Mass Effect 2 on PS3, is the 360 in trouble?

"The news of Mass Effect 2 arriving on PS3 is somewhat expected since EA bought Bioware, but it’s still a bit of a surprise, since the Mass Effect series has been a staple in the Xbox 360’s lineup. With that staple now gone, does Microsoft have chink in its armor? They sure do. Overall, the PS3 has lost many more exclusives than the 360, but this is a huge blow to the 360’s library."

[TheGamerGeek]

It doesn't matter to me as long as the games on both consoles are actually good.

Also, Alan Wake was very good.

[SnuggleBandit]

Well they have halo....and uh....gears....lolol

[ico92]

The 360's library every Q4

2006-gears
2007-halo
2008-gears
2009-halo
2010-halo

i think im noticing a pattern here

[AAACE5]

Wow... more doom articles... what else is new?

It's just a game! Having MGS, FF, and other previously exclusive Playstation games didn't kill off Sony, so why would it happen to MS?

Doom articles...lol...

[BattleAxe]

The 360 is in big trouble. Microsoft needs to perfect GFWL, thats where they will shine.

[AAACE5]

With each company losing exclusives... you gotta wonder if some of them will merge in the future!

MS and Sony! Sony and Nintendo! Nintendo and MS! Hell, Apple might get thrown in there somewhere!

[sikbeta]

@Obama

Well played Mr President lol

O-T

Who cares seriously, I know that now some of the x-crowd are switching to "sales-mode" with the same crap as usual, PS3 gamers have to focus on enjoying the best games on their console of choice and nothing else...

@AAACE5

Merge? Nintendo printed money so they wont, PlayStation is a Division of Sony Corp and this one is too big to even to think about that, Apple have zealots that will buy a brick for $2000, but in the real world, how big that userbase can be?, it's not going to work

[blackbeld]

MS lost they're focus. They only Kinect and not thinking for they're hardcore fans. :(

MS is already in trouble with losing some exclusives like LFD, Portal and many more. But ME2 this will be the final blow! 360 fans will jump out.

[ATi_Elite]

Mass Effect was released on the 360 first but achieved it's fame from the PC version and PC gamers.

Bottom line the 360 is dead!! Always has been always will be. Halo isn't even the 360's flagship anymore as Call of Duty has taken it's place.

Bungie gone
Epic going
Mass Effect 2 PS3
Mass Effect 3 multi plat
Fable 3 gets a PC version
Alan Wake Fail
Crackdown 2 Fail
Forza inferior to GT5
Rockstar Agent PS3 exclusive
Kinect Fail and don't even act like it won't

After Gear of War 3 and Halo:Reach it's nail in the coffin time.

Microsoft itself has even begun to move on by having in house developers working on 2 PC only titles.

Sorry 360 fanboys, it's OVER!!

[0mega4]

and push support on securing exclusives

and less on hand gestures for my multimedia functions

there really isnt much left to justify the 50 dollars a year for live

[karl]

there core audience? they only have like 2 games

they rush into this gen and it work... they could shout out loud how they were better than the ps3.. how many more sales they have

they had until the ps3 could start building all their franchise...

now there is no future

and they no it.. they cant compete with ps3 on hardcore ground thats why kinect is here

they will bet it all on kinect and try to take the casual audience and forget the hardcore...

it sucks that they might succeed but at least we wont have to endure them anymore.. they can go and join the wii..

[Brewski007]

I agree, I think its great for us ps3 owners to experience a game like this on our console, but its not a bad day for 360 owners either, jesus at the end of the day its just games. Lol.

[TEFL0N_D0N_81]

WTF is your problem guys. Why do you guys have so much hatred for the 360? You guys love to insult others and troll articles that say anything bad or neutral for the PS3, and love to insult any article that say anything non-negative about the 360. That's pretty f*cked up.

This goes to all trolls, namely Obama and hybridtheory12 in this thread. I wish the money I spent on two YLODs and RRODs could have paid your mothers for your abortions. I only wish....

[Immortal Kaim]

Just like the FFXIII announcement, anyone who thinks one game will suddenly ruin or destroy one of the big three is beyond helping. I don't understand why people can't be happy with the news (so awesome for PS3 only owners), but instead they have to rub it in each others faces and act like morons...

[WLPowell]

FFXIII going multiplat isn't as big a percentage of Sony's exclusive as ME2 was to MS. Plus FFXIII wasn't that great, losing a crappy exclusive doesn't hurt as much as losing one of your best.

[ZeroX9876]

I know! it's obviously a big problem in the gaming community! ps3 owners (like me) can finally have a try on this great title. I didn't bought it for my 360 since I don't buy a lot of games for it prefering my PS3, but there's some titles that I wouldn't mind going multiplat on ps3 ans 360. If it takes this for developpers to make enough money to continue to exist then so be it! People are saying " that version is gimped, the * version is better" maybe yeah, but with only one platform maybe the game wouldn't even had came out.

Just be happy with what you got and let others have what they have! if a gamer decide to buy a Wii over a 360 or a PS3, it's probably because he liked those games more than the ones on the other systems. People here in N4G are not saying their opinions at all, they're just bashing out the other consoles while they could be praising their console of choice.

[Why o why]

so if the one with less looses more its obviously more of a big deal... I mean whats left on the 360 as an exclusive....compare that to the ps3 and wii.....voila. Anyway one game cant ruin a console...course not but you have to now wonder why some would buy one console over the other when one of them has 90% of the games the other. The counter cannot be applied for the 360 because sony has that much more real exclusives. Both consoles are here to stay but one console is really starting to show why it was backed it when it seemed nothing could go right for it (according to the western media)....They said 3rd party exclusives were dying.........they knew internal development would differentiate themselves from the rest....they are serious about this sh!t ;)

[x5exotic]

as much as awesome FF13 was.....GOW3 stole all the spotlight at the time...being only 1 week after....so no1 really cared :D

[number47]

ME2 is not only a better game than the latest FF, but it was also a EXCLUSIVE REASON to buy a 360. According to Microsoft themselves.

While FF is big. It retained its exclusivity in Japan, and sold higher on the PS3 to begin with, as the 360 audience really isnt familiar with FF.

You take away FF from the PS3, you still have Killzone, Uncharted, MGS4(not rising), Ratchet, Little Big Planet, Heavy Rain, Socom, Resistance, Motorstorm, MLB, etc.. You take away ME on the 360, you have Halo, Gears, Fable, and Forza.

If you can't see the difference there, well. Oh well, but theres a reason its significant news other than fanboy bragging rights.

It highlights Microsofts lack of foresight, investing into content for the long term of the console. At this point Microsoft offers a place to play PS3 games for cheaper, while charging for online. Thats the only selling point.. and 4 games.

[JaredH]

None of the 3 major gaming companies can be in trouble when a console exclusive is releasesd on another platform just because the majority of the mass market doesn't pay attention to this. If they did the ps3 would have the most consoles sold with how many quality exclusives and multilplat games it has.

[baodeus]

Agree immortal kaim. Sony lost most of their well known games like GTA, DMC, FF, MGS, and they didn't die, so why only MS? And let say if MS really die from losing ME (LOL), how would that be great for gaming industry overall since there are no competition what so ever?

I really don't understand how one would let a peace of hardware, which only serve as a medium to play GAME, dictates how they are perceive in the society. Here are some questions:

1. Do people really give a shit or look up to you guys because you own a PS3 or xbox?
2. How playing games earn you respect from others?
3. Have you guys contribute anything to the society or your country by playing games?
4. Could it possibly that MS or Sony implemented that delusional BS in you in the first place with the intention of making money?

If you guys can answer these questions, you should realized that you aren't in control of your self; MS and Sony are. Don't believe me, go look up on youtube for a boy who body slam his mother because she cuts off his WoW account or the Sony fanboy who gave SE an ultimatum when FF13 went multiplatform. Seriously guys, be a gamer, not a moron.

