It's not Microsofts fault though bro. It's EA's. Microsoft are to blame only for being dumbasses and not purchasing Bioware. EA bought them and everyone know EA love Sony. From the second of that purchase we all predicted the outcome. Secondly....don't hold to hope for anymore 3rd party PC/360 exclusives from Valve either. Left4Dead is most likely going to go to the PS3 as well Thanks to Valves newfound love for the PS3.

In the end, I blame Microsoft because they are not providing me with many unique experiences that will never go to the PS3. I am not about preventing one console owners from enjoying a great game I just need reasons to justify owning both and Microsoft is not doing as good of a job for me because I want original games, the new ESPN thing is great, but I want non-Kinect games. I also expect L4D to go to PS3 and hope it does, but it will only make me think of the xbox as the HALO and GEARS box thats not very much.

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/103/index/5188310

basically the rumor is true except for the 6 hour mission which was a communication error.

wow, there are pretty intense meltdowns going on on that site

Anything up there with "Lucas raped my childhood" levels of meltdown?  For me that's the bar for fanboy meltdowns and nothing since Phantom Menace launched has come close, although I've seen a fair few videogame fans give it a run for its money.

Anyway, the 6 hour mission always felt dubious.  Even if it had existed no way would they develop something like that and not release it on PC/360 later.  As a PC player of the franchise I remain confident that anything exclusive for PS3 of any real note will hit PC in due time.  I don't expect the comic, though it sounds cool.  The comic is to replace ME which I have so apart from fan interest it's nothing new I actually need since I have Mass Effect.

I'm missing the part where I'm supposed to be happy that they're trying to make people rebuy this game, or in my case, a console and the game I've already bought just to access stuff that people who've already bought the game once should access.

I should've figured this kind of shenanigans ever since EA bought BioWare though. At least we still have Lionhead, which at least guarantees us to see the whole freaking game instead of exclusive DLC nonsense.

In the end, I blame Microsoft because they are not providing me with many unique experiences that will never go to the PS3. I am not about preventing one console owners from enjoying a great game I just need reasons to justify owning both and Microsoft is not doing as good of a job for me because I want original games, the new ESPN thing is great, but I want non-Kinect games. I also expect L4D to go to PS3 and hope it does, but it will only make me think of the xbox as the HALO and GEARS box thats not very much.

Anything up there with "Lucas raped my childhood" levels of meltdown?  For me that's the bar for fanboy meltdowns and nothing since Phantom Menace launched has come close, although I've seen a fair few videogame fans give it a run for its money.

Anyway, the 6 hour mission always felt dubious.  Even if it had existed no way would they develop something like that and not release it on PC/360 later.  As a PC player of the franchise I remain confident that anything exclusive for PS3 of any real note will hit PC in due time.  I don't expect the comic, though it sounds cool.  The comic is to replace ME which I have so apart from fan interest it's nothing new I actually need since I have Mass Effect.

I guess people who have 360s need to understand the different level in 1st party support vs Nintendo/Sony.  Microsoft has never, so far as I am aware, invested in the same level of 1st party support as the others.  MS will commission timed exclusives, timed DLC, etc. and will enter into agreements for titles that are only for 360.

As a result, unless the developer choses to give MS IP or publishing rights the console will always be in a position where a lot of titles its owners think are exclusive can go multi-platform.  This might be a switch such as Valve's as you mention, or it could be a change of direction or ownership - such as EA buying Bioware.

Not saying Nintendo/Sony are better consoles or anything - just that if this kind of thing matters to you its important to understand the market situation and each company's approach.  So far this gen MS has taken more of a 'get it first' from third parties vs building out a development stable and owning all aspects of the IP.

Heck, even Gears I believe is fully owned by Epic and Epic have stated they can do what they want with the IP.  Now, with MS publishing it I don't think it's going to appear anywhere else, but the point remains, a lot of titles a casual owner might think of as exclusive aren't strictly speaking fully exclusive in the same way as say Super Mario Galaxy or God of War.

Without a dominant HD console I'd argue this sort of thing was inevitable.  Franchises Sony fans thought of as exclusive - that technically weren't - such as Final Fantasy, etc. saw debuts on 360 and of course we're seeing franchises that Microsoft fans thought of as exclusive - that technically weren't - seeing debuts on PS3.

I guess if exclusives really matter then it's best to know if a title really is exclusive the way you think - i.e. does Sony or Microsoft fully own or develop it?  If not, then I'd suggest it's best to assume it might pop up elsewhere at some point.

For myself, if you like the game and had fun I really never get the issue of taking it personally - I see comments about broken promises, for example, when there was no promise to break.

When I play Mass Effect on PC I don't worry about console, when I play Final Fantasy on PS3 I don't care it's on 360.