanboy is a fanboy, and their opinions on software change with the platform they are supporting.

as for me, i own Mass Effect on the 360, and i love it. i think it's a brilliant RPG that is mired by technical issues (load times, framerate, texture pop in).

personally, i'd love to have it on the PS3, if it actually utilized the hard drive to cache data so it would perform better.

either way, i'll be getting Mass Effect 2, regardless of what platforms it ultimately ends up on. if it stays exclusive to the 360, then i'll get it on the 360. if it goes multi-platform, i'll get it on the PS3, because i prefer the controller to the 360 pad, and if it utilized the Blu Ray, or HDD to help the game run smoother.

Bioware makes fantastic games, and i wouldn't miss them for the world. i like my PS3 more, but if the 360 has a game i want to play, nothing's going to stop me from playing it.

[Whoooop]

MS should spend money to keep it exclusive instead of wasting it on crappy DLC...

The game should stay exclusive to make the 360 more appealing, but I doubt it'll stay that way. EA will release it on the PS3 sooner or later UNLESS Microsoft pays a good chunk of green.

[dukadork2]

i thought it would make a great screen saver...
oh well, i'll use my summer vacation slide show instead

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

You mean like Bioshock and The Orange Box PS3?

[00]

your TV can use screen savers?

[dukadork2]

yeah, same league as Bioshock and The Orange Box PS3: the league of kiddy whiny coders who can't handle a grown up console.

ME is even worse cuz they can't even handle the kiddy console of choice.
on PS3, they'd measure their frame rate in seconds per frame, lol!

competition is tough... killzone 2 is making all these mediocre devs look so bad, it's cruel... oh and have you seen uncharted 2? there's just so much more cool stuff on ps3, why should we bother with second grade slide shows? we're just too busy!

[Bladestar]

Sony leg humper, "This is not an exclusive because it on the PC!"...

Well if it does make you feel better, this game is EXCLUSIVELY NOT ON THE PS3. hah!

And if you ever want to play this game on a game console you DO NOT GET A PS3 but an xbox 360.

If you have the hardware PC than buy it on the PC since you are surely not hurting Microsoft on any way. Why don't you buy Windows 7 while at it? lol!

Losers...

[hippo24]

Here let me fish out a definition for "Exclusive"

Exclusive:
1.not admitting of something else
2.omitting from consideration or account
3.limited to the object or objects designated
4.shutting out all others from a part or share

So by the literal definition of the word "exclusive" is anything that keeps something or someone out, this includes the ps3.
You kind sir, need to study your vocabulary before you start going on a rant about the definition of a word.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

What am I saying there will be more rumors made up by Playstation fans, probably typing them up right now. EA has made three games exclusive to the 360 this gen, and they make alot of exclusives to that other Microsoft platform called the PC.

[thebudgetgamer]

but its the stupid blogs and seudo journalist that make that stuff up the people you are talking about on here dont have crappy websites

:)

[THAMMER1]

Some of you PS3 gamers seem very thirsty.

[Marie]

Indeed

[Kazu0 Hirai]

As President of Sony Computer Entertainment, I have had many talks with EA and Bioware to bring the Mass Effect franchise to my gaming console, the Playstation 3. However, after extensive discussions with the developers, we have concluded that the Cell processer used to power the Playstation 3 is simply not powerful enough to run a game as complex as Mass Effect. I spoke with Mr. Kutaragi recently and he would like me to pass on this message to my faithful Sony followers:

"I apologize for not designing a better console for all of the dedicated Playstation fans around the world. You deserve much better than what I have provided you with. Because of the lack of technological muscle within the Playstation 3, you are currently missing out on some of the best franchises ever in the history of gaming, Mass Effect and Gears of War to name just a few. I failed miserably and that is why I was fired." - Ken Kutaragi

Please do not lose hope in our dying console. We have some big releases planned for the year 2013.

Sincerely,

Kaz Hirai

[Obama]

you are not funny really, please stop trying so hard.

[hippo24]

Wow The head of the Ps3 has graced us with his presence(snicker)

Yea, its not really that funny, but you are going to get a lot of bubbles lost from that comment (not by me of course, because you made me snicker)

[SCE]

would like to inform everyone that this guy is a fraud

[bomboclaat_gamer]

so many people these days with noting to do but act like sissies on a game that will affect them in no way at all if it goes multi-console. i have a 360 and i could care less. all i wanna know is that its on my xbox 360 and im good.

[fishyjoes]

Could it be that EA don't want announce it too early like what happen with red alert 3?

[Marie]

Heh

[JD_Shadow]

You DO realize that right at the moment, this guy is a no name in the gaming media world, right? Some guy that posted something on Twitter that we had to search to find out anything about him, and even then, he's not that well known in the gaming community and wouldn't be as in the know as those that had been privy to the conference call in question. You're insisting that we should believe every single thing that this guy says when we're saying no so fast on that one, trying to shove this down all our throats. What's the deal here? Are you one of the people who's just hoping that ME stays 360 exclusive or something? Why should we believe one or two questionable sources over top of five or six more creditable sources?

