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PS3 Doesn't Need Mass Effect, Mass Effect Doesn't Need PS3

PSLS writes:

"A rumor that is consistently pressed upon the gaming community is the release of the Mass Effect series on the PlayStation 3 platform. Retailer listings have appeared for a PS3 version of the game, adding fuel to the already aggressively hot rumor that the current Microsoft exclusive series would eventually make its way to PS3. When the rumors finally fizzled out, PS3 code was found in the PC version of the game re-igniting fanboy flames. It's certainly possible that Mass Effect 2 could come to PlayStation 3, but at the moment, it looks unlikely ..."

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cmrbe5840d ago

VC and DS are way better and are actual RPG lol.

deadreckoning6665840d ago (Edited 5840d ago )

Makes alotta sense to me. Mass Effect would do well on the PS3 if it came out THIS year. If EA waits until 2011, no ones gunna care anymore.

darthv725840d ago

why hasnt sev released his (or another of his team) review of mass effect 2 yet? I thought he was going to treat xboxlifestyle the same (or try to) as playstationlifestyle. The xbox side hasnt been updated since december it seems.

Anyway, on topic, just because a high profile game is not on the system you play doesnt mean you can't enjoy what is. just get over it already.

WildArmed5840d ago

Well written article.
I agree with most of it..
Bioware is a respected dev.. And with the success ME has had on PC/360, they dont need to seek more exposure.

The PS3 on the other hand has enough great games.. though it'd be a great addition, it is not a necessary one. The ps3 has a strong lineup as it is, you can add 1 more spoon of sugar to the tea, but the tea will still be sweet

swiftshot935840d ago

But I think both can benefit from each other too. The PS3 could use Mass Effect in that, honestly, its just one of the best games this generation. Its not just another great exclusive game, its one of the best overall.

I think Mass Effect could benefit from being on PS3 in that EA would be all over it. Compare ME to ME2. ME lifetime did over 2 million. ME2 did 2 million in 1 week, because EA literally flooded the internet and TV with ads for the game. They supported it all the way through. ME could easily do over a million on PS3 with that kind of support. And thus will make the franchise all the more relevant. Its a win-win.

Scolar Visari5840d ago

It would be nice to have Mass Effect on PS3. However, I'm saying it's not a necessity for PS3 owners to own. I do know what you're saying though, and I appreciate you commenting! :)

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Xof5840d ago

...but it would certainly be nice to have. ME1 may not be anything great, but ME2 is one of the greatest games ever made. Sure, most gamers are able to play either on 360 or, better yet, PC... but there's a significant number of people with just PS3s and no solid gaming PC that are missing out. That ain't cool.

This whole notion of slamming ME2 because it's not on the PS3... that's as fanboyish as it gets. Nearly so bad as 360 fanboys claiming it as an exclusive--but still worse.

deadreckoning6665840d ago

Ummm..Mass Effect 2 IS exclusive. Its EXCLUSIVELY on 360/PC. For Microsoft, not being on PS3 is considered an exclusive, but since every PS3 fanboy on N4G has a high end PC capable of playing Mass Effect 1 and 2 on mid-settings, I don't see why it would matter to them if Mass Effect 2 comes to the PS3 or not.

nevimkdojsem25840d ago

"... has a high end PC capable of playing Mass Effect 1 and 2 on mid-settings". It's the other way round - you only need an average PC to play ME2 on high settings. ME being exclusive to "MS" is fine for me as long as it is not exclusive to the crappy white console (=don't have to buy it in order to play ME) and as long as MS doesn't get a cent from me (PC games are royalty free).

mastiffchild5840d ago

@dead reckoning_Not being fanboyish about it but you just can't have something and call it exclusive when it IS on to platforms. Call it console exclusive but not purely "exclusive" because the word is an ultimate with no room for movement whatsoever.

As even my non gaming laptop can play ME2 at about the same rates as the 360 there's little reason for anyone with a half decent laptop/PC to miss out on what's meant to be an excellent game(I'm actually just ready to get going with it on 360 this time as I wanted to use my saved character from ME)at all. Anyway, it's console exclusive to 360 so console only gamers either miss out if they only have Wii or PS3 but most people COULD play it on their PC if they wanted-it isn't that taxing a game for your hardware at all-n matter how great a game it is.They'd also be playing it, largely at a better lick than a PS3 port would be as well.

Sure, people make a big deal when PS3 zealots go on about games like this not being exclusive and that they'll "just play them on PC" but, to me at least, it seems MS takes it more seriously than a lot of 360 gamers do and the result is the increasing number of 360/PC games going purely exclusive to the 360(Gears2,Fable2AW etc, etc). Now, I think it's fine for MS to want true 360 exclusives, games you CAN'T play ANYWHERE else but they should do it from announcement f the game and avoid tagging PC gamers along like they have(and for way too long)with Alan Wake.

