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EaglesEye379 on 07 July 2008
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@TheRealMafoo

Read this interview with Greg Zerschuk in Oct 2007, president of Bioware (youll be interested in page 2 mostly.

http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/features/bioware-and-pandemic-on-the-ea-deal/71035/?biz=1&page=2

BIZ: I have to ask about Mass Effect because there's already some speculation that it could be headed to other platforms. Since the IP is owned by you and EA has acquired BioWare, what does the future hold for the franchise?

Zeschuk: Well, I can say it really is an absolutely amazing game – probably BioWare's best. Ray and I both finished it, played it a lot, and it's awesome. The thing we can tell you about the future of Mass Effect very simply is that there's going to be a trilogy; we've been on record in the past as saying we want that whole trilogy to be on the 360. We still love the platform, we love working with Microsoft – they're a great partner – but we can't predict the future.

BIZ: So you wouldn't rule out the possibility of it appearing on PS3?

Muzyka: We have no plans currently to pursue that. Our focus is pure and simple; it's to deliver the best game possible for our fans with Mass Effect, and that's an Xbox 360 exclusive. Microsoft's a great partner... and they've really helped build the value of the product and we're proud to work with them.

BIZ: Right, you understand where I'm coming from though. EA, like most publishers, would like its games to be multiplatform... unless Microsoft wanted to reach some sort of exclusivity deal with you. Microsoft already told us that they'll "be talking to EA and BioWare in the weeks to come."

Zeschuk: Hey, we talk to Microsoft like daily. We're just finishing off the game and we talk to those guys all the time. Our focus from a platform perspective, even prior to all of this, is that we tailor the platform to the game and focus on making a great game and the platforms kind of fall out of that. We're in a sense platform agnostic and going forward we're still going to make sure we match great games with the right platform.