......"BioWare is 'really pumped' to be working on PS3"

http://www.psu.com/BioWare-is-really-pumped-to-be-working-on-PS3--a007722-p0.phphere it is and i am giving you an expert

"It's been interesting," adding, "It's actually been quite good. We discovered a couple of things we did were pretty beneficial. We have multiple threads going for the game and it looks really great on the PS3. You can just throw them on all different processors, for example."

"It's not bad actually," said Zeschuk. "It's funny, we had extra graphic memory left over on the PS3. We were like, wow!

I guess that teh cell is really good after all whatever others might say and that ps3 CAN release equal or better mp than xbox360. after all it is the devs .....

next stop: mass effect 2 maybe?

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

thats the thing with people these days i truly believe ps3 is more powerful the xbox might have more ram through the cpu and gpu but the only thing it can work its graphical part is only through the GPU where not only ps3 has a Gpu even if its weaker then the 360's but we have is what we call a CPGPU which can pretty much not only on par with the 360 but surpass it

Mass Effect 2 is PS3 bound, but probably not Day 1 w/ 360 and PC. KukicAdo

I'll be getting it on PS3 as well if it comes out. You can never have enough Mass Effect.

hopefully that means that they'll bring over ME 1 and 2

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

if they put out a new addition of me1 with the glitches fixed and graphics updated slighty then i'd play through the first one again and then go throguh me2, assuming i have ps3 by the time this comes out next year.

id love to play through the first one again so i can set up a definate character i wanted to play through me2 with.

First of all, they kinda have to say it. Whenever a dev team is working on a game for a system, they have to say nice things. Its just like when the Steelers play the Browns: they work for the NFL, and are pretty much obligated to say" They have a good football team".

Second, if MS owns ME, or the rights to publish the game, it will never been seen on PS3.

Third, BluRay is the future. I would think MS might have to do something about this soon.

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

First of all, they kinda have to say it. Whenever a dev team is working on a game for a system, they have to say nice things. Its just like when the Steelers play the Browns: they work for the NFL, and are pretty much obligated to say" They have a good football team".

Second, if MS owns ME, or the rights to publish the game, it will never been seen on PS3.

Third, BluRay is the future. I would think MS might have to do something about this soon.

heysharpshooter

I thought EA owns the rights to ME not MS. But I could be wrong here.

Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.

I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...

[QUOTE="heysharpshooter"]

First of all, they kinda have to say it. Whenever a dev team is working on a game for a system, they have to say nice things. Its just like when the Steelers play the Browns: they work for the NFL, and are pretty much obligated to say" They have a good football team".

Second, if MS owns ME, or the rights to publish the game, it will never been seen on PS3.

Third, BluRay is the future. I would think MS might have to do something about this soon.

Trinners

I thought EA owns the rights to ME not MS. But I could be wrong here.

I think MS had the rights to the first game for a bit, not the IP/franschise...

[QUOTE="heysharpshooter"]

Second, if MS owns ME, or the rights to publish the game, it will never been seen on PS3.

Third, BluRay is the future. I would think MS might have to do something about this soon.

Trinners

I thought EA owns the rights to ME not MS. But I could be wrong here.

EA completely owns the Mass Effect IP, that was why EA spent 850 MILLION on Bioware.

This is old news in SW, however, as far as TIMED EXCLUSIVES go, we all know how those work as well. Money is spent, Non Disclosure Agreements are signed, you get the idea.

pumped with what? $$$$$??

[QUOTE="Trinners"]

[QUOTE="heysharpshooter"]

First of all, they kinda have to say it. Whenever a dev team is working on a game for a system, they have to say nice things. Its just like when the Steelers play the Browns: they work for the NFL, and are pretty much obligated to say" They have a good football team".

Second, if MS owns ME, or the rights to publish the game, it will never been seen on PS3.

Third, BluRay is the future. I would think MS might have to do something about this soon.

longtonguecat

I thought EA owns the rights to ME not MS. But I could be wrong here.

I think MS had the rights to the first game for a bit, not the IP/franschise...

I did say IF, and they may still own the rights to publish the game and box everyone out.

Intresting, I might try out this game if it comes out on PS3.

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...Mr_Lube

This post is so full of bad grammar and strange points as to be sig worthy...

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...Mr_Lube

Okay fine...I'll buy Dragon Age dangit. That Bioware, you can't stay mad at them too long. :P

[QUOTE="Mr_Lube"][QUOTE="SolidTy"]Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...SolidTy

Okay fine...I'll buy Dragon Age dangit. That Bioware, you can't stay mad at them too long. :P

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

[QUOTE="Mr_Lube"] have them hung sire, but may i say im very impressed by the bawls they have shown to take the time and realize PS3 > 360. GENTLEMEN, MOVE OUTMr_Lube

Okay fine...I'll buy Dragon Age dangit. That Bioware, you can't stay mad at them too long. :P

I think PC, but I'll tell you what, If I buy the console version I'll make sure it's for PS3, since it is the better version...this time.

which system? your kindness the ps3 version is the superior of the consoles, and more immersive then the PC version.Mr_Lube

Fanboy troll, begone!!

