1. Massive Install

2. BioWare & The PS3

3. No Mass Effect

There, I've just saved you 20 seconds of your life by not making you click on that pointless article.

whatever been announced, "fail" articles diseases arrived 2 days later.

Don't worry PS3 is immune to these diseases. Nothing will fail

nice spin, bu buh mass effect 1

Bullshit article at its BEST! Congrats nowgamer!

Well they said they are going to explain what happed in ME1 in detail. Install is not a big deal. The game shipped on 2 disks for the Xbox and the PS3 will only have 1 so there's an advantage right there. They are assuming a hell of a lot about ME2 on the PS3. Its all fiction till BioWare shows us the facts. This article fails.

Side note: Xbox owners should not be mad over this the game uses Unreal, its not like it was ever made just for the Xbox. It is using a middleware game tech. If anything this will make ME have a more wide spread appeal and increase sales to an extent and make ME3 that much bigger of a game. At the end of the day the people who got an Xbox for this game or have it now won't just jump ship all of a sudden, people need to learn to be gamers and not flaming fan boys. Its getting a little old.

trash article.

what is the install size they are talkin about

Either way you spin the dribble, I come out of this without having to build a gaming rig to play 2-3 games a year, that I cant play on my PS3.

I hope to see more of this because, I want to play the game and a port, whether its degraded or not, gives me the chance to do so.

Actually, I believe some sites analyzed the performance of the console versions of Dragon Age, and came to the conclusion that the PS3 version ran better than the 360 version. Not sure though, could someone confirm one way or the other?

I got a genuine reason it'll suffer on the PS3; These fuckin trolls got the game in da figure 4 leg-lock before the shit even come out.

Yall need to STFU.

Like yall said about FF13 aint it good everybody get to play it? Even if it's fucked up everybody still get to play it right?

man eat a big one.

I say this because I personally only played a couple of hours of ME1 back when it released. I just couldn't get into it at the time.

I did however buy and enjoy the hell out of ME2 without knowing the backstory. Sure, it'd probably be better to play the original before the sequel but it's not a necessity.

1 - Install. You can install the game on 360 to speed up loading. Why is this a problem on PS3? Wolverine (another Unreal Engine game), streamed from disk, and installed as the game went on to increase loading. Does anybody have an actual problems with installs so many years of the console's release?

2 - Dragon Age Origins looked better on PS3 compared to 360, I never experienced slowdowns half as bad as some folk go on about. Dragon Age and Mass Effect also use two different engines, so what is the problem with the UE engine that has proven to be very good at multi platform games?

3 - Are we going to miss Mass Effect 1? Perhaps - it really depends what Bioware mean by the inclusion of "Hours of content". We're already getting the all the DLC for free on the Bluray disk.

Why does NowGamer keep getting voted up for single pages of nonsense and dullard editorials? It's fun to poke fun at a retard, but even that gets boring eventually.

Kind of, a lie.

The lens of truth considered the lens of truth, superior on PS3. With higher texture resolutions and better visuals overall, but with it dropping 5-10 frames per second.

Plus, personally I'd prefer a mandatory install over two discs. Pick your poison I suppose, I think at the very least these two balance eachother out, and of course you know there won't be any compression where not required on the PS3 version, so at least cutscenes will look better.

Anyway. I'm sorry but the unreal engine ports very well to PS3. You guys do realise they're not going 'Oh shit, we got to get this game on PS3 by January!!!', did you miss when EA listed mass effect 2 on PS3? before Mass Effects 2s release?

This will have been in development probably as long as the 360 version. Only they needed more time for a PS3 version. EA developers are now leading on PS3, or CO-OP developing on PS3, so they know what they're doing.

Some of you people really need to get out more...

I have read all the mass effect books, played both games and have to say this is by far best game I ever played for various reasons. PS3 fans will enjoy this game regardless of whether they have ME1.

As an xbox fan (I owned both consoles but prefer the xbox) I am quite pissed off that Microsoft have lost this franchise and I would argue to high heaven that all the other xbox fans are just as annoyed as me. If some are not they should be because ultimately Microsoft are a business and their business is selling consoles. The way you do this is to have exclusives to that brand that gives you the edge.

Hands up Microsoft are in trouble and I think by their reaction to this news everyone knows it. Microsoft got to have a big ace up their sleave to regain confidence from their hardcore fans cause once halo reach has been said and done whats next?

1. has an install been confirmed or is this speculation?

