Sounds good to me, I can't wait for ME 3 , its on my must have list.

It's not positive news, it isn't news at all.

I have indeed seen the differences, and UE2 also had similar advancements as did UE1, though I dunno if you were around to see those in action. You just sound ignorant in everything from graphics all the way to gaming itself.

Let me educate you here on what graphical advancement in sequels should be.:

Baldur's Gate:

Baldur's Gate 2:

Much better resolution and lighting.

Half-Life:

Half-Life 2:

I think this clearly speaks for itself.

Unreal:

Unreal 2:

Pretty obvious as well.

Diablo:

Diablo 2:

I think that's plenty, there's a lot more out there. This is proper sequel advancement of graphics. This is a second sequel, not just the first sequel. I hope this has been educating enough for you.

Did he seriously just try to explain how he knew about game engine improvements in relation to consoles by posting PC games?

all i know is i want me3.... and im not even close to being done with me2 yet

Was anyone actually surprised by this? It would be wasted effort if they had to rebuild everything when their current engine works perfectly for them.

And if you had played Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2 you would notice a pretty big difference.

its so true ^^^ I really don't mind if they stick with the current engine. I just want how Cmdr Sheppard kick those giant tick's butt.

Sizable improvement from ME1 to 2 so even small enhancements will do me fine for 3. Looks good for fall 2011 with a lot of the tek work already done. I don't think EA will let any other franchise push them from the holiday sell-a-thon this time. Hope 2 hits 3.5m by then. A bundle with 1 and 2 that fall would move some HW and keep the IP in mind.

I don't have problem with the U3 engine for ME3, what I do have problems is the limitations of disc capacity which is screwing us PC gamers. As long as they won't allow instalation, the game will be linear and short. I'm still secretly hoping for ME3 to be content packed, but the chances are slim.

Anyway U3 engine is still good even these days, not impressive anymore, but that's mainly for it's over usage by other studios. If ME3 looks the same as ME2 I'm fine with that, just pimp up the story, content and gameplay and I'm all set.

Yeah...one of my few comliants with ME2 was how small the cities were.  They weren't much bigger than KOTOR 2 worlds, and in some cases like the Citadel, it seemed smaller than in ME.