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EA has told videogaming247 that any rumours regarding a PS3 port of its hit BioWare space RPG, Mass Effect, are… wrong.
It was expected that the franchise would go multiplatform after EA acquired BioWare from MGS for $860m back in Oct 2007. Rumours of a PlayStation 3 port have persisted ever since.
“The rumour regarding Mass Effect being developed for PS3 is inaccurate,” said the rep. “Hope that helps.”
When we asked whether that means any future games in the franchise would remain solely on 360 the rep replied:
“Impossible for EA to provide comment on this given that no such games have been announced.”
Rumours of a sequel were rife earlier this month when a CMPEvents listing revealed that BioWare’s Corey Andruko and Dusty Everman are to hold a talk on Mass Effect 2’s level design at GDC 09.
By Mike Bowden
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fearmonkey said:
I didn’t think this would happen, but in this industry, never say never. It’s a shame actually, I don’t think Mass effect is a system seller, and PS3 people should get to play it too.
Alakratt said:
You gotta love how PRs talk. He could’ve said that Mass Effect is not coming to the PS3, or that it’s still a 360 exclusive (and remain for that matter). But saying the rumors are “inaccurate” is a first for me.
theevilaires said:
yea its inaccurate because its just not a port its a whole revamped version due to the cell and blu-ray. bioshock where art thou
hitnrun said:
Do you ever get tired of going to every topic and dutifully making up an explanation that reflects positively on Sony and bodes well for the near future of the PS3?
More to the point, why would they bother to make a from-scratch version of Mass Effect for the PS3? Who would even care? PS3 owners who can’t find the any key?
Blerk said:
Actually, it’s not “EA’s hit Bioware space RPG”, it’s Microsoft’s. Any future ones are EAs, but this one wasn’t.