2. I thought Dragon Age had issues on both consoles?

3. I couldn't get into the first game but still bought the second and it's 1 of the best games i've played this year. Although there are some bits that i'm sure original ME fans will appreciate, the story in ME2 is easily understandable in it's own right.

Look how mad the 360 fans are. The writer talks about loading time, Well at least the PS3 will have 1 blu ray disc vs. Scratchable dvds. Everytime I play ME I have reload the game because my 360 has scratched my disc.

I cant believe they used the word genuine.

jesus these ps3 fanboys have ruined this site.

there are good, valid points but the fanboy goggles they are all wearing stops them from realising this

You absolutely NEED to play the 1st Mass Effect to fully enjoy ME2, no amount of back story video can give you that feeling when you see Joker WALKING or that Garrus is Archangel.
You won't get all tingly when you see Ashley or when they speak of the fallen Kaedo(seriously, is there anyone who chose him over Ash on that Krogan mission?)
You'll be lost with all the talk of shadow broker and Saren. There is just way too much to ME1 to put in a 30 minute recap video.
Just now I did a lil favour mission on ME2 for a woman from the colony that was under The Thorian control, moments like these lose that extra thing when you haven't played the 1st.
Fortunately, ME1 is NOT xbox 360 exclusive and can be played on pc, which I recommend for any Ps3 owner before playing ME2, trust me it is worth it.
Just don't think about this game like any other sequel, take it from someone who played the 1st one 5 times, there is ALOT of stuff you WANT to know before playing this, it just feels so much more, if I can say that.
Its like watching Lost starting at Season 3 and not watching the 1st two seasons. Its more than just gameplay, forget Heavy Rain, this is an interactive movie saga!

if this game is decent? then it will be success on the PS3 if its not then BIOWARE need to up their game to PS3 standards.

yea keep bragging bout the PS3 graphics! look at red dead, bayonetta,or even bioshock! the graphics (and games themselves) Look WAYYY better on 360 and are better games too. waaa waa the shooting sucks in me2 have fun ps3 u guys hve a good game longer than 10 hours

"Three Genuine Reasons Why Mass Effect 2 Will Suffer On PS3"

"and to be quite honest, we couldn’t care less which console it appears on."

brought to you by nowgamer.com

Suffer my @ss lol, arent they adding extra content to the ps3 version? Who knows how much content was actually removed from the 360 version of the game due to disk space issues. It might be another tales of vesperia for all we know. The game wont suffer anything, people are going to buy it because its a good game hands down + the fact that the game will probably get a sh!t load of extra content. End of story. Fanboyish article.

The third reason I think is the worst. People say it doesn't matter that Mass Effect 1 won't be on PS3, but it does. You can't condense a whole game full of decisions that effect the next 2 games in a series into a flashback. I own both consoles and I'm not bashing PS3, but it's true, you won't have the same experience with playing Mass Effect 2 that you would have playing both games. They can catch you up on the story sure, but you won't get the opportunity to make those decisions that matter.

Dragon age had a few problems but it did all on all platforms, the graphics where better as well on ps3 than 360, the only horrible thing was the DLC that was pretty badly done the main game was fine. Installs? and what's wrong with them? been doing it on PC for years plus id rather have it on a hard drive than running on disc constantly, hard drive doesn't generate the same amount of heat as a DVD or blu-ray drive plus it protects your disc and your laser.

Have to agree with ME1 though hope they find a good solution for this problem.

framerate on DA may have been worse on PS3 but the graphics were quite a bit better than 360.Textures were a big leap,so I'm hopeful for sharper graphics and hope they've learnt a few optimisation lessons now.

thats good its coming to the ps3 because i hate the 360 with a passion my platform's of choice is the ps3 wii and the dsixl and i will truely welcome mass effect 2 to my ps3 and really i don't care if i never played mass effect 1 and never knew the story as long as i get to have fun and enjoy the game thats all that really matters..

Christina Norman (Gameplay Director for Bioware) Has said that ME3 will still heavily depend on choices in ME1, on both consoles. She has also said that it does not hurt the ME3 release schedule, and that they are going to get the two versions of the game running equally.

Also, It's been announced that part of the "hours of bonus content" mentioned in other interviews, is going to be an interactive intro, where players will get to make all the choices of the first game (And experience the story) without having to re-release ME1 again for PS3. (Something which cannot be done due to legal reasons.

I see so much butt hurt here. since the announce of me2 for ps3. we get ps3 get hacked. first ps3 mod chip. you people are really pathetic.ps3 only owners will play this game face it.

