BioWare: EA owns Mass Effect IP (Translation: It could still come to PS3)

iHEARTboobs - 126 days 14 hours ago

If it sells really well i wouldn't see why it wont head over to the PS3. Either way i'll get to play it.

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SixTwoTwo - 126 days 14 hours ago

If EA brings ME to the PS3 then cool. If not whatevs. Theres plenty of good games out there.

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Johnny Cullen - 126 days 14 hours ago

To be fair, you really should get a 360 or PC just for this game, it is one of the finest RPG's this gen.

Then again, if it does come to PS3, no need. (unless it is just ME2).

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N4PS3G - 126 days 13 hours ago

Epic Games owns the Gears of War names ..so that means is coming out on every system on the face of the earth? no

Third Party Publishers can do whatever they want..still doesn't mean its coming

Joystiq always with their obvious, random and baseless assumptions

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Steven Colbert - 126 days 13 hours ago

Maybe.Maybe not.Who knows.Either way if you want a sure thing,a PC or 360 version is available

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vx - 126 days 13 hours ago

PS3 dont need this boring game u can download it on PC with a nude patch ,, basically da game sux

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Sir Ken_Kutaragi - 126 days 12 hours ago

I rather 'EA' give me 'Dead Space 2' + 'Mirror's Edge 2' thanks;)
(Yeah i know BioWare don't make those games!!!) ;-D

+ I'm not interested in xBox 360 castoff games!!!

Watched it on YouTube and er erm i'm lost for words!!!... ;-D
(i.e can't see what all the fuss is about???) Oh well...

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TheMART at Xboxkings - 126 days 12 hours ago

Read PS3 fantards, read:

"Update: Matt Atwood at EA just contacted us to clarify his statements from earlier today regarding Mass Effect 2's exclusivity to Xbox 360 and PC. He says, "It actually does exist for Mass Effect 2. And beyond that, we haven't announced any plans."

No ME2 for you. Maybe ME3 but then again EA will give a PS3 port like The Orange Box. It'll suck donkey balls!

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Darrius Cole - 126 days 12 hours ago

I would say the translation is:

Microsoft paid for a timed-exclusive, after that time is up, maybe we'll put it on PS3 and maybe not.

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Soda Popinsky - 126 days 11 hours ago

I predict a sloppy port 6 months after the 360 release. Handled by EA's Half-Life 2 team lol!

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keysy420 - 126 days 11 hours ago

i ve been trying to play it to see what the hype is about and man is it boring

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Gamer_Politics - 126 days 11 hours ago

the Mass Effect series is staying console exclusive right where it belongs on xbox 360

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saimcheeda - 126 days 10 hours ago

is this game??

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felixbf - 126 days 10 hours ago

lol @ Soda Popinsky &
TheMART at Xboxkings

xbox is just a poor mans pc rapped up in a console casing..

hence overheating
hence every title on the xfixme being on pc as well..

why does any hav a 360 is beyond me...

EPIC FAIL

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ShadowCK - 126 days 9 hours ago

Firstly, Look at the site's name that is reporting this, its name basically confirms it is not reliable.

Secondly, Microsoft still has some control over the Mass Effect series, this is evident by the fact they not EA released the Mass Effect: 2-Disc Edition. Remember, Bioware signed a deal with Microsoft for Exclusivity to the 360 for the Mass Effect Trilogy; EA having bought Bioware is now bound by that agreement. It doesn't go away because EA owns Bioware since Bioware still exists in name.

The likelyhood of it going to the PS3 is slim and almost nil in the current market. You have to remember, it is not a simple "Copy + Paste" to another format in this generation. It costs money to release it on many systems, and you need to have balance, is the Mass Effect audience big enough to support a move to the PS3? Will it generate more sales of the game? What would Sony want if anything to allow it on the PS3?

There are a lot of risk involved in many an established series Multiplatform, it is not just a simple thing. You must remember, making two different version of the game requires with you dealing with a lot more work and more work costs more money. You'll have to deal with other companies you do business with believe it or not, such a move could COST EA a lot of money in the future.

The facts speak for themselves, in the official press release, they mention all platforms the game is coming to. This was the official announcement press release for Mass Effect 2. The absence of PS3 in the article means that it is currently, in no tangible sense, being planned for a PS3 release. If it was, that would have been in the announcement.

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xtkxCracktheSkye - 126 days 9 hours ago

Well, I guess you haven't learned.

If you want to talk sales, then I'll play that game.

The PS3 has been selling extremely well too, considering its price point. 22.73 million (as of March 31, 2009)systems, in fact.