I guess it's to make more reasons to get folk to buy a 360 and I suppose MS like that because it's more profitable for them.

Anyway, sorry to be pedantic about it but I don't like the way the word "exclusive" has been abused at the expense of gamers this generation(particularly with timed exclusive games parading as real exclusives then, after you buy a system for a few games you think you can only play on it, they appear on another you already may have had!)which makes me think it needs clearing up regardless of any fanboy arguments or agendas.

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Konami Delists Some Metal Gear Games From Digital Stores Without Warning

Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker HD have been delisted from digital stores without warning.

cloganart1d 5h ago

I mean, it makes sense. With Vol.2 coming and all that

Commentby1d 5h ago

Stupid headline. Should state that they are being updated or discontinued. This makes the crazy people that only read headlines think it some kind of conspiracy to take away peoples already purchased games.

jjb19811d 5h ago

If you want to all of a sudden own them now and haven't played them yet because a remastered is coming out, shame on you. I can't believe people are complaining about this 15 years later when it was bound to happen anyway. "A new remaster is out, quick, I'd better buy the original from the shop."

gigoran810h ago

Gamers: "Physical? who needs physical? everyone knows that digital online games are the future. stop living in the past. we don't need no stinking disc drive"

Same gamers: "How dare the delist a digital game that I own!!!!"

computeSci8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

And? What is your point?

Same gamers: "How dare the retailers to delist (quit selling) a physical game that I own!!!!"

I think you just read the headline and don't know how dilisting works with Sony. It's common knowledge that:

"Players who already bought the games will still have them in their library and can download and play them as usual."

So again, what is your point?

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Mass Effect Companion Tier Ranking

One of the best things about the Mas Effect series is the companions you meet along the way. So here is a tier list of all the companions from Mass Effect!

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IAMRealHooman438d ago

Bro missing companions: Legion, Grunt, Samara/Morinth, Javik, EDI

anast438d ago

Legion, Zaeed, and Jack are my favorites.

RiseNShine438d ago

To think that Bioware at some point was capable of doing games like this, you see those characters and remember them like good old friends, and now check ME Andromeda, Anthem, Veilguard etc and wonder what the hell happened.

anast438d ago

They lost too much talent.

IAMRealHooman438d ago

some in andromeda are decent, I agree with peebee and Vetra being good companions. Except Liam he's trash tier

anast437d ago

Liam lol I can't stand that dude.

IAMRealHooman437d ago

it's like bitch but your shirt back on, your not blue or spikey get away from me

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Uncharted 2 Is the Most Important PlayStation Exclusive of All Time

In a list of games that defined the PlayStation 3, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would certainly be one of the top contenders. The blockbuster sequel to 2007’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune not only received critical acclaim and became a massive hit for Sony’s third console when it was released 15 years ago on October 13th, 2009, but it also cemented Naughty Dog’s future as a developer of cinematic, story-driven action-adventure games as opposed to its history of colorful platformers like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter from previous PlayStation generations. To this day, Uncharted 2 stands as one of the PS3’s best exclusives and one of the most important PlayStation games of all time.

gold_drake470d ago

it was pretty good. especially the multiplayer

KyRo470d ago

I loved this era on multiplayer games from Sony. People used to call the modes tacked on multiplayer but they were enjoyable. I loved Factions even more. I'm Still gutted that the second one isn't coming out.

-Foxtrot470d ago

Yeah, that one game where it not only has an amazing single player but the multiplayer was also just as good.

A fresh a breath air with it's more "skill focused, less is more" multiplayer in a time during COD fever where every other game with online was trying to be like it.

Shame NaughtyDog eventually did do COD like things with Uncharted 3 and 4, they ruined what made the original so good. It become an over the top arcade fest in the end.

Inverno470d ago

Ironic cause the MP was basically Halo, and Bungie helped on the technical side of things too. MP was more simple back then, I've said this before but I played U2 MP religiously. I sucked at it like you have no idea, but mah gawd did I have so much fun. Can't find an MP game that hooked me like U2s these days. Then Factions came along and while it had its problem I found new religion with it. Agh damn it why did they cancel Factions 2 bruhh.

gold_drake470d ago

i had so much fun too, played almost every night with mates or cousins baha

Relientk77470d ago

It is for sure my favorite game in the series. It's such a blast to play. The train levels still hold up and are fun as hell as well as the entire game.

RaidenBlack470d ago (Edited 470d ago )

Still remember the first gameplay video ... shooting the chasing truck and then the beautiful visuals & details whilst traversing the dilapidated Nepal streets ... perfection
Too bad Sony never ported the trilogy to PC ...

RaiderNation470d ago

I would argue it's God of War.

darthv72470d ago

I'll say, the PS3 really did sequels better than people give it credit for. Resistance 2, Uncharted 2, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Infamous 2... all were better than their initial offerings and still hold up to this day.

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