Interesting. If this happens, I'd be surprised to see it include the first game (which was published by Microsoft and probably has more restrictions built in on where it can get ported) but bringing the second game to PS3 in preparation for a multiplat third release makes perfect sense.
ULTROS! said:
Even in jest, the idea that someone would kill to have a videogame ported to their favored corporate machinebox of choice, but
wouldn't steal a different corporate machinebox solely for purposes of playing the game, is pretty embarrassing. :lol
harriet the spy said:
I never understood that whole 'it's too late' mentality
Well, let's go over this. With Bioshock:
- The game was widely available on 360 and PC for $20 or less basically everywhere by the time the PS3 version came out, which meant anyone who had any ability to play it on a different platform would've already done so.
- The game had extremely minimal extra content on PS3, so it wasn't worth a double dip, and was priced at the full $60 even though it was much cheaper elsewhere.
- As a result basically nobody bought the game on PS3 so it was kind of too late for the publisher (who didn't profit much on the port) and for the gamers (most of whom presumably played the game on PC or something rather than wait around for a port.)
With this it's kind of the same thing: at this stage, who wants to play Mass Effect 2 that doesn't have a 360 or a decent gaming PC, but wants to play it so badly that they'll pay $60 right out of the gate? Probably not all that many people. (Although if they can do something like an ME1+2 combo pack for $60 that changes the calculus entirely.)
The real benefit here is if it means a full 360/PS3/PC day-and-date multiplatform release of ME3.