Updated / Mass Effect trilogy exclusive to Xbox 360 |
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BY Se Ajala July 24th, 2008 |
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Here’s something that may or may not come as a surprise. Austrialian 360, the premiere mag for all the 360 news down under, interviewed BioWare head honcho Ray Muzyka and got the scoop on the future of the company’s critically acclaimed and commercially successful Mass Effect.
Muzyka dismissed the well circulated rumors that Bioware might possibly pull a Square Enix and release their flagship title on a competitors system, confirming that the company is still going to bring “the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360.”
This in a sense killed two birds with one stone. For one, gamers don’t have to anticipate the game being announced for one of the other systems, and next, this gives a sort of confirmation the Xbox 360 is going to be on the market for the foreseeable future.
Muzyka also dropped some info about what we could expect out of the next two titles, stating that the game will stay true to the already established format of a story driven heavily by the dialogue branches and your actions affecting the outcome. No confirmation on whether characters from the first will return, if we’ll be able to import our character models (fingers crossed), and no projected timeline for release.
Update: It now looks like Muzyka’s comments may have been taken out of context. Muzyka “never confirmed any plans of Mass Effect exclusivity for the trilogy,” a BioWare rep told Joystiq. The same old song and dance..
July 24th, 2008
at 11:05 am
So, does that update completely negate the story? And how can “the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360″ be taken out of context unless the original statement was “We will not be bringing the Mass Effect trilogy exclusively to the Xbox 360″?
Regardless of what happens, I can’t say I’m too concerned; I never got very far into Mass Effect because I just got bored. The world was very detailed, but I didn’t find it compelling.
July 24th, 2008
at 11:15 am
BioWare is a master with words. A week before they announced the PC version, I got the impression from a quote that they are most definitely NOT working on any other version. After it was announced, I went back and re-read the quote and there was indeed wiggle room there. Can’t find the damn quote atm though.
July 24th, 2008
at 12:16 pm
Yeah I color me curious on how that can be taken out of context. Dude said it with his own mouth, I mean talk about SPIN.
I loved Mass Effect it was one of the best RPGs I’ve ever played and tied with The World Ends With You for tops this generation in my book. The dialogue branches and the way you say and react to certain situation influencing the game worked really well, and really took the game immersion to the next level. The quality to detail and volume of information that was available makes the storyline and backstory just wow.
I hear you if it’s not your thing though, I could see it being a bit much.
July 24th, 2008
at 12:19 pm
Spin indeed. I hope it was ‘taken out of context’ though, ‘cos it’s the one game that really interests me on the 360. So a PS3 version would be very welcome.