What is it about popular exclusive titles and rumors that they'll soon be appearing on other systems? Besides the usual "BioShock on PS3" chatter and the "MGS on Xbox 360" warbling, now Mass Effect is the latest in line to be lashed by wagging tongues thanks to analyst Michael Pachter.
BioWare has quickly nipped the Mass Effect/PlayStation 3 talk in the bud by denying that there are any current plans to convert the 360 exclusive RPG. The company did, however, state that it could do such a thing one day if it ever felt inclined. The quote is also gold as it slights Pachter, who I never listen to because analysts are just circus fortune tellers with briefcases instead of crystal balls. A BioWare community coordinator had this to say:
Sorry folks, this is just another rumor at this stage. Could BioWare make Mass Effect for the PS3 (or the PC, or some other platform) in the future? Yes we could, but we are not working on a PS3 version currently.
I don't know who Mr Pachter is. Maybe he's a PS3 owner who wants to play Mass Effect.
So, while Mass Effect currently remains a 360 exclusive, the door is certainly open in the future for PS3 owners to have disappointing softcore sex with blue aliens that wouldn't even offend my grandmother. Look forward to this subject cropping up approximately every two months from now on.
[Thanks, Wadrox. Don't read Wardrox's blog]
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6:23 PM on 01.05.2008
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Look! I'm a analyst!
Does this guy actually have an office, or does he live in a glass box and take quarters?
It's happening.
Thank YOU Jim!
P.s. I agree; Patcher is a dick.
"Ain't nothin' scarier than driving with a live Turian."
Also...
“Thanks, Wadrox.” I thought the agreed-upon misspelling was “wardroc”?
What was wrong with the driving sections? I didn't mind those at all.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Shit, I need to start saving up money. Like, now.
A PC version would simply rule. The UI would be much easier to navigate with proper mouse support.
Ooh, Burn!
It makes economic sense for EA to make the Mass Effect series a multi-platform franchise. That's a stance that is supported by the numbers: how much EA paid for Bioware/Pandemic, the $300 million revenue figure that EA predicts they'll make off up and coming Bioware/Pandemic titles, and the increased sales you get from releasing games on multi-platform.
For Michael Pachter to predict this isn't a wild claim, it seems to me to be a fairly logical conclusion. The real question is if it's not coming to PS3 then why would EA not port it? Where is the financial sense in that?
Also, go watch the original Bonud Round episode where he says this as in context it's not nearly as bold a proclamaition as the press reported it.
As for Mass Effect. here's a solution for you PS3 owners wanting to play it. Buy a 360 and Mass Effect.