I beg of you, PLEASE stop trying to insist that we HAVE to believe him and whatever cred you believe him to have. You're on this "believe him or else" trip that is just making you look like a damn fool in the end here.

EDIT: *sigh* To 23 ignores. Can I suspect who made my ignored by count go up one?

[Lord Xire]

Ngai Croal is well respected in the gaming media..

Never watched the bonus round?

[Marie]

"Multiple platforms may just mean Xbox 360 and PC, as with the last game, of course. Indeed, this seems to be supported by some input from respected games journo N'gai Croal via Twitter - "EA PR not confirming Mass Effect 2 for PS3, only 360 and PC."

http://news.spong.com/artic...

Those are there words. Hence respected game journo N'gai Croal. You're living in another world if you think this is some guy of the streets reporting info. The guy is on the Bonus Round all the time, has his own Newsweek column reporting on the industry and is cited in the industry by pretty much everyone.

[JD_Shadow]

So is THAT why no one ever heard of this guy until you submitted this Twitter post?

Johnny Rotten had to actually SEARCH the Google to find who this person is. Face it, man, you're just trying really hard to get us to believe everything you say about this guy, and it's not just you saying that he's creditable, you're also going around saying that everyone else has to believe he's creditable as if he's God's gift to gaming or something. Not everyone thinks the same way about this guy, and you're just going to have to deal with it. You did nothing but to start up another fanboy war about what was "actually" said, and you searched and dug around for whatever you could find that just "proved" that ME2 would not grace the PS3. You found something and went about treating that and the guy like the damn holy grail when everyone ELSE is reporting differently.

Here's what your guy said: "EA PR not confirming Mass Effect 2 for PS3, only 360 and PC. That's all folks. Back to a more manageable tweetstream." Is there some proof in which the EA PR (the unnamed one in this guy's "twitterstream" was quoted as saying that? The masses have understood that the conference call had the word "multiplatform" in it. This guy is the absolute ONLY one (see if you can understand THAT) that is saying that the call was saying something completely different from what the more respectable websites are reporting he actually said and what he probably did mean. You really want to tell me that every single web site (which is going on at least TEN now on the N4G page that has the multiplatform story) that is reporting this is wrong, and this guy, who we've never heard about before and had to search to find out anything about him, that YOU are SO wanting us to believe that he's the most creditable and most respected journalist in the world that can never get anything wrong (akin to shoving this guy's name and his supposed "credentials" down our throats) is the absolute only one that is right about this?

You only submitted this to start another flame war about this game, and you compounded the problem by trying to shove this name down our throats. Just GREAT that you went to great lengths to try to disprove something in which would not be a determent to ANYONE if it were true (yet somehow, having ME2 on the PS3 (as well) somehow hurts everyone else's opportunity to play this game on the 360). We've spent more time and energy b!tching about this "what did he actually mean" business and worrying about the game being truly multiplatform instead of talking about the fact that we're going to be getting a sequel to a game that many people enjoyed and ended up being a damn hit. Thanks for using the politics of distraction on this one. It divided the gaming community yet AGAIN!

@labwarrior: Did you REALLY need to post two separate comments in a row to make your point?

[cmrbe]

seeing the fear in x360 trolls hearts lol!. Hold on guys. Take a deep breath. ME is still not confirmed to come to the PS3 yet.

When it does. I will PM all of you to rub it in and then i pirate the PC version.

[karlostomy]

you just seem very disappointed crmbe.

angry in fact.

try to channel your rage into something positive, huh?

[BrianC6234]

I think he read something wrong. What it probably says is the game is only for PS3. EA isn't dumb. They admitted their PS3 games sell better than everything else. So it makes perfect sense to make all of their games at least on the PS3.

[Ldubbz]

This rumor seems to return at least once a month. I personally dont care whether or not this comes to PS3, but I am surprised by how many people seem to want it to come to the PS3.

For those of u that have played thru ME, I dont see how you could really play ME2 without having gone thru the first one. Its a trilogy. You could have some sort of 'recap' for newcomers, but you will still be missing out on A LOT, not to mention that you dont get to carry over your character from the first one.

As far as ME going to PS3, I seriously doubt it still, though I honestly am not rooting against it. MS published the first game, a first in the trilogy; I doubt that there aren't IP rights involved with ME.

Bioware has always released their RPG's on Xbox; KOTOR 1&2, Jade Empire, and Mass Effect are all examples. But you never know.

EDIT: found this on Wikipedia...

