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BioWare: Eh, we could make Mass Effect for PS3 if we WANTED to
6:23 PM on 01.05.2008, Jim Sterling 52 comments

BioWare: Eh, we could make Mass Effect for PS3 if we WANTED to photo
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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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brainderailment's Avatar
brainderailment at 01/05/2008 18:28
Of course you won't see the fanboys making a big spectacle about this, because they don't care. MGS4 on the other hand...
Cheeburga's Avatar
Cheeburga at 01/05/2008 18:30
Halo 3 for the N64.
It's happening.
FinalFist's Avatar
FinalFist at 01/05/2008 18:39
WOOOHOOOO! Finally some press support for a possible 360 to PS3 port (even if it is justa rumor)!

Thank YOU Jim!
Atlas's Avatar
Atlas at 01/05/2008 18:40
MGS4 on the 360, Armageddon, doom and gloom, PS3 red lights, end of the world.
Tino's Avatar
Tino at 01/05/2008 18:44
Kittens exclusive to the 360.
glipe's Avatar
glipe at 01/05/2008 18:44
Genius quote! Good job that man!

P.s. I agree; Patcher is a dick.
Aertyr's Avatar
Aertyr at 01/05/2008 18:47
Why would they put a good game on the PS3? That's stupid.
bhive01's Avatar
bhive01 at 01/05/2008 18:47
It would save me from buying it on the 360...
Nyteshade's Avatar
Nyteshade at 01/05/2008 18:47
Well, I'm pretty sure in a year or so we'll see a PC port, which is when I'll finally play it... porting to the PC = extra $$$ with next to no more spending.
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ArrestedDeveloper at 01/05/2008 18:54
Maybe PS3 will get Mass Effect:Subsistence.
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 01/05/2008 19:03
Talladega Nights edition, eh?

"Ain't nothin' scarier than driving with a live Turian."
e4te's Avatar
e4te at 01/05/2008 19:05
A PC version would be excellent, get some hard drive caching to boot.
maxio098ui's Avatar
maxio098ui at 01/05/2008 19:12
bioware does ported all their xbox releases to pc so i dont see why not mass effect
Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar
Sgt Cheesecake at 01/05/2008 19:33
The way I see it: The more people that get to play this game the better. I'm 30 hours into it and I have loved those hours. This game is just amazing. Though the texture pop-ins annoy the fuck out of me and i'm not quite sure why BioWare let that even happen.
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vp360 at 01/05/2008 19:43
PS3 sucks!
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Samit Sarkar at 01/05/2008 19:44
Meh, I say. This PS3 owner couldn’t care less about Mass Effect.

Also...

“Thanks, Wadrox.” I thought the agreed-upon misspelling was “wardroc”?
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tgammet at 01/05/2008 19:45
It's called outsourcing. EA didn't pay all that money just to have such a big franchise be anyone's exclusive. MS publishing ME is the only sticky part, but ME2 and 3 WILL be multiplatform. Unless EA hates money all of a sudden.
Eschatos's Avatar
Eschatos at 01/05/2008 20:18
Or they could make it for PC. Which would be a hell of a lot better than a PS3 port.
Trowble's Avatar
Trowble at 01/05/2008 20:21
So this is replacing Metal Gear Solid 4 predictions/wishes/hopes/dreams/nightmares on the 360?
Justin Villasenor's Avatar
Justin Villasenor at 01/05/2008 20:38
That zing towards Patcher at the end is hilarious.
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CaptainApocalypse at 01/05/2008 20:51
Honestly, they can have it. I found it to be an average RPG at best. Sure, the initial impression of its graphical prowess and seemly expansive universe is overwhelming. However, once you get to the driving portion it becomes immediately less fun to play. The combat system, imho, could use some work too. I'd really like for them to make KOTOR3. I appreciated the RPG with some action elements much more than the FPS with RPG elements. The one place I will not quarrel with it is its story. I do like what they've done there. Either way, going to PS3 is no big deal. They could really use some lovin'.
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Sgt Cheesecake at 01/05/2008 20:53
@ CaptainApocalypse

What was wrong with the driving sections? I didn't mind those at all.
007's Avatar
007 at 01/05/2008 20:59
shit... xbox360 just lost another exclusive.

