The only surprise with this annoucement is no ME1?, everyone knew ME would eventually get a ps3 port.

I played it on PC, but I will buy it on PS3.
Proper control support FTW :)

But ftw at no Mass Effect 1 though, thats a bad move. MAss Effect isnt like some dumb FPS with no story, this game is all about the story.

Unreal tournament 3 has that option...I think.

It'll hardly pay off for EA to make the ME2 port (for reference see Bioshock, didn't sell at all on PS3). It'll be even less profitable to do the same with ME1. Chances are a lot of people already played both ME parts if they really wanted to by now, like you. Not many will double dip at full retail price when you can have the same game on Xbox/PC for much less.

But not many have a good enough PC to run modern games, and not many wants to buy a 360.
They can't play it at all, and the best hope was a multiplatform, and EA did this, with ME2.

ME is a story based game, and it is a trilogy. I want to know how they are going to make the PS3 owners who never had the chance of playing the first one to know the story.
One comment I saw was to making the first story as a cutscene. Like a big intro of what happened in ME1, but still, its not good.
Its about your character's experience could be different from the "default" BioWare would do and transfering the data from ME1 to ME2.

Besides, I have said this many times, the most obvious reason why I would buy a 360 was Mass Effect (and Ninja Gaiden and that went multipatform), and I played ME1 so thats good enough.
But with ME2 I didnt like the experience on PC, soley for the keyboard/mouse is something I hate using when playing.

I also thought ME2 was better than ME1 in the gameplay department. Was more action based but had its RPG elements in there, much better classes with awesome abilities...etc. not saying ME1 was bad, but IMO gameplaywise, ME2 is better and that is important to me, more polished and fleshed out.

I ran ME2 on a lower range Notebook I bought over a year ago at 30 fps, it doesn't even have DDR3. Practically any PC (that isn't absolute trash) you bought in the last two years will suffice.

Of course the story elements are a problem and the decisions from ME1 won't carry over. On the other hand, they didn't impact ME2 much at all. An ME1 port just seems unreasonable, especially with the discrepancy in quality between the two games.

Well still, playing ME2 without playing ME1 first is wrong no matter what.

Its like watching LOTR2 and 3 and forget LOTR1 all together. Its called a trilogy for a reason. You follow it as it should be followed.

For me, I am okay with it considering I had a 360 by the time ME1 came out, but a shame to those that werent lucky.

Very true.

EA wheres my Shadow Broker Port damn it!!

Microsoft stated that mass effect is a microsoft exclusive. I'm sure with ME2 EA wanted to go multiplat so they came to terms about releasing the ps3 version 1 year later.

As soon as EA published ME on PC, no more exclusive.

If ME1 on 360 and PC is the same, MS published the 360 version and EA the PC version, doesnt EA have the right to publish ME1 on PS3 then?

Yeah but it's Windows right? So technically it's still an MS exclusive

But EA published it so thats not considered exclusive to 360. They have the right to make it for PS3, unless they do what Team Ninja did with Ninja Gaiden games.

Tweak the game a abit add a extra title and give it to PS3.

If you're hopring for a Ninja Gaiden Sigma kind of port, I think you're setting yourself up for disappointment. Clearly, the only reason they are bringing Mass Effect 2 to PS3 is to build a fanbase for ME3 which will be multiplatform. Porting a 4 year old game doesnt sound viable to me.

No. Microsoft's publishing rights of ME1 is as an iron-clad agreement that even the purchase of Bioware by EA couldn't change.

Well NG Black to NG Sigma wasent much of a problem, and NG2 to NGS2 was like 1 year difference, they COULD do it, but I guess they wont.Well thats a shame...for those who havent played it.
Its all good, I know one thing...I will buy Mass Effect 2.

It certainly is, and you would think Microsoft would sell ME1 to PS3 gamers themselves but they have to look out for the best interests of their own platform I guess.

It's seems that Microsoft really was more attached to the ME franchise than I originally first thought. This goes all the way back to Peter Moore, he really dropped the ball on alot of things in 2007. He should have locked up THIS franchise instead of a Too Human Trilogy with Silicon Knights that everyone recognizes is a franchise that would need a God-like resurrection to become viable again. Peter was also in charge during the odd negotiations that created the STILL indiscernable developer-publishing arrangement between Microsoft and Bungie.

I own both consoles, but if I were a PS3-only owner, I'm not sure jumping into a game trilogy at the mid-point would be very appealing to me. I guess I say this because I know how much ME1 sets the framework for the story in ME2. The PS3-only gamers needs to experience two Mass Effect 1 moments to be completely drawn into the saga properly. One is the first verbal confrontation with Sovereign/Nazara on Virmire, and the second is the solemn and revealing moment on Ilos where Vigil explains the cycle of destruction that Reapers both promote and and harvest through their technology.

Those are both watershed moments that are crucial to grasping the enormous threat the Reapers pose to all organic life. I'm afraid ME's weaker story and lack of a real villain may not be strong enough to carry the saga for PS3 gamers by itself. They NEED ME1.

Its like skipping the first LOTR and Matrix movies and jump to the next one...it just doesnt work that way.

Mass Effect has a strong and compelling story and skipping the first one to ME2 is not a good idea for sure.

They could make some sort of a PS3 install story thing. I am sure we have to install the game data for faster loading...etc. so while it installs they can do something like DMC4 and NGS2.
Tell the story though cutscenes, or images with audio or text with images.

Any way of telling the original story of ME1 for ME2 is crucial.

Info:

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.

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 PS3 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 sured 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.”

http://www.vg247.com/2010/08/18/gamescom-interview...

As I expected.

Well there you have it, They are doing a Sigma on people which to be honest I dont think is fair to those who shelled out for all the DLC on top of the full price of the game. This is why I am now, more than ever before, not intent on buying games day one anymore unless I really can't wait. I have yet to buy Mass Effect 2. I am hoping EA will release a Game of the Year Edition and I will snap that up.

They arent doing a "Sigma".

Sigma REMOVED some stuff from NG Black and added small stuff like dual sword and shitty Rachel, thats it. And Survival Mode which is pretty much Mission Mode, thats it.

When Ray said "as well as confirming the inclusion of DLC and access to the Cerburus Network." do they mean they are adding the already released DLC 360 version on the PS3 disc? if so, then yay...though I just want Kasumi :P

By doing a Sigma, I mean adding all the DLC content for free! screwing as a consequence all the people who shelled out for the DLC. Either way, I am not concerned obviously but those who did pay will surely be pi**** off now