[sikbeta]

@WLPowell

You know what is weird? all the third party exclusives Sony lost end up in crappy or not that good sequels, I can think about RE5 being the one that shined a bit over the others, but overall, those games kind of disappointed, well that's my opinion anyway...

[HDgamer]

Don't see how they lost MGS when it was never exclusive and well it's just like GTA and the other games you mentioned. How can they be exclusive when it was multiplat or just never appeared on your console?

[morganfell]

Isn't the 360 the new uber casual console??? Maybe ME3 won't be on the 360.

[gamerzBEreal17]

according to microsoft they still got mass effect 1 it's cool u can still play that exclusive yea sure they got the good version but umm we have the 2007 game that's years behind now but yea u can always go back and play that and that's why we don't care that sony got are only good excluseive this hole year (arguably 2 years) are 96 beautiful game possible the best RPG this gen NOO we dont care b/c we have mass effect part 1... ohh and the free dlc? but but we paid 50 million for GTA.....oh yea that's on ps3 now

[Imperator]

Why even support the 360 anymore? It's so obvious MS has stopped trying and are just ditching their fanbase. The only thing left is Gears and Halo. Seriously, if you don't own a PS3 you can't call yourself a gamer.

[360Defender]

Halo
Gears
Forza
Left 4 Dead
Fable
and more...

BTW your tagline is stupid, real gamers dont play consoles, they play high end PC gamings rigs. 30fps and SUB HD is for kids.

[nycredude]

Halo = better version of Haze
Gears = I found it boring
Forza = With Gt5 dropping? You serious?
Left 4 Dead = I got the pc version. Who plays Valves games on consoles?
Fable = Fun game but got bored working all the time.
and more... ???

[Biggest]

Your tagline is stupidER, 360Defender. Gamers can't play PS3 exclusives on a PC no matter how hard they try. 360 exclusives. . . Just wait a few months for exclusive to become "Now on PS3 with extra content!"

[Mr Exclusive]

Halo - Only Halo 3, Reach and Halo Wars are Xbox excluisve.
Gears - Only Gears 2 and 3 are Xbox exclusive
Forza - Fair enough
Left 4 Dead - Not exclusive
Fable - Only Fable 2 is Xbox exclusive

[vhero]

I agree about MS seems they got everything in place and are just leaving it to run and see how things play out they are going back to their roots and back into the PC gaming world which is the best thing they could do as MS made some of the best PC game I EVER played FACT.

[Immortal321]

1.) the gap has shorten from 10million, to 3.6.(2006-2010) that's like being outsold by 2million a year

2.) where are the games MS, you only have 3exclusive? 2 original xbox franchise and 1 360 franchise.

3.) where are they going with the motion control addon, are they completely abandoning the core audience who likes to use the controller and relax on the couch or bed or favorite gaming chair.

*.) I lost all type of respect for the 360 console. I use to be able to defend it, now I can't say it's a g**d console. That would be lying through your teeth.

if you disagree, give me several reasons why. And 3 games is not enough.

another thing, last time I checked, I thought the product that have more value for the buck, wins.

[spacetattoo]

It's 5.4 million dude. get your facts straight.
your talking about shipped numbers which can be way off considering ones on the shelf and ones on the way. millions of stores around the world. plus thats from june and it's aug.
slim has been pounding sales out.

Plus it never got up to 10 million, it was 8 million xbox was ahead and really the only year ps3 outsold xbox was last year. so calm down and know your facts. and yes ps3 is still ahead this year but only by 700,000 units and counting down every week.

check for your self buddy. makes sure to scroll down they show the whole years of sales and xbox won every one but 2009.
http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.co...

[IRetrouk]

no mate you are wrong it is 3.6 million, sony showed there numbers 3 or 4 weeks ago they said they have SOLD 38 million consoles and you got it wrong vg charts underestimated the ps3 by 2 million consoles, and its micro that posts shiped numbers, sony post sold, so it is you that needs to check your sources not Immortal321

[spacetattoo]

thats shipped numbers not sold. through june. theres your source. plus i can pull up more article that say sony stuffed the channels with hardware, which is not hard to do. considering there are millions of stores. slims for a while couldn't even stay on the shelf. vgchartz is not that off it's ps3 fans that can't accept that it's not as close as they would like.
http://www.vgchar.tz.com/ar...

[IRetrouk]

your linking vg charts again/ i have already told you they are off by 2 million, sony said it has SOLD 38 million not shiped, and its the xbox fans that wont admit how close it actually is, but it dont really matter as i game on 360 ps3 wii and pc, i just dont like peps like you spreading fud, whether sony stuffed chanels or not isnt the point, the point is sony SOLD 38 million so far, and from what i have seen vg charts still hasnt updated sonys numbers, they inflate xbox and lower ps3, its been proven time and time again, anyway thats me done with you.

[siyrobbo]

who cares, even if 360 (or ps3 or wii for that matter) ends up in 3rd place, its no bad thing. Its one of the first gens where all 3 main competitors sold good amounts of hardware. 40million + 360's to date is nearly twice the amount the original xbox sold and its just hitting its stride, same with the ps3, its sitting at 38million and still hasn't hit $199

its a good time to be a gamer

[EvilBlackCat]

Why you ignorants keep falling behind this Sony vs Microsoft shit?

EA decided to give Ps3 gamers a taste of Mass Effect... in my opinion is GREAT that way they will get more cash to make more games.

Now Mass Effect is the shit. Right loyalists?

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Why wouldnt ps3 gamers be happy? We have just landed an extra game onto the console of our choice, and to add to that it happened to be the xbox 360s best exclusive.
I wish i could see cez of rage, bungie/green, hallmark, soda, dance, murderdoll, the maxx, patchstation (i could go on and on) faces right now - I bet they are frothing at the mouths lol

[soxfan2005]

I find it hilarious that the PS3 fanboys, who for years have been screaming "IT'S NOT EXCLUSIVE BECAUSE IT'S ON PC", are now saying "360 is losing it's best exclusive". Pretty funny.

I'm glad that argument is now over. According to hundreds of PS3 fanboys today, a game can be a 360 exclusive even if it's on PC.

[lodossrage]

You act like you 360 fanboys aren't equally as hypocritical. Remember how you and your 360 fanboys friends were saying "final fantasy 13 is lame, it's crap, it needs to die" Then when it was announced for the 360 it was all of a sudden a great game.

And as for what you just said. You act like YOU weren't calling games like Mass effect exclusive even though it's on the PC.

[PopEmUp]

We all know you're crying deep inside

here something to cheer you up :)

http://playstationeu.i.lith...

[EVILDEAD360]

Let's keep it 100% real..

ME2 going to the PS3 was announced by Geoff K. on Game Trailers BEFORE it even launched on the 360...

The game was absolutely amazing and it is actually a great thing that it went multi-plat..Bioware deserves to benefit from more sales that the PS3 will bring..

But this doesnt affect 360 owners one bit..other than Bioware is getting more money to make the final game of the series the best it can possible be..

The ONLY way this would have hurt the 360 was if Mass Effect 2 launched the SAME DAY as the 360 in January..

But it didnt..and consequently this affect only ONE game..

In fact what really would have been news is if the PS3 got both Me 1 and 2 on one Blu-Ray disc with all of the DLC..THAT would have been BANANAS

But instead how does a year old Mass Effect 2 somehow end the world for the 360..

Did EA announce that All Mass Effect achievements and save files from the 360 be immediately erased?

Is Mass Effect 3 not going to be on the 360 when it launches in a year and a half?

Did Mass Effect 2 stop ANY 360 owners from enjoying any game they bought this year?

Does ANYBODY think 360 owners care about a 7-month game that they already owned and played when in less than a month the biggest game of 2010 Halo Reach is about to launch on September 14th?

As great a ME2 is.historically timed exclusives from the 360 just don't do that well on the PS3..look at Bioshock and the rest..but at least Bioware can build audience that can grow for ME3..