30.20 million (as of March 31, 2009) Xbox 360 units.

Now, factoring in the 360's year head start out of the gate, the individuals who bought a replacement unit due to the RROD (Before Warranty), and the fact that PS3 is twice the price, I'd say PS3 is doing damn well. We all know, as said before, that if the two units were more similarly priced, PS3 would obliterate the 360.

Selling good? Nice English.

And how does what you said relate to what Felix said? WTF? And why would it hurt his feelings? He does not own shares in Sony. He can still play games.

Are you completely oblivious? Are you immune to the ability of comprehension?

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Man_of_the_year - 126 days 8 hours ago

sorry wrong reply - please ignore and carry on with the current flame war presiding.

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OmarJA - 126 days 8 hours ago

Poor bots :D

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xtkxCracktheSkye - 126 days 7 hours ago

1. show me proof that a significant amount of people bought a 360 because they were too dumb to wait for their free repair. Only PS3 droids would do something like that.

I specified that some individuals elected to buy another unit because the warranty for the rrod issue did not exist at the time. Many people kept their receipt and brought the faulty unit back and obtained another one, thus, another Xbox counted as a sale. This is obviously the minority, but significant enough to be noted. By the way, I went through 6 Xbox 360's. Got two full replacement units.

2. If you are going to say that 360 owners are buying new consoles rather than waiting for their repairs, then the same can be said about PS3 owners that had YLOD and other issues. Ah but i see you neglected to mention that...

Ah, yes, because the YLOD is much more common than the RROD (30%, at times around 68%), correct? Nice try.
http://www.gamedaily.com/ar...

3. If the PS3 and xbox launched at the same time and were the same price...the PS3 wouldn't have all the bells and whistles it has now...why do you think it is so expensive? It's because you are getting more than just a gaming machine. So think next time before you open your typical ignorant Droid mouth. The PS3 wouldn't be the machine you have today, it would be a completely stripped down console, and probably wouldn't have Blu-ray in it since it is the most expensive component in the PS3, thus Blu-ray wouldn't have won the format war, HDDVD would still be in the market. BUT yes i believe the PS3 would have a lot more units sold and a greater market share.

Thanks for explaining the obvious, dumb sh1t. Why did I have to hear ANY of that? Believe me, I know that the production costs are high, and of course I know that it's more than a gaming machine you fool. I own one. You're insinuating that I think PS3, right out of the gate, could be produced at low enough cost to be sold at a more reasonable price, or even at this moment that this could be accomplished. Can you quote me saying such a thing? I thought so. Your false proclamations and assumptions are embarrassing, just like some other ignorant fools on this site.

How is your hypothetical argument/rant about a financial decision that never occurred relevant anyway? They decided to implement Blu-Ray and "The Works". They took a gamble. Sony is consistently striving to cut production costs, and are succeeding, hence the last price cuts. And you missed my main point. The fact is that PS3 offers more for your money, and if it was the same price as 360, it would gain more significant market share, and have more units sold. Which you agree with. Eventually PS3 WILL reach a more relevant price point. I know so many people that are tantalized by the PS3, and really want one, but can't yet afford to make the purchase.

And calling people names like Droid doesn't help your defense either, smart one.

Foxgod says I'm desperate, despite his....I don't know, 10 comments or so in this ONE article?

Idiot.

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Wiimaniac - 125 days 15 hours ago

they don't have any exclusives of their own. X360 dominance on US is just a waste of time because you don't need that console for anything, except for RRoD. ;)

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xtkxCracktheSkye - 125 days 15 hours ago

"If everything was so obvious to you...then why did you write that compete bullsh1t of a comment then huh smart one?"

Uh, what? Was that supposed to make sense? The comment that I typed shows the fact that I am informed and that everything IS obvious to me. You're assuming that I just figured that information out. Wrong. Like before, false proclamation does not earn you credibility in this argument.

"why did you choose to hide your comment down here and not reply to the thread where the conversation was...."

I could say the same about you. Yet again, an assumption made out of
anger. lol, hide my comment. It's still in the same thread buddy.........

"And if you don't think that your comments were on par with a typical Droid's mentality that is splashed all over this site...then you truly are a delusional PS3 DROID!"

Oh, I understand now. Your elaborations explaining the "droidness" in my comments are so clear. Thank you for enlightening me.

I guess my comments are the worst evar! Sony Droid bad ppl!1! No moar!

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Light Yagami - 125 days 15 hours ago

Buy an Xbox 360

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