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[Pooya]

Here is your release date
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1139534p1.html
Jan 18 US/ Jan 21 EU


PSN Demo on 22nd
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2010-12-13-ps3-mass-effect-2-demo-announced

 

[Afrikan]

Here is your release date
http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/113/1139534p1.html
Jan 18 US/ Jan 21 EU

perfect timing....then after ME2, ALL those Sony Published titles.... so many games, my god!

 

[EatChildren]

Plenty of time for me to complete the official thread then. Good.

 

[Guardian Bob]

I must buy this. After drooling over it for years.

 

[pharmboy044]

FFS, isn't this the same day LBP2 is being released?

 

[Snuggles]

^ Yes

Argh, same day as LittleBigPlanet 2.

I'll be buying this now that my 360 is gone, but with LBP2 out on the same day (and the fact that I've already played it), I'll have to wait on it.

oh well

 

[StealthGoblin]

FFS, isn't this the same day LBP2 is being released?

Yah.

 

[TacticalFox88]

FUCK, I wish I hadn't traded in my old 360 hardrive. I wish I knew how to recreate my Shephard...DAMMIT!

 

[Buckethead]

So this is actually happening, eh?

Silly Microsoft.

 

[Snaku]

It will have been just over three years since I'd beaten ME1. I'm so fucking ready for this.

 

[Kagari]

So this is actually happening, eh?

Silly Microsoft.

Um, for several months now, where have you been?

 

[StuBurns]

So this is actually happening, eh?

Silly Microsoft.

Why? They've kept the first one off there.

 

[Paracelsus]

Yeah, stupid move on EA's part. PS3 owners already don't buy late ports on their own, plus you put the game next to an exclusive, let alone one of the few remaining million-seller platforms around.

 

[Elios83]

Yeah, stupid move on EA's part. PS3 owners already don't buy late ports on their own, plus you put the game next to an exclusive, let alone one of the few remaining million-seller platforms around.

Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 was made just to prepare the ground for ME3 multiplatform. Then of course if they can ship an extra 500k copies of the game WW with low porting costs it wouldn't hurt them.

 

[Rodney McKay]

I hope this means a GOTY edition is coming for the PC that includes all the DLC. I built a PC recently and I don't want to buy all the DLC for ME2 again.

 

[MikeE21286]

Strong chance of double dipping here. I've played none of the DLC. It does include all the DLC up until now right?

Also...
$59.99?

 

[bbyybb]

I never played the original since i don't have an 360. I wont be picking this up because i will be feeling like i will be missing too much of the story threads.

I remember reading when the second game was released on the 360 that there was story elements that were very different depending on what you did in the first game.

I feel that maybe i would be missing too much from the original to make the second game a really enjoyable experience.

For the people who have played the first and second are my thoughts unfounded? Does it really matter if i haven't played the original?

 

[neojubei]

Going to buy this even though i finished the game on the 360.

 

[EatChildren]

I never played the original since i don't have an 360. I wont be picking this up because i will be feeling like i will be missing too much of the story threads.

I remember reading when the second game was released on the 360 that there was story elements that were very different depending on what you did in the first game.

I feel that maybe i would be missing too much from the original to make the second game a really enjoyable experience.

For the people who have played the first and second are my thoughts unfounded? Does it really matter if i haven't played the original?

Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 will come with an interactive motion comic that allows you to experience the main plot of the first game, make the major decisions, and have them carry across into your Mass Effect 2 play file.

 

[pargonta]

$59.99?

i hope not.

any word?

 

[TheKaeptain]

So going to be mine. Don't have a 360 anymore.

 

[Buckethead]

Um, for several months now, where have you been?

I don't follow gaming as much as I used to, figured it would have lost steam over time.

 

[SolidSnakex]

i hope not.

any word?

It's listed as $60 on Gamestop and EA's Store.

 

[Cels]

Strong chance of double dipping here. I've played none of the DLC. It does include all the DLC up until now right?

Also...
$59.99?

Yup, that's what all the stores taking pre-orders have.

Xbox and PC versions sitting at $16 on Amazon. Am I missing something here, is PS3 getting $44 worth of DLC? :lol

 

[MikeE21286]

Yup, that's what all the stores taking pre-orders have.

Xbox and PC versions sitting at $16 on Amazon. Am I missing something here, is PS3 getting $44 worth of DLC? :lol

Yeah, I saw it for $9 also :lol

I'll probably pass on this at $59.99 actually.

 

[pargonta]

It's listed as $60 on Gamestop and EA's Store.

so...i'm going to buy mass effect 2 for 60 dollars in January

...again. hmm. alright.

 

[Guy Legend]

They should release for less than $60 considering the game came out a year ago. If they don't, I'll wait. No doubt the price will fall relatively fast.

 

[Dead Prince]

$49.99 plz. but the DLC will keep it at $59.99

 

[Kyoufu]

I'm probably double dipping. Just be warned though that if I buy this on PS3 I will never have a reason to turn my 360 on ever again.

 

[marathonfool]

Reminds me of when PS3 Bioshock was released a year later. The price tanked very quickly.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Might bite. I loved the first ME, but I still haven't played the sequel.

 

[Cels]

Reminds me of when PS3 Bioshock was released a year later. The price tanked very quickly.

I'm not saying the $60 price is justified (see my above post) but the Bioshock port didn't even include anything extra...it was just a straight port, even worse, a graphically inferior port. There was exclusive DLC later of course but it was paid, not on the disc.