Either away..it a great year to be a gamer..period

Evil

[GarandShooter]

You completely miss the point. Of course it doesn't affect current owners. However, when one is considering buying an HD console and looks at what is and isn't available on each console it MAY have an impact.

[EVILDEAD360]

However, when one is considering buying an HD console and looks at what is and isn't available on each console it MAY have an impact

I completely get the point..but if you put it that way then the 360 wins in this case because you can only get both ME games on the 360..

The choice..Mass Effect 1 & 2 for 40 dollars on the 360 right now

or wait till January for only one game for 60 dollars

Continouus saves through both games vs. a recap and one game

Like you said..this May have an impact when you consider buying THIS game

[ImmortalLegend]

Woah, wait...I thought you PS3 fans already got this game for your PC lol? After all that's always the case when a game is one the 360/PC you get comments like "I'll just get it for my PC anyways." Yeah right...Anyways congrats on getting a hell of a game. You won't be disappointed at all. I already have it for 360, I see no need to get it for my PS3.

[Shepherd 214]

There are still plenty of reasons to own a 360, and the Mass Effect experience is still much better on 360 because the first game is on PC/360, not PS3, and the Import ME1 save feature(a great addition) is not present in the PS3 version of ME2.

There will be a lot of PS3-only owners browsing Steam to get a somewhat full experience.

[FACTUAL evidence]

@ greenring
Oh, most people who bought ME2 already had 360's. Don't go blabbering nonsense. BTW, did ME2 break 1.5m in sales yet?...Anyways, I would be sry to be an xbox only owner..because it would literally be my exbox.....

[tplarkin7]

When a Sony franchise comes to 360, Sony fanboys complain and sign petitions.

When a 360 franchise moves to PS3, Sony fanboys gloat.

I don't see any petitions or complaining by 360 owners.

I've always said that it is impossible for Xbox owners to be fanboys since the Xbox is the newest entry in the console race. This article and the comments prove this point.

[dragon82]

You sound like the people who say only white people are capable of being racist. This site is full of fanboys on both sides. I get so tired of seeing one side cry about how they are so mistreated and how this site is run by the other side.

[avengers1978]

I don't think this IP coming to PS3 means anything too 360... If they lost Halo, or Gears, then Maybe... also there still not saying weather or not Mass Effect 3 will be multiplat or not. My guess is that MS 360 will still get it first.

[JsonHenry]

I really hope this forces MS to come to market with a new console quicker than they wanted.

[kevnb]

a game being released on ps3 a year late doesnt mean the 360 is done, wishful thinking maybe?

[BABY-JEDI]

It's the competition between Microsoft, Sony & Nintendo that is driving the industry. Competition is good for gamers ; ) now keep it real LoL

[Dance]

final fanatsy 13 on 360, is the PS3 in trouble?

[deathstriker]

The article says more than "Oh no, ME2 is on PS3 so the 360 is dying".

[Karooo]

ME2 96 UC 2 96

UC is first party hah

[CaptainMarvelQ8]

that's a totally different situation
because when you look at MS's first party studios and then look at Sony's first party studios and it's exclusives you can see a HUGE difference....

[ThanatosDMC]

FF13 < ME2

[badz149]

now I know you're doing ballet. BECAUSE YOU'RE SPINNING NON-STOP! LOL :P

[ico92]

well actually FF13 kinda sucked from the fans point of view "coughs" gimped "coughs", and in the eyes of the media it was a AA game,
ME2 on the otherhand has received rave reviews meaning its a AAA game, now besides Halo and Gears what else does the 360 have in that calibur.

[syanara]

Final Fantasy XIII wasnt proven to be a successful game yet while Mass effect 2 IS. like the trailer said over 70 perfect scores means that this game is a heavy hitter. FF was decent Mass effect was great. thats the difference.

[DrillaKid]

In terms of sales FF13 was a lot more successful though; it sold 5m+ whereas ME2 has sold 1.6m and will probably just break the 2m mark now that its on ps3.

[Dogswithguns]

No, the PS3 wasn't in trouble, but Final Fantasy pretty much dead now becuz it went multiplats.

[deathstriker]

I agree that the PS3 Mass Effect series being a different game in the same universe is a really interesting idea. If EA/Bioware did that, then they'd have my money twice. Bioware does kinda seems like d-bags for lying about not working on the port... but all developers do that nowadays... so I guess they're all d-bags lol.

[cmrbe]

MS problem is their 3rd party strategy. They can never ever rely on 3rd party especially now. They have no one but themselvs to blame. In the beginning of this gen they are the ones throwing money around and giving 3rd party alot more power and now its going to bite them hard in the ass.

The x360 can't compete with the PS3 hardware and Software wise. Thats why MS right now is looking at kinetic for their future.

What core announcements have MS made since E3?. More Gears 3 and Halo Reach?. What happens after both these games are released?. What is there to counter Sony's 2011 lineup apart from gears 3?. Nothing. Thats it. They can't just create IP's out of thin air for next year.

[big_silky]

I own both. I'm not worried about the 360. I don't know if you own one but if you don't I don't see why you care. Frankly I'm more interested in some upcoming multiplats than anything from either camp at this point.

[ownallconsoles]

@big silky: really? like what?

I love how you're trying to be neutral but you fail so bad doing it. "Frankly I'm more interested in some upcoming multiplats than anything from either camp at this point."

So basically you're neither looking forward to Halo reach nor Gran Turismo 5, so then what the hell are you looking forward to for the rest of 2010?

[Scotland-The-Brave]

Im worried and i care because microsoft is slipping hard and fast, swirling the drain, kicking the bucket - You catch my drift?
If xbox 360 fails then sony wont have any competition and they will relax a little. well i want sony to be working full steam ahead so they can continue making the best games ever.

[n to the b]

@cmrbe: disagree MS's problem is more than their 3rd party strategy. there's also the hardware failures. oh and there's also me switching to a competitor's machine nextgen rather than support MS's nickel&dimin'.

@ownall: "like what?" how about fallout new vegas, for 1?

@Scotland: agree we've already seen how sony is when they're c0cky&selfsure, no 1 wants them to be acting like it's 2006 again...

[360Defender]

Thats like saying PC is in trouble. MS makes royalties and licensing fee's from every 3rd party game made. Dont forget, 360 has been profitable for years, I think they know what they are doing.

Of course, I am sure you are smarter, just as soon as you get our of your mom's basement.

[Nitrowolf2]

sorry but did MS have there conference or are they not having one?

[punisher99]

@Nitrowolf2: I'm not gonna lie. I almost fell out of my chair laughing at your comment. lol For the record, they had theirs already.

[mrv321]

What was anounced all I keep hearing about is Harry Potter on rails... I know Microsoft wants to impress at E3 but seriously they could do an entire E3 show around an onrails Harry Potter game

Kinect it only does rails.

[Nitrowolf2]

jesus christ i wasn't even joking i was being serious i heard the harry potter stuff but was thinking that was EA conference
wtf here i was thinking MS was going to surprise us with something huge
MS you Fail, honestly i was waiting to hear something from their conference it like they weren't even there

[pustulio]

I remember there was an article here about Sony saying that we should wait till Gamescom to get blown away, saving the best for the last.

And MS responded that they have a few aces under their sleeves and that they will show stuff for the hardcore audience...

So... Harry potter? Hardcore... i guess. :|

[ActionBastard]

+ Bubbles! Hilarious.

[PtRoLLFacE]

ohhh boy here they come, the lame articles is the first one i seen today, but i have a feeling this site will be spammed with this type of articles

[Slimshadyn]

Well losing ME2 doesn't help, I think Move, the PS3's lineup for 2011, and Sony pushing 3D is whats going to hurt MS though.

[OSU_Gamer]

I agree with everything you said except 3D. You guys are ignorant if you really think 3D is going to work.

I welcome the disagrees, because that just shows me how many of you are blind enough to think that the 3D fad will actually succeed

[Rockstar]

3D will only succeed when they can do it well without the glasses
and at a price point the average consumer can afford. I know I'm personally waiting it out until then. My plasma will do until then.