Casey Hudson, Project Director for BioWare, has said that players should keep their Mass Effect save-files,[2] because decisions made by the player in the first game will continue to have influences on their character in the sequel.[3] Players who have not played the first Mass Effect will start a new character in Mass Effect 2, and will be brought up to speed on the story elements that have taken place thus far in the series.[4] It is highly recommended, however, that people play the first game before playing the sequel. Hudson also states that characters from the previous game will return, provided that they were not killed.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

You're all saying we're in denial?

How many of you actually plan on buying Mass Effect 2?

[Why dis]

All the fans? lol

How many of you were going to buy it seeing that you guys seem to want it to come to PS3.

Why are you so angry? don't you own the 360 or are you using someone's XBL account like its yours?

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

What?

I don't own a 360. My roommate does. I play his every once in awhile...especially Gears 2. God, I love that game!

Seriously though...we all WANT the game. The first one was great! It's just that most of the people here saying that they loved it have probably never even played it. I see Sony fans do it too...with Resistance 2, Little Big Planet, and Metal Gear Solid 4. I know because I talk to them on the PSN.

We're all the same...we're just on two sides of a ridiculous war.

I have the first Mass Effect on my PC. It would be more convenient to play it on a console though. That's why I want a PS3 version.

Where did you get that I own a 360? I think you're just grouping me in with all the fanboys that you disagree with. I'm a gamer. You should try gaming someday. It really is quite fun.

[killedinaction9]

What is this“gaming”that you talk of ?
Where does one find this enchanting world.

[brycespitler]

but it wont take me to the story

can someone give me a couple quotes from the article

[brycespitler]

found an alternate source.

im still up on the fence on this though

i want it but theres so many games coming out in that couple of months when it comes out...

eh, ill figure it out later

[solidsnakus]

but why wouldnt they say its coming to ps3 though? i think MS paid to have it as a timed exclusive.

[Why dis]

I don't understand?

The devs have never mentioned PS3.

The rumor of a PS3 version came from the announcement of ME2 being multi platform and the media and PS3 fans ran with it. The devs only meant it was for sure coming to both of MSFT's platforms.

You mean: but why wouldn't they say its *not* coming to ps3 though?

^^They did by announcing that the rumors of ME2 going multi platform was a misunderstanding of them saying they are for sure making a PC version and a 360 version hence the Multi platform statement.

[JD_Shadow]

They only said "multiplatform", which could mean anything. Using that logic, it could mean that it could end up on the PC and the Wii, or the PS3 and the Wii, or the PSP and the Nintendo DS for all that could mean. But usually, multiplatform means for 360 and PS3 (at least in today's terminology). I don't know if these official people in these publishing companies have the same mindset that we do that having the game on PC and the 360 accounts to it being multiplatform.

The thing is that besides this Twitter post and Team Xbox (whoever THEY are), no one else is saying anything about THAT speculation (until Bioware says something official about what was meant by that, it's just speculation). This, to me, is just someone that was hurt by even the possibility and decided to use his "standing" (assuming he had one) to give people doubt again, and Marie really, REALLY wants you to think that he's the most creditable person in the world of gaming.

I do believe that Mass Effect 2 is PS3 bound. The rumors keep popping up because EA keeps teasing the possibility and Bioware is no better at shutting people up, and I keep thinking back to when Bioware made that one site retract how they used the word "exclusive" in that site's reporting on something about ME2. Not sure WHY they were to do that if they weren't at least thinking about being multiplatform. And again, like people said, this IS EA we're talking about, and also remember that EA seems to have some sort of love fest for the PS3 right now (remember them saying they want to get back on the PS3 owner's good side?).

OT: I am SOOO glad I have Why dis on ignore! You don't know HOW glad I am that I did that!

[PS360PCROCKS]

:'( Microsoft you suck. Why would you let your two best games go multiplatform in Mass Effect and Bioshock? Idiot company. Sorry no offense to Sony fans, I hope you can enjoy ME, it's just I want Sony to explore to RPG's and new games and not have games the 360 has and vice versa

[Lord Xire]

Ngai Croal is no BSer.

Can't wait for the game tho.

See you on LIVE.

[labwarrior]

It was good while it lasted though, people were in heaven every week that a new blog rumor came up

Sad news for PS3 owners of course, unless they own a 360 that is

[labwarrior]

Fresh news

http://www.n4g.com/NewsCom-...

EA PR Confirms Mass Effect 2 PC/360

EA PR not confirming Mass Effect 2 for PS3, only 360 and PC. That's all folks. Back to a more manageable tweetstream.

Ngai Croal

CEO Ray Muzyka from bioware confirmed that Mass Effect is not coming to the PS3!

Happy now stop the threads!

http://www.psxextreme.com/p...