Here, PS3 owners get all existing DLC plus a timed-exclusive comic. I think $40 would be fair. But $60? :lol

 

[SolidSnakex]

I'm not saying the $60 price is justified (see my above post) but the Bioshock port didn't even include anything extra...it was just a straight port, even worse, a graphically inferior port. There was exclusive DLC later of course but it was paid, not on the disc.

Here, PS3 owners get all existing DLC plus a timed-exclusive comic. I think $40 would be fair. But $60? :lol

I think that the $60 is justified given the extra content. The problem is that it's still a year old port. So, even if it is justified that doesn't change that many people feel that they shouldn't be paying $60 for something that came out a year ago.

 

[Kagari]

Should be $40 if they want sales.

 

[neojubei]

I'm probably double dipping. Just be warned though that if I buy this on PS3 I will never have a reason to turn my 360 on ever again.

I sort of fall into this as well as mass effect 2 is the only game i have in my 360 when i turn it on and when i turn it off.

 

[Carl]

As if i didn't have enough things to spend my money on already >.<

 

[GeoramA]

But I'm getting LBP2 this day.

Could be a blessing, I'm expecting ME2 to drop in price rather quickly.

 

[mjc]

Should be $40 if they want sales.

That's a pipe dream. It'll be $60 with the expansion material, bank on it.

 

[acevans2]

The hype for new games will draw me to them over this come release date, but I'll definitely pick it up when I see a sale/price drop.

 

[Owzers]

Strong chance of double dipping here. I've played none of the DLC. It does include all the DLC up until now right?

Also...
$59.99?

Me too, if Kmart has a deal on this i'll get it at launch PRESUMING the port/version doesn't blow......it won't blow right? right?

I need to get prepped for conversion, if Mass Effect 3 has multiplayer than i'm definitely switching to PS3 for the free onilne...unless the version sucks.

 

[Cels]

I think that the $60 is justified given the extra content. The problem is that it's still a year old port. So, even if it is justified that doesn't change that many people feel that they shouldn't be paying $60 for something that came out a year ago.

If you wanted to buy all the DLC, you pay 2560 MSP:
Alternate Appearance, Equalizer, Aegis, Firepower packs at 160 each, Kasumi and Overlord at 560 each, Shadow Broker at 800.

$1 = 80 MSP, so you pay 2560/80 = $32.

You can buy ME2 right now on 360 or PC for $16 at Amazon, maybe even lower at other places.

$16+32 = $48.

So what do PS3 owners get for their extra $12 that they couldn't have gotten on PC/Xbox? A comic.

Plus, no one knows how the game will perform on a technical level, considering the heightened difficulty of using Unreal Engine 3 on PS3. Maybe it will look better and run smoother; we can only hope. But if I had to bet, I would bet that the PS3 version will be at least slightly inferior to the Xbox version -- just look at the history of multiplatform Unreal Engine 3 games.

 

[Foil]

Let's just hope they don't screw up the PS3 port. It happens far too often with multiplatform games on the PS3. If this is atleast on par with the 360 version (framerate, resolution, aliasing, overall visuals), then I'll likely double dip. If not, then they can keep it.

 

[Cels]

Let's just hope they don't screw up the PS3 port. It happens far too often with multiplatform games on the PS3. If this is atleast on par with the 360 version (framerate, resolution, aliasing, overall visuals), then I'll likely double dip. If not, then they can keep it.

idk what you meant here but 360 version did not have any anti-aliasing at all from what i remember

 

[tirminyl]

Should be $40 if they want sales.

Agreed but I plan to pick it up regardless. Haven't played the first one despite having a 360.

 

[belvedere]

Enjoyed the series on PC, but am curious to see how the game is running on PS3.

Are there no previews/impressions?

 

[CozMick]

Oh for fucks sake,

LBP2 day? seriously!?!

Well, there goes one full priced sale, sorry EA.

 

[SolidSnakex]

If you wanted to buy all the DLC, you pay 2560 MSP:
Alternate Appearance, Equalizer, Aegis, Firepower packs at 160 each, Kasumi and Overlord at 560 each, Shadow Broker at 800.

$1 = 80 MSP, so you pay 2560/80 = $32.

You can buy ME2 right now on 360 or PC for $16 at Amazon, maybe even lower at other places.

$16+32 = $48.

So what do PS3 owners get for their extra $12 that they couldn't have gotten on PC/Xbox? A comic.

I get what you're saying, but EA is selling ME2 for $20 right now. That would make it $52 with all the additional content. Throw in the comic and that'll probably up the price to at least $57. So, I still think that the price makes sense considering the content (although I agree that it won't sell). People are suggesting $40, but I don't think that it would even sell at that amount. Early next year is packed. LBP2 is coming out on the same day as ME2 and Dead Space 2 will come out the following week.

 

[Truespeed]

Has any game that's been released a year later on another platform done well? I can't think of any, but several bombs come to mind. I realize they're including all the DLC and trying to add some additional content, but even they should know a 1 year old game just isn't going to sell very well.

 

[Cels]

Has any game that's been released a year later on another platform done well? I can't think of any, but several bombs come to mind. I realize they're including all the DLC and trying to add some additional content, but even they should know a 1 year old game just isn't going to sell very well.

RE4 PS2 did better than the GCN version, and the Wii edition did pretty well too

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

RE4 PS2 did better than the GCN version, and the Wii edition did pretty well too

Well that's cause GCN HAZ NO GAME!