[Cajun Chicken]

Actually no. The 360 has actually lost MORE exclusives than that of the PS consoles, in a lot shorter time too. People want to make money and they know where it's at.

[HeroXIV]

It won't, but I hope Kinect fails. It's something the core doesn't want. Admit it. Games are for emotionally enganging and fun experiences, kinect offers the latter for about 2 hours.

[Capdastaro]

Football is a game... It's funny that I don't well up and cry when I'm playing it.

[Rockstar]

Funnier still if you did!

[Jack Klugman]

Am I missing something or has this game not been on the PC since launch?

Meanwhile, nevermind the PS3 the 360 outsells the Wii.. Trouble I tell you!

@Patchstation: You got those disagrees quick.. must deny truth! LMAO

[TheTeam06]

And it's comments like yours that give further confirmation that there truly is nothing more to bash about.

Talk about denying the truth. That comment makes it sound like you just want to change the subject ASAP. It's okay, Jack. We all know the new 360 design helped boost 360 sales. You don't have to keep reminding us.

Usually, when we talk about a game going to the PS3/360, we don't somehow find ourselves talking about how that console did last month.

SO much fun ;D

[bustamove]

But didn't 360 fanboys swore up and down it was an exclusive even though it was also on the PC and laughed when PS3 fans said they'll play it on the PC?

Interesting how the world crumbles around you.

[Unicron]

Oh, you noticed that too?

This is good news for gamers.

[George Sears]

Were they in trouble when Bioshock went multi? When both GTAIV DLC went multi?

They already reak the benefits with this game/franchise thus far so I doubt today's announcement would be such a big deal to them. Besides if you are a fan of the Mass Effect series then you most likely have a 360 and would like to continue the franchise on the 360.

Just expect the battle of exclusive content for Mass Effect 3.

[WetN00dle69]

I think the PS3 will take the exclusive content for ME3. Seeing as how Sony and EA have been banging each other lately.

[pixelsword]

As long as they put it on the disc (rolls eyes at the prospect of DLC on a game that isn't even taking the space of 1/5 of the disc)

At any rate, I really wasn't expecting them to go multiplatform. Wow. This is like Final Fantasy XIII big.

[big_silky]

I think an exclusive Mass Effect spin off series on PS3 would have been an absolute megaton. It's cool that ME2 is on PS3 but honestly it's a port of a year old game, 360 owners have already moved on.

[iHEARTboobs]

That's great, but there's millions of potential buyers out there that haven't had the chance to play it so this news is welcomed.

[Silly gameAr]

"That's great, but there's millions of potential buyers out there that haven't had the chance to play it so this news is welcomed."

Exactly.

[tatotiburon]

lol me2 will not sell even a millon

[Unicron]

A good game will always be a good game though.

[Erotic Sheep]

It's not in trouble. Fanboys just have one argument less..

[Godmars290]

Much like I wonder if Square will show any actual gameplay.

[slimy the g8ter]

xbox fanboys trying to avoid it and spin with sales,but they were all over the "ps3 in trouble cuz of losing ff13"

[ebgeer]

Pretty excited about this, but are they bringing ME1 to PS3 as well?

[Yue9]

probably be the same way with bioshock release mass effect 2 first then release mass effect 3 for ps3 once its release for 360 first im guessing 6 months after 360 release

[cliffbo]

hell yes. have you seen MOVE support and next years exclusive list for PS3... ME is just another game in that list

[AliTheBrit19]

Not really

This is great news

Unless Microsoft publishes it, or Sony publishes it, why shouldn't it be on the other console?

Third party developers choosing to favour certain consoles is really uncool, it basically alienates gamers.

[RayRay36]

This was one of the extremly few exclusives I wanted from the 360. Ill pick it up eventually, but Im not an RPG guy. I still gotta give it a go though. Im suprised it didnt happen earlier honestly. The only thing I dont understand is no ME1? Volition did the same thing with Saints Row, it makes no sense.

[Matthew94]

dont let the rpg part put u off. it is only rpg lite. its mostly a shooter

[punisher99]

"Mass Effect 2 on PS3, is the 360 in trouble?" The 360 has been in trouble for a long time now.

[gamingisnotacrime]

track for the holydays

[Beahmscream]

As a 360 owner, I believe Microsoft have gone down hill this year. With ME2 on its way to the PS3, the only decent (IMO) exclusive is Halo: Reach this year, and Gears of War 3 next. The 360 *desperately* needs NEW IP's!

[spacetattoo]

I agree, I'm a 360 owner and i wonder what the f there doing with rare, come on, bring conker, killer instinct, another perfect zero. they need to buy some first party studio's or stop making rare make crud.

[Ve3tro]

Not a big deal, good news that PS3 owners get a great game.

Metal Gear, Tekken and FF came to 360. Hasn't put the PS3 in trouble, if anything it's made Sony stronger.

[n4gno]

but ps3 has many more great exclusives, it makes a real difference.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

With Mass Effect coming to PS3 and possibly Left 4 Dead, I don't have much reason too keep my 360 anymore. Its getting sold. Alan Wake was good, but kind of forgettable after the long wait for the game. If all 3rd party games were multi platform, 360 wouldn't have a chance to begin with. It's somewhat of a disappointing to see the 360 going through this multiple personality phase, but oh well. It's been a long time coming.

[joex]

Please give me a break

[Wolf873]

If there is an added bonus, otherwise getting it twice is not how I do it. But for someone who doesn't have it yet, this is a good opportunity to buy it and play it, this game is simply awesome. I'm not sure if this spells doom for 360, there are many other reasons for people to continue using 360 and perhaps even purchase it. However, I have always appreciated a healthy competition.

[Dorwrath]

To me it isn't. I had both consoles until recently, but played most of my games on the 360, so I sold my PS3 as I only had interest in one game this year and that was heavy rain.

Most of the rest of this year and the next will be taken up with Halo Reach and on top of that I'm getting Fallout new Vegas, Fable III and Assasin's Creed brotherhood. More than enough to keep occupied for a while into next year.

Just before I asked why I sold my PS3. I got a good offer to sell my original 60GB model so took it. Could have bought 2 slims with what I got from it. So prolly buy a slim sometime next year.

[AK46]

Liar

[Dorwrath]

If you had an offer of $600 for your CECHA01 I'm sure you'd sell it. Damit man there was one that went on Ebay two weeks ago for $1000.

Stupid prices, but still if people are willing to pay that amount for hardware backward compatibility then I'm not going to say no.

[negative]

I sold my PS3 as well. The 360 is for hardcore gamers and unless you need a blu-ray player you can skip the PS3.

[Wolf873]

I'm surprised it went for that much. In my local listings people are selling them for $300-400, not much higher than that. Still, I won't give mine away. I got a second YLOD recently, was thinking of switching to Slim but I couldn't let my 60Gb settle for the dust, so I had it recovered.

[Dorwrath]

Well I had four controllers and a fair few other accessories with it to and a few games. It wasn't just the console.

I'll be buying a Slim next near, just sold it because A) I don't have any PS2 games and b) I have more than enough games coming out to keep me occupied until way into next year.

Of course with Resistance 3 coming I will want to play that.

[Allowen]

Every one keep saying that Microsoft have infinite amount of $$$.

Then if that is true but they still lost the exclusive of Mass Effect franchise then they are either saving cash to spend that on some thing else or they are actually low on cash.

I was thinking it was gettign out of hand for MS to keep paying 50M for DLC , not sure how much for FFXIII etc.They need to start spend all that cash to produce their own games.

Maybe on the PS2 era MS could buy every multi plat game since they were cheaper to produce at that time but now things have changed.
is it not Activision that not sure how spends near 300M (marketing included) in a Call of Duty game ?
no way Microsoft could kept affording 50M, 100M or 300M more then 3 or 4 times a year.

