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kitler53 on 16 December 2009
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TRios_Zen said:
Procrastinato said:
 

I hear ya, with the feeling screwed, but I don't think EA is considering your feelings, or the feelings of anyone who has already purchased the game, when re-releasing it, or lowering the price in general.

Think about it.  Say ME2 rocks (I have high confidence it will).  It would be downright stupid of EA to continue the ME franchise as a X360 exclusive for ME3, given the rapidly advancing PS3 userbase.  If they want to alienate near half of the ME3 audience, then they should keep it as an exclusive -- if they want to make it multiplat, and rake in more money, they should bundle ME1 with ME2, and release them together on the PS3 for the 2010 holidays, well after they've raked in the X360 timed exclusive dough.  Cha-ching! ...and they're set for a crossplat release of ME3, which will probably sell a gazillion copies.

They'd be fools to keep it exclusive to the X360 voluntarily, when they obviously have a working PS3 engine that evolved from the ME1 engine (see: Dragon Age engine references in OP).  The timed exclusivity may very well be due only to the extra time needed to port ME1 to the PS3, and nothing more.  They may not speak about it, not because MS paid them, but because they want multiplat owners to buy the X360 version at full price, and then buy it again in bundle/GotY form on the PS3.  If you're gonna establish a franchise foothold on a platform, what better way to do it, than to release the first two episodes together on the giant storage medium the platform provides, as a bundle with a huge amount of value?

You could write them a nastygram after E3 when they announce it (okay I'm going overboard with my theory here ;), but it won't make them want to lose money, because your feelings are hurt. =)  The more I think about this theory, actually, the more feasible it sounds.

Just remember, come E3 -- I called it first. ;)

Mass Effect is a great series, but it isn't a Gears of War/Halo type of exclusive, so I have absolutely no problem with them porting the game to the PS3.  If you are a PS3 only owner I hope you have the opportunity to play it, I've played through the first twice and enjoyed it both times.  My argument has never been PS3 owners shouldn't have access to either of these games.

@kitler53, outside of Game of The Year discs (with DLC included) how often are current generation games included completely free?

By your logic, since I'm a new PS3 owner, if I want MGS or Resistance 2, them being old and all, I can just wait for the next game to come and I shoud get both for $60, right?  Come on!  That's silly and you know it.

 

are you completely ignoring the part where ME2 on ps3 (if it happens) is not going to release the same day as the 360 version.   it would be a bundle of a six month old game with a 2+year old game.  want a freakin' example....fine.

assassins creed + assassins creed 2 = $68

gears of war + gears of war 2 = $55

metroid prime trilogy = $48

rock band + rock band 2 = $32

lego indiana jones + lego indiana jones 2 = $63

and btw.... 

mass effect + mass effect2 = $75