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Rumor: Mass Effect Trilogy exclusive to the Xbox 360 [Update]


Update: A BioWare representative commented on this story at GameDaily denying the Muzyka ever eluded to Xbox 360 exclusivity. "This site [Xboxoz360] is incorrect; Ray did NOT make any such statement regarding any exclusivity plans for the Mass Effect trilogy," the rep insisted.

In the September issue of Australian 360, BioWare co-founder and CEO Ray Muzyka was discussing the future of Mass Effect and the possibility of multi-platform at the EA European Showcase. "We said we were committed to supporting Mass Effect as a franchise and have the trilogy on the Xbox 360, and that's still our goal", Muzyka told the magazine, later adding "we're always very ambitious in our goals and the most important thing is quality, so we're never going to compromise that."

The quote doesn't actually lead us to believe that the series will be exclusive because the word is never actually uttered. If anything it provides the insight that the series will always be on the Xbox 360 but Muzyka never says it will only land on Microsoft's console. As one reader points out, it's more of a nod to the entire trilogy making it out this generation.

Questions regarding the fate of Mass Effect have been in the air since Electronic Arts acquired the famed Canadian developer -- who hold the rights to the Mass Effect name and universe. With major companies going multi-platform to make up for costly development we'd be surprised if EA went this route. Unless of course a deal is in place that was made prior to the EA acquisition or shortly thereafter.
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2008/07/22/rumor-mass-effect-trilogy-exclusive-to-the-xbox-360


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I tried searching for this but found nothing. Sorry if it has been posted.



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It's actually posted in the front page: http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=1568

If it's not Xbox 360 exclusive, it might just come to the PC as well.



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The one on the front page says it´s exclusive in this one they deny it.



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“If any creator has not played Mario, then they’re probably not a good creator. That’s something I can say with 100 percent confidence. Mario is, for game creators, the development bible.

why are we going back and forth with story. Frankly, i want Gears, MS can keep Mass Effect.



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SHMUPGurus said:

It's actually posted in the front page: http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=1568

If it's not Xbox 360 exclusive, it might just come to the PC as well.

It has already been announced for PC...

 



So is it true or not true?



Console Agnostic since 2001.

joystiq.com says otherwise
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/22/bioware-has-never-confirmed-any-plans-for-mass-effect-360-excl/

"While there's no question about the rad-tacular sweetitude that's bound to emanate from BioWare's future entries in the Mass Effect franchise, it's time to hang up on another telephoned rumor -- this one has the unannounced trilogy locked into Xbox 360 exclusivity. According to the eloquently named Australian blog, XboxOZ360-gamer, BioWare bigwig Ray Muzyka told Australian 360 magazine that the RPG developer was committed to bringing "the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360." Yeah, not so much.

Speaking to Joystiq, a BioWare representative deemed the information "incorrect," noting that Muzyka has "never confirmed any plans of Mass Effect exclusivity for the trilogy." So ... there is a trilogy, right?"



Thanks for the input, Jeff.

 

 

It will be exclusive to the 360 CONSOLE but maybe also on PC, this suits MS as they have an invested interest in this game and they get a share whatever format it's on so if you have a PS3/Wii and buy a PC version MS wins, if you don't buy it on the PC i.e it's underpowered and you don't have a 360 MS wins, it's a win win situation for MS they don't care that some things they have invested in goto the PC...



Well, I do not think we can assume it will be exclusive to the 360.