[orange-skittle]

It's not their game nor was it exclusive. they never paid for it to be exclusive. the first was made for the 360 and the developers decided what platform to move forward on. Notice it's being released next year because they are porting it. It's made by Bioware and published by EA, so where is the PAID comment coming from. Microsoft doest pay EA for exclusivity you jackoff

Here's a link where BIOWARE SAID "NO MASS EFFECT FOR PS3" This was earlier this year

http://gamerant.com/bioware...

[spacetattoo]

EA made it happen, they don't believe in exclusives.

[ghostgaming]

MS is in trouble because of a lack of first party support. Besides Gears and Halo, what else do we have to look forward to. Crackdown 2 was not good, Alan Wake was ok - Kinect?

All are eventually going to lose 3rd party exclusives - thats just a fact. It will be up to first party studios to make great games - and for the last year, the better first party games and exclusives were on the PS3 - thats just an unbiased fact.

I will grant that the 360 generally has the better multi-plat games and their online service is better, but frankly the PSN is getting better and better and multi-plat games are starting to shine on the PS3 as well (minus Mafia 2).

[PandemicPrawn0]

As a 360 only owner I’m not really disappointed with the news of ME going to the PS3 but I am discussed with the reaction from Microsoft.

Is THAT your answer guys? Bury your heads in the sand and say “Oh well. It’s still better on our console”

Microsoft should be furious about this. Mass Effect was one of their tent pole games for the 360. The original deal between MGS and Bioware was done before or at least during EA’s acquisition of Bioware. Microsoft has made a reputation out of bullying companies around to get their way. Where are your teeth now guys? You’re pathetic!

Sony have been happily gobbling up studios all this generation and getting cheered for it. How many do they have now 20 to 30?

I hope this serves as a real wake up call for somebody high up within MSG to get their act together. I like the Xbox brand, but it’s going to need a lot more than Halo and Fable to keep me as a customer.

End Rant.

[mrmikew2018]

It's not that bad bro, come to think of it, it's not that bad at all and no MS is not in trouble.

[badkolo]

was it in trouble when ps3 got ninja gaiden 1 and 2.

you people make me laugh.

its a old game now, by the time it hits ps3 who cares. well you fanboys care but thats the only people that do.

[Yue9]

alot of people care tons and tons and tons of people are talking about it let me guess you're butthurt? @below: ms can't take god or war and uncharted sony has the rights to them games nice try...

[Capdastaro]

I just hope it's not a shitty ass port, the port of ME1 to pc was bad and Bioware made little attempt to sort it out such as the weapon overheat glitch, frequent crashes to desktop, doors that wont open and when you entered the lift sometimes it wouldn't stop and let you out.

Me personally I won't be buying it, no need for me too since I've got my completed save game on my 360 waiting for the 3rd instalment! Which I cannot wait for!

[Roozium]

The hype around Mass Effect 2 is pretty dead, I don't expect Mass Effect 2 to Ps3 to sell 2+ million copies. It's like Alan Wake, the hype was pretty dead when it was realesed so it didn't sell so well even tho it's a damn good game (like ME2).

[ExLivingGhost]

Now 360 only owners should now feel how PS3 owners felt back in 2008 when FF13 was announced as a multiplat knowing that ME3 will release on the same day on 360 and PS3, my opinion on the console war is that 360 is still leading(barely) but its on the same position the PS3 was back in 2008, Microsoft needs a comeback to stay on top like always if not then all hope for the 360 is lost.

[bobdog626]

But a Blow it is for Microsoft,Yes.I have to say that switching disks is a pain though.but im happy for PS3 owner who never played this Game before.Can,t wait for part 3 though.LoL

[wenaldy]

"shit just got real"...

[pandaboy99]

The real question should be:

Harry Potter and Kinect, is the 360 in trouble?

[e-p-ayeaH]

Mass Effect 1 is needed but 360 owns ME1 it seems

[x5exotic]

when God of war,uncharted,killzone are made for xbox..THEN u can say ps3 might be in trouble

[WLPowell]

So that ain't gonna happen.

[theEx1Le]

errr, what now???

[Halo_Reach]

Microsoft needs to fix there stupid 1st party development.

[Cherchez La Ghost]

As the average fanboy raise rukus about PS3 vs.360, it's about more money going to EA pockets. Why pass up on a few millon dollars more to go into the bank account?

That's the big picture. And please believe me, if EA had a PS3/PC game in hand, they would do the same thing. The only way to have an exclusive is to have a 1st party studio and have 100% rights for that IP.

[Urmomlol]

What a terrible article.

[MeatAbstract]

The 360 has a strong following of gamers, just like the others consoles on the market right now. I'm sure it'll be fine.

But on an unrelated matter. To those people that own ME2 already, do you think you'll get it on the PS3? I'm nearing the end on the 360 version and have loved it, enough for me to start the adventure all over again. Now I'm debating getting this on the PS3 in January. Still not sure though.

[theEx1Le]

Probably not, because i want to use the character i have carried through the first two games

[ThaGeNeCySt]

First 2 on 360, i'll buy ME3 on 360 to continue with the my character

[NYC_Gamer]

360 has always been in trouble because the lack of 1st party studios

[absolutecarnage]

looking at all the immature ps3 fanboys, but but but i play the ps3 because it's for the mature person, what a load of horse poo

[tyty]

I have a thought...will this generate console sales? I don’t think it will. If you have an Xbox, you probably already played ME2. If you have a PS3 you likely are very happy this evening and will buy it when it comes out. In either case, there is no reason for gamers to go buy another console; it’s just too late in the product cycle. Why, most gamers at this point already have all the consoles they are gonna have for this generation. Sure, you still have some late adopters but for the most part, this isn’t going to change the fact that both consoles have sold well, nor will it kill the Xbox. Additionally, the mainstream public doesn’t know one game from another so using this as a selling point won’t generate long term console sales as this bit of hype will be gone in a month anyways.

Onto bigger pictures. Yes, from the core gamer perspective MS is blowing you off with Kinect. Xbox is marketing to the mainstream public, but for them is that a bad thing? They likely have most of the sales they are going to have from hardcore fans anyways, therefore it only makes sense to branch out and expand their market. The real question is, will this business model be successful. Does that mean they are in trouble though, no and I think that is silly to say that. Mass Effect 2, Kinect, or anything else won’t kill Xbox sales this generation (long term), the same way Move, GT5 or anything else won’t help improve PS3 console sales (long term). Each console can be considered a success and trying to discredit either now is just foolish. ME2 jumping to the PS3 matters because the next generation of consoles will have very similar game catalogues and it will come down to the hardware each company produces.

[Figboy]

but i've only purchased two Xbox 360 titles this year so far:

Mass Effect 2, and Alan Wake.

i plan on picking up Fable 3 and that's it.

Alan Wake was solid, and i enjoyed ME2 (i still have yet to beat it; i'm only a good 4 or 5 hours into the game), but i'm seriously beginning to question my purchase of a 360.

i'm not a fan of the Halo or Gears games. i refuse to pay for Xbox LIVE, and Microsoft's 1st and 2nd party lineup is pretty laughable.

people predicted ME coming to the PS3 and got disagreed with hard on this site.

once EA bought Bioware, it was only a matter of time before Mass Effect showed up on the PS3.

now that it has, one of the primary reasons why i was excited for getting a 360 is on the PS3 (i LOVE Bioware's games, and bought an Xbox for KOTOR and Fable from Lionhead; i got a 360 for Mass Effect and Fable 2).

depending on the content, i could see myself double-dipping next year, if i'm not too bogged down with a back catalog (i've missed out on a LOT of games this year, and this fall is going to have me really picking and choosing what games i purchase).

Microsoft needs to step up their game (no pun intended), by really acquiring more first and second party dev houses.