I played MGS2, then 2 generations later I played 4

I had no grasp of the story, but it gets explained. If they do a good job of explaining, PS3 owners will have no problem understanding the choices made

I played Mass Effect 2 fully, so this wont be a problem for me
But I didnt play number one, so I googled it:

http://www.gamesradar.com/f...

Now Im filled in completely on the story and choices. Not missing too much

Lets just all just move along like good little Gammers and be Happy OK.

Who honestly cares what this xbox fansite thinks...

I can't believe people are still whining about game installs & hard drive space on a PS3. They made these things so they can be easily upgraded with cheap laptop harddrives.

Don't be a helpless whiner. Laptop harddrives cost about as much as a new game, and it is very easy to upgrade. I thought video game geeks were into technology enough to know how to do something basic, like upgrade a harddrive.

up side with in on ps3, more people buy it which means more money to bioware for the 3rd game.

down side, fanboys will now be arguing none stop and the xbox hate will double on this site and others like. God dont fanboys make gaming so fun (sarcasm)

okay what the hell is this crap shit of an article...

First this guy probably doesn't even own a PS3 because Dragon age played fantastically on ps3

Second okay maybe we will have a mandatory install, but is seven minutes of your life that long... Go eat something when it downloads or do somethings else

Third okay Mass Effect one wont come out on ps3, but do you know how basic the story of Mass Effect is... Its probably the most basic story of all scifi games... I played the first and the second on pc... ( yes I did and I didn't think this game deserved the high reviews it got)

So to ends this in my opinion your just trying to look for excuses because you waste your life defending a console... Now does Microsoft pay you to say these things... I think not and by the way Mass Effect is a good game, but its not the greatest game of all time... Kotor 1 and 2 are still the best scfi RPGs of the decade IMO

1. A lot of games on the PS3 have a massive install

2. Edge of Reality did the PS3 port of Dragon Age: Origins.

3. Bioware promised a seamless introduction to the Mass Effect universe.

i think ps3 going to look better because i hear mass effect 3 should be 60fps but they can't because it was over heating the 360 that's what i hear and i know they said it was 60fps and what happen i fell they can pull that off on the ps3 and they have time to fix it is going to come out 2011, i didn't play i play part 1 when my 360 was working at the time but it broke on me like always i got mad i say F 360 and i gald is coming to a system that works

Those are three good points. However it's still great to see that they are bringing to PS3.

lame-ass contrived articles that are full of hogwash.

everyone with half a brain knows that EA games have been fairing very favorably on the PS3. and when you compound the fact that indeed there was already PS3 code in ME2 (thx to Geoff keighly for opening that can of worms on GTTV) one would have to assume that Bioware has been nothing short of hard at work at delivering a version worthy of 60 bucks. plus the PS3 version is getting all the DLC with a assumed ME1 primer of sorts.

but yeah ME2 IZ TEH DOOMED ON TEH PSTRIPLE HERP DERP DERP DERP.....

Would BioWare really be happy to release a sub-par version (ie bad graphics) of its flagship RPG on PS3? No.

As for the install thing - well, any self-respecting 360 owner would have installed on their hard drive anyway for noise reasons (I know I did). Anyway, a single Blu-ray makes up for this.

And about coming into the story half-way? Well, that's a shame. It's kind of like seeing Empire Strikes Back without seeing Star Wars first. No 'previously on Star Wars' trailer could ever suffice...

Obviously Microsoft must own some rights to Mass Effect 1 as publisher. But maybe that will run out as of Jan next year. Who knows? We may still see Mass Effect on PS3 as part of the same pack...

No switching discs is an enticing offer. I already install to my 360 anyway. There may only be 2 discs, but going from disc 1 to disc 2 then back to disc 1 really broke up the immersion.

He has a 60GB PS3 and hasn't installed a larger HDD yet? What the hell is he smoking?

i could almost hear the violins playing as you weep and type... such heartbreak.... such madness! poor xboy as you hug your xbox and rock back and forth with your mass effect 1 copy in your sights..... its really sad that this guy took the time out in his life to write about a video game going to be more available ie on xbox and now ps3.... get a life article submiter

because it doesn't compare to PS3 games!

please, everyone know dragon age on ps3 was the best between consoles. what is this guy even talking about? lolol

anyway, i love to burst your bubble people: mass effect was a damn good game, but not a must play. thats why its the game sitting at a high 80s low 90s on metacritic. mass effect 2 is where its at. we all know thats the truth. for the record i know a ton of people who have played mass effect 2 without beating mass effect and they follow the plot line with ease. hours of extra content on ps3s mass effect should be more than sufficient to cover any plot holes in its ME2.

the problem is that 360 fanboys arent just saying you need mass effect to understand mass effect 2. theyre also desperate to make it seem like mass effect ONE is the mass effect to play...
guys give it a rest! ps3 now has 2010s highest rated game of the year (hd game anyway ;)) that game isnt mass effect one. its mass effect 2. i played mass effect one, and believe me ill be fine without it on ps3.

