BioWare plans to do PlayStation 3 development in-house from now on following the positive experience it had working on the console version Dragon Age: Origins (you'll find our review here).

"We think it's one of the key platforms, obviously, so we're definitely going to be doing PS3," BioWare final boss Greg Zeschuk told Joystiq when asked whether the studio would take control of PS3 development itself.

"You know, I can't say anything about Mass Effect in that regard but you know, I can definitely say Dragon Age and other things we do will definitely be on PS3.

"It was great going through the experience of making Dragon Age, getting familiar with and understanding the PS3. Again, every platform is different, but now I think we're at the position where future PS3 stuff will be really solid."

Pushed on the issue of Mass Effect 2 for PS3 - the game has only ever been announced for PC and Xbox 360, for which it comes out on 29th January - Zeschuk deflected. "We're not saying anything about Mass Effect for PS3. I don't know anything about that! That's crazy talk. I don't know anything about that," he joked.

Obviously this news will now bring more rumours of Mass Effect coming to the PS3, and after playing the PC version I really hope the game does eventually make it's way to the PS3.

http://www.ps3center.net//news/4114/bioware-to-develop-for-ps3-inhouse/

If they could do an exclusive WRPG... That would be great! Imagine Dragon Age with Uncharted 2 graphics! Go NaugthyDog! Help them !

That would be awesome but I still belive this will lead up to the mass effect collection for ps3.

not to sound stupid but what does working in-house mean?

In-House -- meaning BioWare does the PS3 version of the game themselves, rather than hiring some gun-for-hire studio to do a ported version, which is a very common practice (and the main reason many PS3 ports have been subpar, in the past).

I thought it meant working with Sony developers.

According to the context I think it means that they will be working on ps3 games themselves whereas previously they just had another company port a 360 or PC game they made to the ps3.

Ah, I see. Thanks Pro.

Sounds good... Nice to know they like the hardware itself.

Now, some original exclusive franchise... Would be nice.

Sony does at times help companies with game development but most of the time exclusives only or very good games.
but in-house means in-house ;)

thats good news, im sure they can work with ps3 just fine.

i will be picking up mass effect 2 on ps3 come april.