Sony gets the multi-plats like Portal 2 and Mass Effect 2, but they still have a wealth of GENUINE exclusive titles for the PlayStation fans.

new Ratchet, new Resistance, The Last Guardian, new Killzone, new inFAMOUS, new Twisted Metal, new SOCOM, new Gran Turismo, new Little Big Planet, new Uncharted, new Motorstorm, etc, etc.

that's the benefit of having 19 first party studios, and 11 second party studios ALL making new exclusive titles for your platform.

what does Microsoft have to combat Sony? a new Halo, a new Fable, and a new Gears of War.

when Reach has released, and Fable has released, what's next? Gears? but what about AFTER Gears 3 hits? what if you aren't a fan of Halo and Gears (like me)?

since the beginning of this year we've been hearing, "wait until XXX conference, then Microsoft is going to blow us away." well, GDC came and went, E3 came and went, and now Gamescon is upon us, and i've yet to see anything from Microsoft that is promising games for the core gamer that DON'T involve just shooting things.

Halo and Gears are certainly fantastic series, but i'm not a fan. i'm not a GT fan, either, but there are plenty of other choices outside of Gran Turismo on the PS3 for me to turn my attention to. i can't say the same for the 360. i'm actually contemplating buying Halo: Reach, just so i can have something else to play on my 360 besides Fable 3 this fall.

[horndog]

but ME is no Gears nor Halo but still a very good game for those looking for a great WRPG as a matter of fact one of the best RPG's this gen. I don't see why some have to blow things out of proportion.

[MetalFreakMike]

All I see this doing is showing that MS is running low on games that are exclusive to their console. If Kinect fails then they will rush out their new console to keep people from jumping to Sony. I still play my 360 ever once in awhile but with only Halo, Gears, and Fable, I really do not see much else coming down the pipeline that does not involve jumping up and down in front of a 3D camera.

[giovonni]

I think a lot of you guys are over looking that MS knew they weren't gonna keep ME2 exclusive. The proof is on the box. ME2 is an awesome game period, I beat it four times. Will it have a huge impact on ps3? We will see, is MS in trouble? Depends
If the game comes out as a lackluster port I learned one thing about the gaming industry, we tend to get a little excited over announcements I just pray these games actually live up to the hype Halo3, Mag, Socom, too Human, Ninja Gaden 2 on ps3

[tiamat5]

I think that they might be in more trouble then they think. Microsoft hasn't learned yet that they can't rely on mostly third parties forever. I mean seriously 360 owners are boasting about getting game franchises that Playstation owners have had for years. We had at least 6 or 7 Final Fantasys before FF XIII and 3 DMCs before DMC 4 and at least 5 MGS before the new one. Mass Effect is only up to it's second game and it looks like we are already getting into the franchise. Sony has not only first party games going into the middle of next year but almost every third party game Microsoft has. How long before everyone else follows Bungie and EA to the PS3? Who wil Microsoft have left in the end? BTW x5exotic all those game you said might go to the 360 belong to Sony. Just thought you might like to know

[Optical_Matrix]

All I'm saying is that, ME2 going multiplat is a HUGE blow to Microsoft. The game was never a 360 exclusive but MS and Xbox fanboys claimed it is. So for sake of arguement, let's call it exclusive. ME3 will no doubt be released on both platforms...so what high profile exclusive games have Xbox 360 owners got left to look forward to?

Halo Reach, Fable III, Forza 4?, Gears 3 and Kingdom....

Now look at what the PS3 has to offer from now through 2011

Gran Turismo 5, Socom 4, Little Big Planet 2, Resistance 3, Killzone 3, R&C: All 4 One, Twisted Metal, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, The Last Guardian, Motorstorm 3, InFamous 2 as well as games like Final Fantasy XIV Online which won't see the light of day on Xbox 360. And factor in the great games that are niche but still appreciated like Ninokuni, Tales of Graces F, Tales of (Untitled), Disgaea 4...all games that the PS3's JRPG fanbase will eat up. The 360 doesn't even have JRPG's to look forward to.

My point is, Microsoft need to think long and hard. They tried to run before they can walk and their disgusting software line up from now until well into 2011 proves this.

[EVILDEAD360]

LMAO @ listing 360 games that are coming out this year and then listing PS3 games that wont even be here for over a year and a half

The 360 fans got two Mass Effects games and over a year later the PS3 fans will be blessed with the same game..period

Nothing else changed..except BOTH 360 and PS3 fans get Mass effect 3 a year and a half to TWO years later..

LOL..at pretending 360 fans are actually twiddling our thumbs waiting around saying 'can't wait for Mass Effect 3 to drop in a couple of years'..

I have 100+ 360 games and abslolutely love the line up that's dropping

The biggest game of 2010 drops in less than a month..and then the lineup is spaced out with the biggest multi-plats

My standouts

September

HALO REACH (Sep 14th)..domination..most 360 fans will take that over 99.9% of your list

(honorable mention: Dead Rising 2)

October..Fable 3..Fallout 3..Enslaved

November.. Kinect & Call of Duty: Black Ops

That's on my purchase list including one of the basketball games..

The only game that I will run to the store for my PS3 will be Gran Turismo 5

Next year the first quarter is filled with so many titles that there is no need to drop anything..

BulletStorm..Ghost Recon..etc.

After the holiday the Msoft has the luxury of holding off..especially when the monster Gears of War 3 drops on April 5th

That takes you to E3 and the cycle start all over..

Again.anyone can drops lists..real gamers play games..

It's a great year for both systems

Evil

[Optical_Matrix]

Lol why're you crying? Tell me I'm wrong when I say that between now and this time next year, the only major 360 titles coming are Halo Reach, Fable III and Gears 3. The fact you had to list Kinect which has shown absolutely no good looking hardcore games, and a bunch of multiplats proves to me that 360 is running out of steam games wise.
If you don't think ME2 going to their biggest competitor doesn't concern MS, you're delusional. 360's game line up is so boring I can't even know where to begin.

[EVILDEAD360]

If you don't think ME2 going to their biggest competitor doesn't concern MS, you're delusional. 360's game line up is so boring I can't even know where to begin.

LMFAO @ at you pretending EA bought Bioware yesterday..

Look you can keep it fan kid all you want..call Microsoft's line up 'boring etc etc..lol

The 'delusion' is pretending that Mass Effect going multi-plat is the nuclear bomb that destroys the 360..when 360 gamers have been playing the series since day one and will still play the Mass Effect 3 a whopping year and a half from now..

I just mapped out how 360 gamers will be happily gaming for the next 3 quarters..that's all leading to E3..who cares after that because NO ONe knows what will happen.

lol @ listing games that won't be 14-16 months and just like we find out every year STILL end up getting released

Either way..multi-plat Mass Effect..has about the same impact as a multi-plat Bioshock..good business and a bonus for fans

Evil

[ATi_Elite]

The war report!

Mass Effect was released on the 360 first but achieved it's fame from the PC version and PC gamers.

Bottom line the 360 is dead!! Always has been always will be. Halo isn't even the 360's flagship anymore as Call of Duty has taken it's place.

Bungie gone
Epic going
Mass Effect 2 PS3
Mass Effect 3 multi plat day 1
Fable 3 gets a PC version day 1
Alan Wake Fail as in units sold
Crackdown 2 Fail as in crap game
Forza 4 PC rumors
Rockstar Agent PS3 exclusive
Kinect Fail and don't even act like it won't

After Gear of War 3 and Halo:Reach it's nail in the coffin time as these are the last two AAA 360 exclusives.

Microsoft itself has even begun to move on by having in house developers working on 2 PC only titles.

Sorry 360 fanboys, it's OVER!!

[Hades1337]

Everything you just said makes you look like a right twat.

[Avraj45]

sony has lost a bunch of excclusives they havent been destroyed

[jalen247]

The 360 has definitely lost steam...there is no denying that.

When it comes to games, its not even a competition between PS3 and 360...PS3 is wiping floor with the 360.

[Ascalon94]

haha I thought I would never agree but yeah its true, espcially the last 2 years

[MadMan00]

LOL, 360 in trouble? That's like saying Mcdonalds is trouble because every other fast food has a value menu now.

