Rumor: Mass Effect Triolgy Coming To PS3

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One of the biggest questions that came out of EA’s acquisition of Bioware in late 2007 was the exclusivity of the Mass Effect trilogy. Would the games remain on the 360 and PC or would Sony get a piece of the pie as well?

A fairly reliable source close to Electronic Arts tells us that the sequel (and subsequent iterations) will be available the PlayStation 3 as well as the Xbox 360 and PC. According to our source, EA decided to make the series multiplatform mostly due to the “the economic outlook”.

Our source claims that because of the current state of the economy, Electronic Arts is looking to squeeze as much money from its portfolio of games as it possibly can. Obviously, making Mass Effect 2 and 3 multiplatform would increase their sales, as the game would be available to more people.

But what about the PS3 owners who missed the first game? Our source says it is “likely” EA will release a PlayStation 3 port of the original Mass Effect, debuting sometime in mid-2009. Similar to Take-Two’s decision to make a Bioshock port on the PS3, this port would introduce PS3 owners to the series and give EA almost risk-free profit from its sales.

The official announcement will “take place at GDC” (which starts March 23), according to our source. Of course, take this with a grain of salt till then.

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[Fonseca]

I doubt it...but I think it would be cool for PS3ers to get to play; Mass Effect is an awesome game!!

[Lethal]

From what I hear the game is going to hit the PS3. Since the sequel is also releasing on the PS3 they are going to want to give the PS3 owners the first game so they have a reason to purchase the second.

[Charlie]

Let Mass Effect be enjoyed by all

[shorty920]

No surprise here. I've been hearing this rumor for a long time. Besides, it's EA. Their games are all multiplatform. That's just what they do.

[braydz]

i played it on the 360... it was alright.. dragged on a bit but sort of cool how everyone has their own sort of fate n can take their own paths in the game and have multiple different endings... i dunno if i could play through 3 though.

[Monkey_House]

Originally Posted by Charlie

Let Mass Effect be enjoyed by all

I couldn't have said it better myself. Mass Effect would great addition to the PS3 library.

[Andrew]

*shakes fanboy fists!*

I'm mad!

[acrimsonbullit]

Fine by me, as long as EA doesn't rush Bioware to get it in before Christmas or some shit

[Shake]

The only problem with older ports is that you can get this for around $10 on the Xbox, but it will still release as a full-priced game on the PS3 Perfect example was Bioshock.... still can't find a cheap copy of that game for my PS3