Mass Effect 2 and 3 will be just fine :)

ME2 = PS3 now, get over it.

This article isn't that bad but I think the title should have been better. Like, "Our concerns about ME2 on PS3", they weren't saying it was going to fail, more like, "well these are the issues with ME2 and we are worried about the PS3 version, has Bioware learned any new techniques to fix them?" That's all they were saying/asking. No really, it was.

I'm pretty sure that ME2 won't suffer like a bioshock, no I highly doubt it but most PS3-only owners expect a certain level of detail and appreciation (I guess that's the word I'm looking for) when it comes to ports, up til now not many, in fact very few ports have actually serviced the PS3 well or did it justice. Personally, since the human eyes doesn't read framerates (at least not naturally) I won't care how many Frames per second ME2 will be running, I said before it's all subjective and I'm willing to put up with almost anything if it means getting my hands on this game. But Hopefully the rumor of Mass Effect: Genesis is true.

It's so funny to see the fanboys whine about PS3 vs 360 versions of this game. Get the PC version, it's far superior to both.

Also, Mass Effect 1 and Dragon Age were SO much better on PC it's stupid. Why is everyone always squabbling over the scraps, comparing which piece of shit is better than which other piece of shit?

Why would you even get the second game on a console that doesn't have the first, especially when it carries over all your decisions. You're missing out on a great game with Mass Effect 1 and everything you do in the second will have so much more meaning. But oh wait, you get an interactive intro so you don't have to play an awesome game, yeah that's way better!

Well, it is a Unreal engine game, so it probably won't run and/or look as good for PS3

First Bioshock and now Mass Effect 2. Microsoft really doesn't know how to hold on to their game of the year contending exclusives.

This is the Bioware first and most serious step toward PS3,Maybe for Next titles like "Mass Effetc 3" with Exclusive Contents only availabe for Playstation 3! ;)

These reasons sound butthurt. PS3 owners will be happy to have Mass Effect any way they can get it. They'd probably pay to go see a Mass Effect movie (if they were true game fans). I'm sure they'll pay to play sum ME2 no matter how crappy a port it is and no matter the lack of the first game. It's a good enough game to be played without playing the first one at all.

It's PC all the way for me tho. Lack of anything remotely multiplayer related makes this franchise an easy PC buy as long as you can run it good. Here's a better list for you;

Three Genuine Reasons why Mass Effect is better on PC than any console on the market:

1. Looks best on PC.
2. Better load times.
3. Mods.

P.S.
4. ME1 and ME2 already released on PC. ME3 will be released on PC. So you can get your full experience on.

It wont suffer I already played it on xbox, and i'm already willing to buy it on ps3 as long as they offer a significant amount of new content.

Reason 1: It's a pretty boring and repetitive game... played it on PC, it's nothing special.

I loved the sci-fi stuff though, as unoriginal as it may be, the music, et cetera.

It's just too dang repetitive, nothing surprised me and there weren't many appealing "extra" elements, or touches to it, like perhaps getting to pilot a flying car or the Normandy from a cockpit view or something like that.

Planetary exploration is revamped, but becomes almost as annoying as in ME2.

That's just my brief opinion of I wouldn't ever buy it full price.

it a fact that bioware knows nothing about using the true ps3 power. but what i don't understand is, why don't bioware just get help from developers who knows how to? naughty dog, sucker punch, hell i'll even take square enix ( ps3 version of ff13 was the best, faster loading times, no installation, and better graphics). if i was a developer i would rather make a good quality game then a rouge galaxy type of game.

The flaw in your argument is that Dragon Age was arguably better on the PS3 than the 360 (according to various comparison websites).

Not to mention the fact that, unlike Dragon Age, Mass Effect runs on the UNREAL engine, which we already know for a fact runs well on the PS3.

Nowgamer's definition of genuine is a bit off. This is purely an article made for hits. There's an arguement to be had with no Mass Effect 1 for PS3 but the others aren't even points.

shouldn't the author be happy for ps3 owners instead of being butthurt...

I would think the biggest reason its sales may suffer is timing.Doesnt it come out in Jan 11'?
Thats as far "away' from the best season for video game sales as you can get isnt it?

