Breaking: BioWare Announces Mass Effect 2 for PS3

[BizioEE]

[size=+2]Breaking: BioWare Announces Mass Effect 2 for PS3 ![/size]

BioWare have just announced Mass Effect 2 for PS3 coming January 2011.

During EA\'s Gamescom press conference, BioWare made the announcement with a short teaser trailer. Not a whole lot is known right now about details other than the date, January 2011. It\'s interesting that they aren\'t also bringing the original Mass Effect to PlayStation 3 as the story is a huge part of the franchise but with Bioware reminding the audience that Mass Effect 2 has 70+ perfect review scores, I don\'t think many PlayStation 3 owners will care. Will you buy Mass Effect 2 for your PlayStation 3?

Stay tuned for more information on Mass Effect 2 and more from Gamescom.

http://gamrfeed.vgchartz.com/story/81507/breaking-bioware-announces-mass-effect-2-for-ps3/

Me is getting it.

[clips]

This is what i\'ve been waitin\' for!!...The 360 only has two franchises i was interested in, Gears of War and Mass Effect....and the ps3 is getting one of the highest rated games this gen with some possible extra content...cannot wait for this one!...

[Viper_Fujax]

GOTY this year...

great news for you guys

The only problem is they really needed to release ME1. I mean, you arent going to know anything that\'s going on in the story, which is kind of important. They dont really explain what happened in ME1, they just assume you know what certain things are. Plus you wont get to make any decisions in ME1 that affect ME2 and 3...thats not too big a deal though since the decisions dont affect the story too much..just the dialogue and a few things you read

I\'m about 1/3 of the way through ME2 on PC

Probably the greatest game I\'ve ever played... just epic

As much as I like the first one, something about the second one just does it for me.  Good for you ps3 only owners!

[Viper_Fujax]

just beat it a second time. need one more achievement, but it hopefully shouldnt take too long. probably have to do a few side missions and bump the difficulty down from insanity. I dont really want the DLC so having those 3 I cant get is definitely annoying my gamer OCD

But I fricken love this game. I\'ve complained before about how there arent enough big picture story missions, but when I only did the main parts of the game (ill keep it ambiguous) the game felt perfect. It\'s when you throw in all the side missions is when it felt like there wasnt enough focus on the story.

[BizioEE]

[size=+1]gamescom interview: Ray BioWare confirms intro content for ME2 PS3, included DLC, more[/size]

BioWare boss Ray Muzyka, speaking in Cologne today, has told VG247 that the PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 is to include introductory content to provide a “seamless introduction” to the IP’s universe, as well as confirming the inclusion of DLC and access to the Cerburus Network.

Following confirmation of a January 2011 release for a PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 in EA’s gamescom press conference yesterday, Muzyka said it was important to the studio to “bring some new things to bear” for the PS3 version.

“One of the things we’re doing is that we’re bringing a lot of the post-release downloadable content and will integrate it into the experience, so that PS3 fans can check that out and play it,” he said.
While confirming the inclusion of an introductory segment for the PS3 SKU, Muzyka was cagey on specifics, refusing to confirm whether or not new gameplay is to be included over the 360 and PC version.
“We’re making sure there’s a really seamless introduction to the world of Mass Effect, for players that haven’t experienced it before,” he said.
“So even though it’s Mass Effect 2 specifically, we’re making sure there’s a nice introduction experience, that provides the back-story and the things that have happened up to that point in the universe, and makes it a really seamless introduction.”

He added: “We haven’t revealed what that is yet. It’ll be something that provides a good introduction and provides a lot of the back-story and introduces you well to the story-arc, and kind of makes you feel like you’re part of it all. And then you can jump right into the action in Mass Effect 2.”
Muzyka said that, while Cerberus Network features are unnannounced for the PS3 version, it will be available in a “full way”.
“I guess in terms of what the Cerberus Network represents, it really represents a lot of content, it represents a lot of post-release support, and we… do want make sure the PS3 fans get that experience in as full away as possible,” he said.

“But we’ll reveal more of that over time.”
Multi-format future is “good guess”
When asked the obvious question of whether or not this announcement of a PS3 version of Mass Effect 2 means we’re going to see future games appear across the console formats, Muzyka would only hint at what’s to come.
“That’d be a good guess, but we haven’t announced any details on any future formats or anything, or even formally announced Mass Effect 3 yet, although there’s a natural assumption that there will be a Mass Effect 3 as it’s a trilogy. We’ve said that and more or less confirmed it, but we haven’t announced any details on the product yet, or the platforms.

“EA is a company that wants to support different platforms, reach different audiences; we’re part of EA and we want to make sure we can embrace that as well. I think we’re trying to do that with all of our products, whether it’s Dragon Age or Mass Effect.”
Whatever the future holds for Mass Effect, though, Muzyka laughed when we told him the announcement of the second game on PS3 flattened VG247, saying it was “fun” to see reaction from gamers.

“We’re really excited about the idea of bringing Mass Effect to PS3,” he said.
“I said it on stage; we’ve been asked again and again by journalists, fans, the community, ‘When’s it going to happen?’ We wanted to make sure we could do it right. We’ve been working on it for a while. We’re pretty excited by it. We’re excited to bring Mass Effect to a new audience.”
Mass Effect 2 releases on PS3 next January.

http://www.vg247.com/2010/08/18/gamescom-interview-ray-bioware-confirms-intro-content-for-me2-ps3-included-dlc-more/

[BizioEE]

[size=+2]Mass Effect 2 PS3 Announcement Trailer (Gamescom \'10)[/size]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgYEggFfMDk&feature=channel