IN OTHER NEWS:
Juggernaut's Avatar
Juggernaut at 01/05/2008 21:10
omigawd box art! IT MUST BE THE TRU7H!!!
Sgt Cheesecake's Avatar
Sgt Cheesecake at 01/05/2008 21:12
@007

Shit, I need to start saving up money. Like, now.
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Churchhills Dog at 01/05/2008 21:14
Is it me or does his comment imply a PC port?

A PC version would simply rule. The UI would be much easier to navigate with proper mouse support.
NightDehumidifier's Avatar
NightDehumidifier at 01/05/2008 21:17
Well Hot Pockets could make a Hot Pocket to taste like a special requested meal from a four star restaurant, but they can't.
Aertyr's Avatar
Aertyr at 01/05/2008 21:30
Kotor Made it to PC, So did Kotor 2, Jade Empire, Etc. PC port is coming, it's only a matter of time. I just wish it got here sooner *sadface*.
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Bricfa at 01/05/2008 21:39
So they would if they saw it as profitable, but they don't.

Ooh, Burn!
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BluFire at 01/05/2008 21:52
Yay for slapping Pachter in the face.
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DOOM at 01/05/2008 22:00
Orrrrrr, they can just get a XBOX360!
Necros's Avatar
Necros at 01/05/2008 22:06
Sigh...they shouldn't have commented on this at all. Cue rampant speculation and whining.
Corncobtacular's Avatar
Corncobtacular at 01/05/2008 22:57
Could they legally make ME on the PS3 since MS did the publishing? I can see ME2 & 3 easily being ported, but i'm not sure about ME.
Wedge's Avatar
Wedge at 01/05/2008 23:39
They're restricted by license agreements at the moment. I'm sure we'll see ports elsewhere once those are up, even if it's in a couple years. They bothered to release Jade Empire on PC two years after it came out on X-Box, so don't think they won't.
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destructo5000 at 01/06/2008 00:39
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Dan CiTi at 01/06/2008 01:52
I can't wait to get this game again for PS3 and PC as Mass Effect: Integral
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 01/06/2008 02:15
No one lost an exclusive. Mass Effect is available for the Xbox 360. If you want to play it NOW, you're going to have to buy one. If you can wait, it'll hit other consoles and platforms in time. The big games always do. I mean, how many ways can you get your mega man on?
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 01/06/2008 09:08
I still haven't beat ME yet. So sad.
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Lobo at 01/06/2008 09:13
The reporting in general on Michael Pachter seems a little unfair; he makes predictions because the press (people like Gametrailers), ask him for his opinion, and he's making those predictions based on what makes economic sense for these companies.

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.
TheStripe's Avatar
TheStripe at 01/06/2008 10:05
The point is that you and I and internet trolls can do all the baseless speculation we want; an analyist is at least expected to be able to substatiate their claims based on something other than precedent set by other companies and games in similar situations.
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qo_op at 01/06/2008 13:21
We care if mass effect comes to ps3.......
SubOrbital's Avatar
SubOrbital at 01/06/2008 13:22
MGS4, it oughta be just as good as Halo 3!

As for Mass Effect. here's a solution for you PS3 owners wanting to play it. Buy a 360 and Mass Effect.
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catsithx at 01/06/2008 15:12
if bioware was greedy for more money yeah they cold mak a version for the pc or PS3 but they won't so live with it and just buy a 360
pixelsword's Avatar
pixelsword at 01/06/2008 16:33
If they fix the loading and pop-ups and the control scheme from crapping out and the nav menu from being such a flop, I'd get it for the PS3 over the 360...
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Holiday at 01/06/2008 17:06
Of course they could do it, and it wouldn't suffer the same problems it did on the Xbox 360. Cause Microsoft screwed them over with unrealistic demands. That's why side missions suck and I gotta wait 30 seconds for screen textures to load.
brad drac's Avatar
brad drac at 01/07/2008 05:11
Erm, bioware are a second party microsoft developer, and the game was developed with microsoft game studios. A windows release in a year or two is likely, but don't hold your breath for a PS3 version. It's a MS property, it won't appear on PS3 unless MS say so.
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Super Cool Guest from the Future at 01/08/2008 06:29
This news item, and following comments concerning said news item, were indeed very humorous and enlightening. Conclusion: lulz.
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Snaileb at 01/08/2008 08:00
hahahahah
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