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Mass Effect 2 PS3 For Sale On PSN January 18

I wonder which one Shepard will endorse.

Surprise! Mass Effect 2 for the PS3 will also hit PSN on Jan. 18, the same day the boxed version hits store shelves. According to this recent reveal post on the PS blog, this digital version apparently won’t be lacking features that the physical version is shipping with, meaning you’ll get access to all the free DLC hitting with the game and, presumably, the Cerberus Network stuff as well.

Also, when you buy the digital version, you’ll get the oft-talked-about digital comic, which acts as a bridge between Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. I didn’t catch this until today, but apparently this comic is also interactive, allowing you to make those important moral choices from the original ME that informs certain… situations and outcomes in the second game. 
 

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No word on the price on the digital version just yet, but I’ll note that the physical version of the port will ship at the normal $60 price tag. PS3 users, if you're down to play Giant Bomb's Game of the Year 2010, will you be seeking out a disc copy or just downloading it straight from PSN?

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Radar

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Edited By Radar

Covering all their bases. I can see this coming out soon for GoD for Xbox.

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About time. Also, an interesting way of shoehorning the backwards continuity back into the game.

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Getting it on disc, because physical media that are actually in my possession are awesome. And I'm going to buy it in a retail store, too. Man, at the age of 20 I'm already an antique.

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I tried downloading it at midnight, then I woke up each hour from 7 to 10 and it didn't go on sale until ten

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I've played ME1 and 2 for about 200 hours each on the 360, now I'm considering getting the ps3 version. What's wrong with me?
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So I guess it goes without question, this is worth a $60 download soon.
Edit: oops (removing question mark)

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@Teoball said:
" I've played ME1 and 2 for about 200 hours each on the 360, now I'm considering getting the ps3 version. What's wrong with me? "
Nothing. Nothing at all.
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Bullshit, not paying 60 dollars for a download when I can go buy a retail copy for the same price.

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@Gabriel said:
" Bullshit, not paying 60 dollars for a download when I can go buy a retail copy for the same price. "
The download is the EXACT same version as the on disc, you get all the DLC as well. So both versions are the same it boils down to if you want a disc or not.
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Yeah the comic. I'm not quite sure what truly is the big deal, though. Unless all you got is a PS3. Then it's a very big deal.