Mass Effect 2 Goes Multiplatform and More News From EA

cool. if its just as good on ps3 i will get it for that then. no shitty ports allowed. 

Mass Effect on PS3, fuck yeah!

Mass Effect 2 on PS3 = MEGATON

Its funny watching all the 360 fanboys scramble "multiplatform means 360 and PC, not PS3"

"Considering that Microsoft was the original ME publisher -- they basically funded the creation of that IP -- I'm sure they still retain some say over where it goes. Even though EA/Bioware retain ownership of the IP, Microsoft could easily have a right of first refusal clause, so it shouldn't be assumed that "multiplatform" means PS3.

Last summer, people assumed Tecmo was going to turn around and publish NG2 for PS3, even though Microsoft was the publisher on 360 and likely paid for much of the development. People didn't and still don't understand that publishers aren't inclined to invest in things that they have no control over. They tend to protect themselves, understandably."

Annoyed much. I was meant to be getting Sims 3 for my B'day in a couple of weeks. Now it looks like I have to push my birthday back., heh.
Equally bad to hear about Dragonage, but good news for Mass Effect 2.

Is it bad that the only thing on that list that I was kinda looking forward to was Sims 3?

I'm happy to hear about Mass Effect 2 being multiplatform. Played the first but soon after my 360 died and I never bothered getting another 360. So now I will be able to play it on the PS3!

damn, dragon age getting pushed back is quite unfortunate.

Lots of things getting pushed back.
Although some of you might think this is a bad thing, I consider it to be good.
This shows that EA (even in this economic situation) still cares about the quality of the games.
Also Dead Space on the Wii sounds awesome, although if they are trying to make money from the Wii, this type of game wont work.

Pretty disappointed the Battlefield was another console game instead of Battlefield 3. Oh well, I guess I can hope for some BF3 info at E3.

Dead Space on the Wii is a great idea! RE4 on the Wii had a really nice control scheme. In fact, I prefer the Wii version over the gamecube version.

This sux, ea do not deserve this.

I hope they arent forced back into their old ways.

Wow, surprising announcements. I thought that Mass Effect 2 would be like Baldur's Gate 2 where you could transfer over characters from the first game but now since it'll be on the PS3 I'm positive that you'll be playing a different Shepard.

I recall reading that you can import your character in future games in the ME trilogy. I'm sure they wouldn't have taken the feature out in the possible case of the game going to PS3 (still not directly confirmed). I mean BG2 doesn't require you import a character.

And to those that assume multiplatform automatically implies PS3, you don't know EA's deceit. EA also said Dead Space was banned in Germany, China, and Japan to stir up pre-release controversy for sales. The truth is that Japan recieved an unedited release, EA doesn't distribute to China in the first place (that's like saying agriculture is "banned" from the Moon), and Germany bans virtually every piece of super violent media. Not to sound like a MS fanboy or an anti-EA zealot, but I find it hard to believe EA is telling the entire truth.

Normally I would be up in arms, but I do understand that the PC version of DragonAge needs a lot of work if it's to be successful. From what I have seen so far that game looks like a serious hardware hog. if they can optimize it well i in this time I am all for it.

Heard rumours about Mass Effect 2 being multiplatform a few weeks back, so no surprise it's been announced. Won't hurt the game at all though hopefully. 

Mass Effect was a great game. 

"True, but that might have changed after the purchase of Bioware. I'm sure Bioware/EA owns the IP, and can throw it in any direction they want. There might be some issues with MassEffect 1 being ported, but I can't see a reason Microsoft can stop them from making MassEffect 2 multi.

So is Mass Effect 2 coming to PS3 or not then? If the sequel comes out they should probably port the original too. But I get the feeling this mean PC and 360?

*didn't read the whole thread sorry.*

Strategic dismemberment with the Wii.  I'm on board with that.  As long as you actually slice with the remote and not waggle the frigging thing :)

Hmmm dont think the game will sell to well on the ps3 not unless they release ME1 on the ps3 as well.

"Hmmm dont think the game will sell to well on the ps3 not unless they release ME1 on the ps3 as well."

I've got two friends who actually work at BioWare, so I'll see if I can't bug them for any information over ME2's platform.

I will buy mass 2 on 360 cuz the choices i made in the first game affect the second.

Not much of a surprise that Mass Effect is making it's multiplatform move. Many big franchises already have done so and they've sold better than they would have as an exclusive,so no surprises there.I am not angry at EA despite seeing a 360 exclusive going away as they did what they had to do.

Dragon age being delayed sucks, but I guess it's for a reason.

Mass effect multi platform?! Yay!!

so does this mean they gonna port over mass effect 1 to the ps3 anytime soon or what???

"Mass Effect is old news. Will anybody actually buy it on the PS3 now? I know I won't. There are too many other games coming out to be playing last year's mediocre games."

Booooo!!!!  *hissssssssssssss!*

Screw ME 2 on a PS3. Let's hope Bioware will get their balls back & tell them "No Can Do!"...funnier still, the PS3 version will be a shitty & inferior port to the 360/PC version & if we're lucky we won' t see any expansions on the PS3 but will see them for the PC/360...it'll be just like Fallout 3 in today's joyous anti-ps3 times. Yay!

If ME 1 was on PS3 to begin with, then I would get the second for PS3. But since I heard the decisions made in the first game affects the second, I just have to get it on 360. Can't wait!
Also, if ME2 is coming to PS3, then won't PS3 owners have to catch up with the first? Maybe a port of the first game? All this is assuming that when they say "multiplatform" they include the PS3, ha ha.

"WilliamRLBaker said:

"Hmmm dont think the game will sell to well on the ps3 not unless they release ME1 on the ps3 as well."

yeah since most people wouldnt have played it on pc /360 they wont be up on the story. "

Damn it, they are still not talking about Mirrors Edge 2, I WANT A SEQUEL TO MIRRORS EDGE, I hope that they announce it soon

Looks like somehow this was missed the first time;

Mass Effect 2 is PC/360 confirmed.

Isn't this a good thing? Don't we want more high profile games released during the summer? 

"Booooo!!!!  *hissssssssssssss!*

Screw ME 2 on a PS3. Let's hope Bioware will get their balls back & tell them "No Can Do!"...funnier still, the PS3 version will be a shitty & inferior port to the 360/PC version & if we're lucky we won' t see any expansions on the PS3 but will see them for the PC/360...it'll be just like Fallout 3 in today's joyous anti-ps3 times. Yay!"

Erm, multiplatform as in 360/pc. Noone has confirmed a ps3 version as of yet! Then again it doesnt seem unlikely.

I don't know if EA should port Dead Space to the Wii (Or make a new Wii exclusive). That game's atmosphere was one of it's main attractions, drawing the player into the doomed Ishimura, but with Wii, I don't think they can achieve the same sense of atmosphere with lesser graphics. Dead Space is just one of those games that need to be on higher powered machines...

I hate the Wii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cool. There really need to be more multiplatform games because i really hate going out to spend 400 dollars just to play 1 or 2 games on the ps3. its mad buzz kill.

I really wish when they decide to bring sequels to multi-platforms, that they release the original games multi-platform as well. I'm sure there's plenty of people who want to play the original and not just the sequel.

I hated mass effect.... could careless about mass effect 2

They never said ME was coming to PS3. They just confirmed it would be multiplatform, which the first one was as well (X360/PC).

"They never said ME was coming to PS3. They just confirmed it would be multiplatform, which the first one was as well (X360/PC)."

<obligatory> Fuck EA. </obligatory>