PlayStation 3 is Key for BioWare
BioWare has largely been missing from the PlayStation landscape for some time. With the exception of Dragon Age: Origins, the last game they produced that graced a PlayStation console was MDK 2 for PS2 back in 2001. BioWare Co-Founder Greg Zeschuk sheds some light on their relationship with PS3 moving forward.
BioWare has a rich history with thought provoking and challenging games chock full of content. They are working on a few projects that would benefit from a multiplatform release. Recently in an interview with JoyStiq, Greg Zeschuk speaks about the PlayStation 3 as a platform that BioWare will fully support in the future.
We have quite a few people working in-house as well. So yeah, absolutely. We think it’s one of the key platforms, obviously, so we’re definitely going to be doing PS3. You know, I can’t say anything about Mass Effect in that regard but you know, I can definitely say Dragon Age and other things we do will definitely be on PS3. It was great going through the experience of making Dragon Age, getting familiar with and understanding the PS3. Again, every platform is different, but now I think we’re at the the position where future PS3 stuff will be really solid.
The rumors of Mass Effect 2 coming to PS3 still persist and Greg unfortunately denies the rumor.
We’re not saying anything about Mass Effect for PS3. I don’t know anything about that! That’s crazy talk. I don’t know anything about that.
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November 28th, 2009 at 11:29 AM
hahahaha I can see the Mass Effect 1&2 bundle for PS3 in my head right now, Fall 2010 and Mass Effect is ours; he’s obviously joking in the same manner sony did with the slim. Judging from his humor they’re probably hard at working on ps3 ports as I type……….
November 28th, 2009 at 12:28 PM
Hopefully we get the Bioshock “better late than never” treatment with ME. I played it on the PC and it was ok, but the Unreal engine doesn’t like my compy for some reason and it made me reboot every 30 minutes or so. I really don’t have pleasant memories of the whole affair, but I don’t think it was ME’s fault as a game; I blame the people that ported it to the PC (Demiurge). Not that blaming someone makes it all better or anything.
ANYHOW, I’m in agreement here – I think there is a bundle on the way soon.
November 28th, 2009 at 12:48 PM
I agree with the above posters. Just seems to me that if they weren’t remotely thinking of porting ME to the PS3, then why even continue to acknowledge the rumor behind it. You know if it wasn’t true he would have said a statement with a bit more finality…at least that is my reasoning.
November 28th, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Yeah, I mean it’s completely irrelevant for them to mention Mass Effect in such a conversation but yet they go out of their way to mention it.
I would say the combination of that and the PS3 supposedly taking over the 360 in sales around summer 2010 a clear indicator that Bioware will probably wanna tap into and make more money off the console that’ll be selling more, it’s a double grab for them and they’ll take the opportunity.
November 28th, 2009 at 1:14 PM
lol not saying no is as good as confirming it. i think its a timed exclusive we’ll see ME on ps3 sometime in the future w/ more contents like ngs2 cuz sony required devs to put more contents on the game if they release it on their platform later than the other
November 28th, 2009 at 2:04 PM
Mass Effect has basically been confirmed for the PS3 as E3 if anyone didn’t notice. Anyone remember MS E3 press conference? At the midway point of their press conference, MS said that they will be showing 10 games that are exclusive to their Platform (windows and the xbox 360). Anyone notice how Mass Effect 2 was missing from that list and missing from MS E3 press conference all together? Anyone else notice how MS isn’t promoting Mass Effect 2?
November 28th, 2009 at 3:14 PM
This is terrific news. Bioware are one of the best.
November 28th, 2009 at 10:45 PM
Awesome news maybe we can hope to see Mass Effect 1 & 2 on our favorite black box in the near future.
November 29th, 2009 at 2:53 AM
How about a completely new IP based on ME Universe for the PS3? ME3?????
November 29th, 2009 at 12:58 PM
looks like everyone is at a general consensus…if they weren’t bringing Mass Effect 2 to the PS3 they wouldn’t be afraid to say so. Since they aren’t saying no right away we can assume that it is definitely a good possibility.
November 29th, 2009 at 3:32 PM
It must suck to be a publisher and be asked the same shit in every interview…. I would get so tired of denying rumors to every person. It’s like gossip in middle school- “no i don’t have cooties, get the hell away from me”
November 29th, 2009 at 6:23 PM
Hope ME Ventures over