Give me a break Mass Effect 2 Is a stand alone. I played it on my PC and found it very entertaining without playing Mass Effect 1. Xbot fanboyz quit your cryn

it won't be complete but it will be good. It's to bad that ME1 won't be coming to ps3 to really get the whole picture of what a great story it's been so far. I think ps3 fanboys will be like "Reapers?? huh??" "Geth"?? "Saren what"?? "Specter where"? I recomend playing at least the pc version to catch up while we wait on the ps3 version. It will make the story that much better guys. The original story the way it was meant to be told. No need to be butthurt about this going on to ps3. ME is a series that everyone should enjoy.

why dont ps3 owners just watch mass effect cutscenes on youtube..

1)I can see why install waiting times are annoying , but space shouldn't be an issue at this point for any informed PS3 user. Seriously.

2)Lens Of Truth actually gave the win to PS3 DA:O , so... What you have to consider is that DA:O ran on the Aurora engine(Neverwinter Nights) , and not a modded UE3 engine ME2 is based off of. UE3 actually runs fairly solid on PS3 for the most part(Batman AA , Mirror's Edge , Bioshock series , etc.). Also , Edge Of Reality worked on BOTH console versions. This is Bioware's first PS3 game. The code is shared amongst 3 platforms and they have a year to polish it up.

3)I'm more pissed because I kinda like ME1 better than ME2 in some ways.

Mass Effect 2 will turn out fine on PS3. Whether the game will look worse/run worse, perhaps it might, but the gameplay is still the game (same story, shooting,etc etc)

The only thing it will suffer at is sales. I don't see it selling nearly as many as the 360 version did, simply because the majority of people have already played it. Common sense really

As far as Dragon Age being 'better' on PS3. Lot of people seem to be getting their information incorrect, stating the PS3 version was 'better', which is wrong.

Lets deal with some facts here:
PS3 version of DA had better textures
360 version had a more stable framerate

The framerate difference was bigger then the graphical (textures) difference.
Therefore, the 360 version was the 'better' version.

It's not rocket science.

and, as per usual, the religious warriors of Sony and Microsoft have fallen right into the trap. At the end of the day, you 360 fanboys can argue that it's not going to be as good on the PS3 as it was on the 360 and you PS3 fanboys can glote at an achievement that should be celebrated instead of being used as a tool for arguments, but I couldn't give a shit because I'm going to get to play Mass Effect 2 in January :D

nothing is lost in translation.Average remains average.

I agree with the points made in this article.

EA are sloppy and don't polish their games to be free from glitches: NHL 10, Skate 3 etc. I don't buy EA games anymore, just like like I don't buy Activision's.

Here's my beef with them, if you were going to do this why wait? I mean did they really just realize that they can make more money on both consoles. I only own a PS3, I really don't have anything against Xbox, I'm just use to my Playstation. Anyway I almost bought one just for ME1 and then thought well is it really worth it just for one game? Getting used to a new controller, Making space in my unit and arguing with the wife.
No, it's not, especially since the game will never come to the PS3. Then when part two came out I went through the same thing, to buy or not to buy. Now it's finally coming to my system of choice but only half of it? WTF!!!!! Now what the hell am I suppose to do?
Anyone in Manhattan want to rent out their Xbox for a few bucks?

Mass Effect 2 is coming and castle crashes to PS3.

Sweet.

How the xplode360 fanboys can be so pathetic?
The next announcement will be the about the Splinter Cell Conviction coming to PS3...hahahha..this is very obvious and inevitable...

Fuck that means MGS Rising has no business on the 360! Fuck me, technically MGS4 shouldn't be on the PS3, the whole rest of the fucking MGS series has no basis on the PS2 and PSP!

GENUINE FUCKING REASONING!!!!!

Bottom line is whether you like it or not. Mass Effect is now a PS3 game too.

That is a blow for xbox 360.

I'm at a loss for words...

Fanboys are a dime a dozen...especially on this site.

Both sides should realize just how epic and amazing this game is and how lucky PS3 owners should be for getting it finally....It wasn't promised originally so...Cherish what you have. No bad blood.

The game is a definite buy. You'd be a fool to pass on either version PS3 or Xbox. Theres nothing wrong with 2 discs...it worked fine and wasn't inconvenient. The biggest flaw of ME2 on Xbox is scanning the planets but who truly cares!!! You don't have to sit there all day and scan to beat the game. I beat it in under a week.

That being said...I actually don't own a ps3 but I'm happy PS3 owners get to experience this game..This only means that Mass Effect 3 will be out sooner. Its a good sign.