Electronic Arts and BioWare are packaging the Mass Effect trilogy as a single package this fall, giving you Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 for $59.99.

Even better, the original Mass Effect is coming to PlayStation 3. The catch? The trilogy package is coming to Xbox 360 and PC on November 6, while the PS3 compilation is “at a later date.”

In addition to a package deal, the original Mass Effect will be available as a standalone download on PlayStation Network, whenever that version is finished.

This coincides with the announcement of N7 Day on November 6, a “worldwide celebration” of the franchise that will coincide with a “variety of in-game, online and live events.”

Electronic Arts and BioWare are packaging the Mass Effect trilogy as a single package this fall, giving you Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3 for $59.99.

Even better, the original Mass Effect is coming to PlayStation 3. The catch? The trilogy package is coming to Xbox 360 and PC on November 6, while the PS3 compilation is “at a later date.”

In addition to a package deal, the original Mass Effect will be available as a standalone download on PlayStation Network, whenever that version is finished.

This coincides with the announcement of N7 Day on November 6, a “worldwide celebration” of the franchise that will coincide with a “variety of in-game, online and live events.”

Saw this coming.

Wrex.

This is fucking fantastic !

Does it include all of the DLC for all three games?

holy crap! they are not even waiting for the next gemeration to pump out collections anymore...

releasing the same day as Halo 4 and Election day, probably not the best idea.

Finally. Been wondering if ME1 would make the switch to PS3 for years now.

@0blivion: Shepard.

I'm assuming this includes all of the DLC?

Great! Just in time for me to no longer give a shit about Mass Effect because i've already played 2 and 3 on my ps3.

I will buy the first game on PSN only if the game is discounted on price. $60 or £40 in the UK is way too much for a 2007 game I believe.

lol Wii-U

Urgh.

This is kind of a slap in the face to everyone who bought ME3 when it was released. If I would have known I could have gotten all three games for the same price less than a year later, I probably would have waited.

Great news, but the original Mass Effect gameplay and graphics may be a little dated for newer players and could possibly discourage them from the whole series all together.

@Metal_Mills said:

lol Wii-U

Right, so 3 games for $60 on PC, 360, PS3, and 1 game for $60 on Wii-U?

Also, cool that PS3 owners can play ME1. ME2 is my favourite due to the mechanics not being garbage, but ME1's story still feels like the best.

@0blivion: Shepard

I would hope that this collection includes all of the DLC, if not, it doesn't seem like a great deal.

Does it come with all the DLC. Otherwise, I already own the first two games, and the third one is about $20-ish.

Or you could buy the Wii U version of just Mass Effect 3 for $60. Because that makes sense.

I wonder, and hear me out here, if the entire trilogy will come out on Wii U? I've had similar hopes for both Batman and Assassin's Creed, that an earlier entry in the series would get thrown on the disc as well, since it's been announced the Wii U's discs would have more than enough room to hold them.

I still own the first 2 games for Xbox 360 but I'd love to have the complete trilogy for PC... on Steam :P

N7 Day is on November 7 - not November 6.. :P

Wouldn't N7 day be better on November the 7th? Good news for PS3 owners though, Mass Effect is a great game.

Why does that guy have a B cup?

@0blivion: Shepherd.

@xMrSunshine said:

@Castermhief117: That's too bad considering it's the best game in the series.

I liked Mass Effect 2 the best but, 1 and 2 felt a lot closer to home than 3 did.

I'll finally actually play them then.

No DLC, no deal.

@Video_Game_King said:

Why does that guy have a B cup?

Because his A cup was in the shop?

This is great, I played the first one on Xbox, but I haven't played any of the others becuase I just have a PS3 now, and I want my save game to come over.

Why would they not bring this to WiiU? Literally makes no sense, the console that has never had a Mass Effect game gets the last one but not the previous 2? EA do the strangest things..

@FuriousJodo: I hope so, but since its EA I doubt it.

@Castermhief117 said:

Great news, but the original Mass Effect gameplay and graphics may be a little dated for newer players and could possibly discourage them from the whole series all together.

But it has the best music by far for the entire franchise.

@Shuborno: Yeah this blows my mind.

They should've waited, ported ME1+2 to WiiU along with ME3, and just had the trilogy land across all platforms at once. Neither WiiU launch day nor stupid N7 day are worth the current situation.

the mass effect trilogy was fun, but i totally don't care about it anymore

@kagato said:

Why would they not bring this to WiiU? Literally makes no sense, the console that has never had a Mass Effect game gets the last one but not the previous 2? EA do the strangest things..

Because it would take a substantial amount of work to port it over to an unproven console.

Ssshhh, Bioware...you had me at Mass Effect 1 for PS3.

@wewantsthering said:

@kagato said:

Why would they not bring this to WiiU? Literally makes no sense, the console that has never had a Mass Effect game gets the last one but not the previous 2? EA do the strangest things..

Because it would take a substantial amount of work to port it over to an unproven console.

I actually highly doubt this. Since they've ported ME3 already, a lot of that work is already done.

@evanbower said:

@wewantsthering said:

@kagato said:

Why would they not bring this to WiiU? Literally makes no sense, the console that has never had a Mass Effect game gets the last one but not the previous 2? EA do the strangest things..

Because it would take a substantial amount of work to port it over to an unproven console.

I actually highly doubt this. Since they've ported ME3 already, a lot of that work is already done.

Each game takes a lot of work for individual issues. Sure, a large chunk of the engine code is the same, but there are many factors when porting games. Also: It's brand new to the console so people will pay $60 for one game there because there won't be very many titles.

Fuck. I've already played the first two games but I fucking want this.

@patrickklepek Any word on whether the DLC for all of these games will be available in this package? Mass Effect had some DLC so I'm wondering if it'll be playable on the PS3.

The other day, I saw the Art of Mass Effect coffee table book and thought about buying it, but then I realized I really only thoroughly enjoyed Mass Effect 2....the other games are good, but not great. Good that Mass Effect is coming to more people so they can judge for themselves (kinda soon for a compilation disc, no?), but I wonder what a "worldwide celebration" entails? Contests? Mulitplayer bonuses on ME3?

I own Mass Effect 1 and 2 along will all of the DLC for both, but I never purchased Mass Effect 3. I'd be perfectly willing to pay full price now to get replacement discs so long as the DLC is on-disc.

(Plus, that one friend borrowed ME1 a year ago and hasn't returned it. I may want a new copy anyway...)

Thats a pretty amazing deal actually.

I would re-buy a cleaned up ME1, but the PC version is probably what that is for.