I have played the PC version, and it is the best version. How in the hell can the PS3 version be more "immersive"? The game would be immersive with 2D sprites!! Thats the power of the story. graphics do not always = "immersion" and like I said before, PC has the best graphics. I know this, and I only own the 360 version.

[QUOTE="Mr_Lube"] which system? your kindness the ps3 version is the superior of the consoles, and more immersive then the PC version.heysharpshooter

Fanboy troll, begone!!

I have played the PC version, and it is the best version. How in the hell can the PS3 version be more "immersive"? The game would be immersive with 2D sprites!! Thats the power of the story. graphics do not always = "immersion" and like I said before, PC has the best graphics. I know this, and I only own the 360 version.

[QUOTE="heysharpshooter"]

[QUOTE="Mr_Lube"] which system? your kindness the ps3 version is the superior of the consoles, and more immersive then the PC version.Mr_Lube

Fanboy troll, begone!!

I have played the PC version, and it is the best version. How in the hell can the PS3 version be more "immersive"? The game would be immersive with 2D sprites!! Thats the power of the story. graphics do not always = "immersion" and like I said before, PC has the best graphics. I know this, and I only own the 360 version.

I can see ME2 on the PS3.

I can see ME2 on the PS3.

Wasdie

I can see ME2 on the PS3.

Wasdie

Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.

I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...

SolidTy

um... they were bought by EA. They're still gonna be making the best gaming experiences this side of the kepler verge, don't ya think youre being a little redonkulous?

I have to question their comments, why would there be spare graphics memory on PS3 unless they were needlessly underutilizing the system?

In terms of Vram 360 and PS3 run at the same speed; with the 360 being able to offer more or less than PS3 due to its pooled memory. A potential explanation would be for the 360 versions ram requirements exceeding 256mb, eating into their Vram budget and resulting in the reduced resolution textures we have heard about in the 360 version. Since PS3 ram is faster thanks to XDR memory; they can afford to swap information more often and hence store less in memory at any given time, enabling PS3 to run with only 256 while 360 may have needed more.

If 360 was the lead platform and PS3 was using 360s textures it would explain why there would be spare Vram. However I don't get the impression that 360 was the lead, from reviews it sounds like the PC version was the lead so PS3 wouldn't be limited by 360s textures. Reviews also talk about the PS3 version using better textures than 360, so it is possible it is using textures from PC.

If PS3 acquired it's textures from PC why underutilized the memory? Why not put the best textures on there you can get? A possible explanation is maybe they are the best textures; and PC Vram is being significantly underutilized in Dragon Age. They may have built the game with 256mb Vram PC systems in mind for console optimization, so the lower resolution on PS3 would leave Vram spare...

If this were true then Vram heavy tasks should have little affect on the performance in Dragon Age, as PC memory would be so underutilized that there would be plenty spare.

(taken from pcgameshardware.com)

Resolution, antialiasing and textures are Vram heavy aspects of visuals. As you can see a change in these details has very little impact on the performance with a 512mb Vram card like the 8800GT. This further suggests that the game is under utilizing Vram on PC, especially the tiny performance difference between low and high textures.

On the bright side it means you can crank up the resolution and AA on a fairly cheap card.

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

Well I will enjoy my nice copy of Mass Effect 2 on the 360 while PS3 fans ...well I guess hope and waitCanYouDiglt

Making Valve look like dirtbags.....

[QUOTE="SolidTy"]

Bioware used to be so amazing, so loyal. Now, they are shells of their former selves. They are traitors to me and my kin.

I will no longer support their games, this is a shameful day for me personally. RIP Bioware, you betrayed us all...

TheEroica

um... they were bought by EA. They're still gonna be making the best gaming experiences this side of the kepler verge, don't ya think youre being a little redonkulous?

I'm just joshin' around, chap.:)

I highly doubt ME2 will be going to ps3, What For? Its fans of the series are soley on 360 anyways :roll:

One little comment and fanboys blow it completely more than it should

Making Valve look like dirtbags.....

bokiloki

I am curious to see how the ps3 version plays, but with how much better the PC version was over the 360 version i think ill just stick with that. It doesnt matter about my save file i forgot to save it when i crashed my comp, oh well.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"]

I can see ME2 on the PS3.

DeadMagazines

I am curious to see how the ps3 version plays, but with how much better the PC version was over the 360 version i think ill just stick with that. It doesnt matter about my save file i forgot to save it when i crashed my comp, oh well.

Sully28

Your gonna have to wait along time, yes stick to pc cause I highly doubt you have a 360 anyways

im excited to see bioware future IP's on PS3. BW are very talented devs and a welcome addition on PS3 if ever.

Mass Effect 2 is PS3 bound, but probably not Day 1 w/ 360 and PC. KukicAdo

they'd need to get the first mass effect for that to happen.

[QUOTE="KukicAdo"]Mass Effect 2 is PS3 bound, but probably not Day 1 w/ 360 and PC. CaseyWegner

they'd need to get the first mass effect for that to happen.

anybody who already played mass effect on 360 would want to play the sequel their because of the game save thing.

by the way, will my character still be the same level at the beginning of me2?

Hihatrider87

Most likely not. I'm guessing class type + background will be the only thing carried on for the character.