Xbox makes most money from games that are also on PS3 anyways...ME already made money on 360 not like it matters, ME is just OLD now and you can get it on PC...it's like giving 360 Heavy Rain no one really cares..If they both came out the same day then maybe something would matter.

Plus I hated ME anyways shit was boring. Fable is better.

[ONYX737]

360 isn't in trouble because of this but because of their lack of exclusives over all

[Ascalon94]

hell yeah the 360 is in trouble now all we have as true exclusives is Halo, Gears, and Codename Kingdoms coming out.

[ONYX737]

Whats codename kingdoms? I haven't heard of it?

[Ascalon94]

all we know is its a 360 exclusive being developed by crytek being released around 2011. All we got was a live action trailer so we don't know much about it. All it showed was a bunch of ancient warriors and what not ie Greeks, Persians, Romans, etc. Hopefully we can have that as a good game lol cause xbox is on life support atm.

[Hades1337]

It's too far in the console's life-cycle to even be considered in trouble. It has already built a substantially dedicated userbase, and while it may loose steam in hardware sales (which I doubt with Kinect bringing in a new audience), software sales will continue to remain high.

[maxcer]

has anyone ever noticed that the "Immature" de-bubble is the only one that applies here at N4G?

Back On Topic: probably not. like Hades stated above, its not like the system will curl up and die tomorrow. i have had years of use out of my 360 and see another year or two before i get rid of it.

[orange-skittle]

"IS THE 360 IN TROUBLE?" This was not a Microsoft game. This was a Bioware/EA game. Did they say this dumb shit when Rockstar and Insomniac went multiplatform? What about when Kojima announced Metal Gear Rising? These Sony fanboys make me sick

This is why I hate hypocrites

here's a link where Bioware says "NO MASS EFFECT FOR PS3"

http://gamerant.com/bioware...

there's alos others where it has fanboys saying that PS3 DOESNT NEED ME2. Now all of a sudden you're happy like fag w/ a bag of dicks

[deathstriker]

LOL, when I read your post I see the fat guy from the WOW episode of Southpark typing... calm down dude.

[earbus]

Great news for ps3 fans ur finally getting good games my concern would be a lousy port.

[strickers]

Well Dragon Age looks better on PS3 so it should be good.Bioware said they had no problems with PS3.

[earbus]

It only does hand hand me downs lol this will be the best title on ps3.

[P_Bomb]

Article says overall PS3 has lost many more exclusives. How do they figure?

360's lost exclusivity to series like BioShock, Elder Scrolls, Orange Box/Portal, Dead Rising, Ninja Gaiden, Braid, Castle Crashers, GTA Lost & Damned, GTA Ballad of Gay Tony, Saint's Row, Lost Planet, Dead Rising, Mass Effect, Eternal Sonata, Star Ocean Last Hope, Far Cry, even DLC for Fallout 3. Geoff Keighley's pending announcement could even add Left 4 Dead to that list. That's... significant. All the PS3 has lost exclusivity to since FF13 a year ago is Quantum Theory. Quantum Theory VS Mass Effect 2? Big difference.

[strickers]

They are counting from last gen.All PS2 exclusives that have gone multi including stuff like Tekken.Of course the PS2 had more exclusives than any system,ever by far.

[Optical_Matrix]

Last time I checked, Resi 4 was multiplat. So was GTA San Andreas and so was DMC 1-3

[Skadoosh]

In trouble? I could of sworn that they were still selling better than the ps3. I own 2 games on the ps3 this year. God of War 3 and Heavy Rain. 2 fantastic games. And I own over 20 games on my 360 from this year which includes multi platform. The 360 isn't in trouble.

[strickers]

That's just bad decision making on your part but no the 360 is not in trouble.People are still buying it in large numbers especially in UK/US.I think it's a fools purchase now though.Look at the exclusives(most have migrated from 360 now and if you are a new buyer the time differences don't matter).There is little difference in multi plats now(yes there are a couple but nothing to get upset about)and the PS3s line up this and next year destroys 360s by some margin.

[Philaroni]

I would not go as far to say it is in trouble but it is one less reason for a person to own an Xbox. This means ME3 will be on the PS3 and there is a very good chance we can see L4D as well come to it. The reason I say its not in trouble is the fact that every company has a slow year and stuff gets stuck in the middle of dev cycles. I feel MS will show some new games next year at E3.

If anything this should make ME more popular. Despite what people thing ME is not one of the best selling Xbox exclusives even though its one of there best games. Never understood why it did not sell in the 4+ Millions on the Xbox, it has a strong Sci Fi shooter fanbase so you think people would enjoy ME.

Though It kind of erks me that the Xbox version of the game is at 29.99 and I am sure the PS3 version will be at the full 60$ price. Unless they plan to add almost all of the current Xbox DLC on the disk its a little bit of a hard sell. That and I have no idea how the game will work being so much depended on ME1 for how the ME2 story could play out.

[JOHN_DOH]

I think they should include the dlc and maybe integrate the dlc characters into the game better like being able to talk to them like the other characters or maybe have them as a romance option or something. I don't think its that big of a deal that the first game isn't on the ps3 though(I played ME2 before part1 and also imported a savegame after) most of the me1 carryover stuff is just emails or meeting some character but don't really change anything about the main story of ME2

[Legionaire2005]

Now they announcing that Mass Effect 2 is on PS3, but not Mass Effect 1 also? They are not getting the full experience so why bother? The purpose of the Mass Effect series is to play from the first and (optional) transfer your character and his or her choices they made to the next game. Xbox360 has no exclusive anyway except for Halo and Gears and some stupid game called Loco. I really think this was a stupid idea to put this on the PS3 when your not getting the full experience. I wonder if they even have the PS3 version of Mass Effect 3 coming out the same time as the 360s. For crying out loud this is why I think one system should be made making the games the only competition. There is no real competition just systems stealing exclusives.

[P_Bomb]

Its purpose is the full experience? The series is barely 2 games old! How convoluted can it be?

Metal Gear's been on the MSX, the NES, the Gameboy Color, PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, GameCube, XBox and soon on the 360. Mass Effect has had TWO...count 'em TWO games...of which PS3 owners will only potentially miss one. If people can follow Metal Gear across 2 decades and 15 games across almost a dozen platforms, I don't think missing one Mass Effect is gonna scare 'em off.

[n to the b]

I disagree P_Bomb. that's 1 reason I'm not really interested in getting into MGS. too many missed games, don't want to start in the middle. and if I try to go back to the beginning, I'd have to suffer thru all manner of unrefined, oldfashioned gameplay...

[IHateYouFanboys]

mass effect 2 coming to PS3 in no way hurts microsoft. remember, this is a game thats already nearly 8 months old, and will be 12 months old by the time the PS3 gets it. everyone who wanted to play it probably already has.

its good for sony, and PS3-only people, as now they can play the brilliance that is Mass Effect 2. question is, will the PS3 fanboys on here who said it wasnt good and that they didnt want it on PS3 now change their tune that theyre getting it?

[kasasensei]

"everyone who wanted to play it probably already has."
You Are Completely Wrong :)

[kasasensei]

"Mass Effect 2 on PS3, is the 360 in trouble?"
No. Ea just needs more cash. :p

[Wile]

Bubble

[djfullshred]

Microsoft already made their sales boost off of this game. It will be 2011 when it is on the PS3.

[IneedWeed]

M$ was in trouble when they released the Xbox 360 a year too early and had defective systems. Only reason I got a 360 was cause it was out b4 every other system. Got my PS3 day 1 for $600 and my Wii for $300. 3rd party studios are developing for PS3 since they get a bigger sales boost in games. People still pirate games on Xbox 360 and the PC, moving to PS3 is a smart choice.

[ZILLA]

this is a heavy blow to xbox,but the real killers gonna be the L4D on the P S 3.

[heyheyhey]

I dont think this defection puts the 360 in grave danger, but it is undeniably a considerable blow to MS... they're already starting to seriously slack in the core games department (compared to Sony) and the loss of one of their top core franchises is a substantial one

[n to the b]

wait, wait. no ME1 for PS3?? that bl0ws.