The assumption by most journalists and gamers was clear: now that EA has their claws in BioWare's Mass Effect franchise, it was bound to come to the PlayStation 3. Even if they didn't port over the original title, most PS3 owners expected the sequel to come their way. However, Microsoft and BioWare are keeping this particular series exclusive to the Xbox 360.

But the statement is bound to raise some eyebrows, depending on how one interprets the words. According to Ripten, BioWare CEO Ray Muzyka confirmed that Mass Effect is not coming to the PS3, and as a reason for that decision, he said: "the most important thing is quality, so we're never going to compromise that." Er...doesn't that imply that these games wouldn't turn out as well on the PS3? Doesn't this imply that BioWare isn't familiar enough with the PS3 architecture and has opted not to make the effort? It's easy to say that Muzyka is simply siding with Microsoft (perhaps for obvious reasons), but there may be more to the aforementioned comment. We don't want to compare BioWare to Valve, but you have to admit that both developers have been in Microsoft's pocket since the original Xbox arrived. Or at least, that's how it appears.

Older news

http://www.computerandvideo...

http://www.gamespot.com/new...
Posted Mar 19, 2008 8:50 am PT
As to the question everyone's asking--when can we expect Mass Effect 2?--Atwood ponders, "Well, the first one took three and a half years, but because we've got a lot of the tools and a base level now, it's not going to take that long. I'd say soon, but not real soon."

INTERVIEW

http://www.videogamer.com/n...

EXCLUSIVE on 360

http://news.teamxbox.com/xb...
http://news.teamxbox.com/xb...

After EA acquired BioWare, the future of Mass Effect was uncertain and once Microsoft confirmed it no longer owns the publishing rights of the series, every Mass Effect fan thought they will eventually see the game on the PlayStation 3. Well, that won't be the case.

Speaking to CVG, BioWare senior manager Matt Atwood revealed that the sequel will definitely be an Xbox 360 exclusive and, like the first game, it may eventually be released on PC.

"I believe we'll be Xbox 360 exclusive for at least a short period of time," Atwood told CVG. Then he added: "I think you'll see a PC version not too far away."

http://www.worthplaying.com...
http://www.computerandvideo...
http://www.videogamer.com/n...

http://forums.gametrailers....
http://whatifgaming.com/141...
http://www.n4g.com/News-124...

Even though the first concrete images or information are long in arriving, Matt Atwood (PR Manager, Bioware) has affirmed and clarified to us that Mass Effect 2 will remain exclusive on the Xbox 360, at least in “the universe of the consoles of the living room.” Yeah, eventually a version PC will be born after the second versions release, which is not a great surprise considering this kind of action already took place with the first episode.

http://www.gamedaily.com/ar...

Muzyka: 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.

[Lets-Game]

first was extremely bad for my taste. dont care for this one either.

[DoctorXpro]

"double the action, double the loading hallways, double the unreal engine! Yes 360 owners finally get another exclus.. oh wait.. its on PC too innit?"

Mass Effect 2
360 --> Microsoft
PC(Games for Windows)--> Microsoft

Ps3 Sony --> No ME2
Wii Nitendo --> No ME2
360 Microsoft --> YES
PC(Games for Windows) Microsoft --> YES

For ME is exclusive. If its not for you F.... off

[Firstkn1ghT]

Sorry sony fans :*(

I feel bad. Really I do.

[Demonxx]

PS3 owners doesnt need this Shhit

[cmrbe]

Just seeing all the x360 trolls in here is comedy. I can just imagine the relief on their faces by this small hope lol?.

I honestly don't care about ME but it will be fun seeing you x360 trolls cry when it make's it to the PS3.

[SAiOSiN]

I'll believe it when I hear it from EA themselves.

[deividpaulo]

"EA PR not confirming Mass Effect 2 for PS3, only 360 and PC."

PC + Xbox360 = MULTIPLATAFORM?????

Gears of War released to PC and 360 now is Multiplataform....

Mass Effect 2 will be Multi, it means PS3....

[jams_shop]

Ok, let me try to understand this, if a publisher announces a game for PC and Xbox 360 the game is xbox exclusive even though the it's also coming to PC. Also if a publisher announces "Our next game is miltiplaform" it means it's coming for Xbox and PC only. So in order to know if game is to be release on the PS3 publishers have to say "and also for the ps3" or "our game is for PC/Xbox/PS3" insted of just "miltiplaform"

[Z501]

Now ... Multiplatform = PC & 360
So if Bioware announces their doing a PS3 exclusive game. Then all of a sudden they announce it's multiplatform. That must mean = PS3 & PC amirite?

So here are the rules folks. If you missed them.

1.Multiplatform = 360 & PC

2.Exclusive(s) = Can be on multiple platform(s). Then No.1 doesn't apply, and a 360 (multiplatform) title conviently becomes a console exclusive title.

3.The PS3 has it's own catagories. The above rules ^ Don't apply.