[rakunado]

xbox will amazingly survive regardless.

The casual gamers(yes not only the wii) will keep it afloat. Because they don't even know what an "exclusive" is just as long as they get their dose of mw2. Also I am counting on Reach to be magnificent. So the sales of that will keep 360 afloat well into the next year. Also Kinect... even though it does look like a joke right now, might actually be a saving grace.

However it is still funny that people are trying to believe that exclusives are jumping ship all over the place on all consoles. Last time I checked Sony's first party studios were called FIRST PARTY for a reason.

[Xander756]

The 360 is having its best year yet in terms of sales and it is only going to be another boost when Kinect is released later this year. I don't think it's in trouble by any stretch of the imagination...

[Mikey Mike]

but that is not MS's downfall. Nor is Mass Effect going to PS3. The reason developers are jumping ship is the same reason why they jumped ship on the last X Box and Dreamcast. Piracy is killing the platform. Also many developers do not like the constraints that Microsoft puts on them, they have never been an entertainment company and they do not know how to allow artists creative freedom that SONY allows.

[ReBurn]

Piracy isn't the 360's primary issue right now. It is an issue, but it isn't the biggest one. For the most part the 360 moves as much or more multi-plat software through retail as the PS3, and there's no PS3 piracy. If piracy vanished tomorrow I doubt we'd really see much of an uptick in software sales.

Microsoft's biggest issue is that there's declining first-party support for the console, and that's what's going to kill it. Unless Microsoft makes their system appealing to third-parties by providing the first-party incentive to buy it by releasing great exclusive games the platform is going to stagnate.

[blazed13]

im gonna have to say no. the reason is me2 is not that much of a system seller imo. i mean the game sold 2.26mil. which is a respectable amount but other games have done better. besides the multiplatform games are the games that typically sell more. the 360 isnt goin nowhere imo.

[Petebloodyonion]

Of course we all know that all the consoles MS sold for the past 4 years will instantly vanish because of ME2 being made for the PS3.

All console profit from a great installed base, so at this point it doesn't really matter.

[abczby]

Mass Effect 2 going to the PlayStation 3 does not affect anyone looking to buy a console for Mass Effect or anyone who already owns Mass Effect. Anyone who wants to play Mass Effect will absolutely positively buy the Xbox 360 version because the Xbox 360 is the only console that has the original game also. You don't get the full Mass Effect experience unless you see how all your decisions carry over from the original, which unfortunately people who buy the PlayStation 3 version will never get to experience. It's too bad that Microsoft was publisher of the original one. Because of that, EA will never be able to bring the original to PS3. If you ask me, it's kind of silly bringing a game to another console but only letting them have 2/3 of the experience. (Mass Effect has been announced as a trilogy, obviously the third will come to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC)

[Tzuno]

It's all about the money baby!!! Me personally i don't give a fuck, I've played the game long time ago, finished the game and now is history for me.

[ReBurn]

All of that gum flapping about how Mass Effect 2 wasn't an exclusive because it was also on PC. Now the very same people who were crowing about it not being exclusive to begin with are crowing about how the 360 has lost one of its only exclusives.

So which is it? Was it exclusive? Or was it not exclusive? Because you can't have it both ways.

My personal opinion is that the 360 is in a serious state of decline and that Kinect is the basket that Microsoft is putting all of their eggs into. I think it's a mistake. It's apparent that the time of 3rd party exclusives is over, so console manufacturers need to put some skin in the game. Sony has really stepped it up. The only good Wii software is from Nintendo. Microsoft is dropping the ball, and that's going to have them in trouble. I enjoy playing games on my 360, but there's no denying that it is slipping. At least not to me.

[artsaber]

Who was parroting calling it an "exclusive" in the 1st place? Hint: It wasn't PS3 fans. I made this prediction a LONGGGG time ago when I noticed there was no "Only on Xbox 360" logo on Mass Effect 2 like Microsoft PROUDLY throws on everything else under the sun. But people called me stupid, and even lied that Microsoft had even stopped using that logo, when we well know it is on recent games like Crackdown2 and Alan Wake.

So, it wasn't an exclusive then, I called it but fanbots refused to believe it. It was a temporary "timed" CONSOLE exclusive since it was available to the PC. Some of us PS3ers already played this on the PC (like me, with my SixAxis controller even), but if there is extra content worth the dime, a PS3 fan may seek to add this game to their collection anyhow. So to correct the point, Microsoft lost its CONSOLE exclusive, does that sit better with you? We all know it is Microsoft's own fault for not investing in 1st party studios, and throwing away a small country's worth of cash on "timed" exclusives. It is just a moronic business decision as it was to outsource the original design and creation of the 360's inerts to peruvian goats.

Microsoft's undoing comes by their own hand, not Nintendo's or Sony's. Microsoft's focus on immediate profit distorts their vision on longterm investments to the point of blindness. Watch 360 bots eat up Kinect like it is a new brand of Halo Cereal... how can you convince a village of idiots to spend a console's price on a peripheral?

Answer: Throw a jolly green Microsoft logo on the box.

All the Sony haters should be hating Microsoft worse, because they are destroying their own gaming platform, and the bots keep supporting them anyhow. Microsoft just says no to 1st party studios, because they plan on 86'ing them when they use them up anyways. That is the cold hard truth.

[Condemnedman]

YOU guys are welcome to it, it's a great game I played it ages ago so I wont bother getting it for the ps3!
I will bookmark this page and lets see if the 360 is dead in a years time . I love the way fanboys build themselves up for the fall lol

[Sasuke159]

What do they mean when they said that the ps3 had lost more exclusives. Can you tell me what exclusives that that lost? i just want to know

[Pika-pie]

Loads, but just the big named ones

Final Fantasy
GTA
Devil May Cry
Tekken

MS has lost just as much though
Bioshock
Lost Planet
Oblivion
Mass Effect 2

[Pika-pie]

Nahh, both the PS3 and the 360 are doing fantastic. PS3 has the EU and JPN and 360 has the US. Neither platform are in trouble.

This is fantastic news for PS3 only gamers though. Think MS is realising it cannot hand out its famous cheques to get platform exclusive games from 3rd party studios. Sony has already learned this from loosing games like Final Fantasy, GTA and so forth. They need to focus on developing new and supporting its existing first party studios like Sony does.

[SephireX]

Fable, Gears and Halo are all that is left for the xbox and after Reach, Bungie is parting with the Halo series. Some multi games play better on the 360 and xbox live is better than PSN (though it costs to play online) but when it comes to exclusive games, blu ray, 3D, and hardware, the PS3 owns the 360. Many people bought a 360 before the PS3 came out and own a PS3 too. As a result, they might care more for their gamerscore than their trophy count so they buy multi games on 360. I think gamerscore is a big thing holding many gamers back from getting a PS3. Its like starting all over. I personally don't care much for overall trophies or gamerscore. I only care about getting the fun trophies/achievements in the games I like. Other people are obsessed with a stupid score and won't change to PS3 as a result. The PS3 is no doubt the premium console and the console to own. I'm speaking objectively. I like the 360 too but the PS3 has a lot more to offer. That's not an opinion. That's fact!

[matts82173]

that ME2 is going to look like crap on the PS3? Ports from the Xbox 360 to the PS3 always end up looking like garbage.

[Wade_Wilson]

Not an X fan or anything. But how can they be in trouble if they have the same game (Mass Effect 2) as the most powerful gaming system thus far? Plus X fans can always say they got it first which only makes us PS fans look stupid. Now, if Bioware comes out with some exclusive DLC that the XBOX can't replicate, than we PS fans have something to brag about.

X still has some ok games: Fable and Gears. Not a halo fan after that ODST let down.

Wade_Wilson

[bviperz]

Doesn't matter how many consoles you move, it's all about the games.

[girlwithturn]

I don't like this game, but billyboys merit this betrayal.

[Captain Tuttle]

Well I see that nothing's changed around here.