Ben-DutkaThere's just something about refusing to deny. One of the first things you learn as a journalist – especially with certain papers – is that "no comment" denies and implies everything.
Every time we hear someone ask about Mass Effect and whether or not the stellar role-playing franchise will end up on the PlayStation 3, we always get the same response: a refusal to say "no." At no point has anyone involved with that production simply stood up and said, "no, Mass Effect is not coming to the PS3." All they ever say is that as of right now, there is no PS3 version and nothing further "has been announced at this time." They maintain that same tone at all times and as far as I'm concerned, it's awfully telling. Then, we look at Ubisoft and the case of another current Xbox 360 exclusive, Splinter Cell: Conviction . Yesterday, a Ubisoft employee "accidentally" listed the PS3 as one of the platforms for this game and today, Ubisoft replied to Connected Consoles with:
"No change from before, nothing’s been officially announced or confirmed as being in development."
See? They all keep doing that. And there are the little hints, like Ubisoft Montreal's Max Beland clarifying that although Conviction is exclusive to the 360, the series "still has a future on the Sony platform." At this point, it's probably safe to assume that both franchises in question will eventually find their way to the PS3; EA and Ubisoft aren't about to ignore 34 million potential customers for very long. The PS3 certainly doesn't need such games – I think we all know the exclusive lineup – but such titles might be appreciated.
Personally, I couldn't really care less about Mass Effect but Splinter Cell is one of my absolute favorite franchise's and Conviction will definitely be mine. Which would you want?
I "DO" HATE MS with a passion,
They're only in it to become destroyers of the world
Hate both M$ and their dumb fanboys.
Don't hate the games or the unbiased gamers.
To be honest i never once feel like I'm missing out on anything without an Xbox 360.
Same. I only miss money spent on it in the past.
You're missing out on Live charges, confusing MS Point charges and uh… shipping charges. How can you say you're not missing out on anything?
Keep conviction for all I care but please, just hurry up with the teasing and silliness with mass effect and bring it over already, xbox (1) already got the sales for it give the ps3 the love, bioware deserves it
this is probably the E3 announcement bombs the guy was on about
Indeed.
I don't know if they will come to the PS3, maybe they will, maybe they won't.
I would like it if they would, won't buy em, but it's just nice to have something to shut xbots up.
@ Jawknee
I thought it had the gameplay as heavy rain might be wrong though
Allen Wake? I don't believe so. The trailer I saw was of Allen shooting what looked like the super natural.
Alan Wake is more like Silent Hill.
i really can not understand why sites are comparing heavy rain and alan wake, they are 2 completley different games.
alan wake is more like alone in the dark, a strong emphasis on light and your torch.
I definitely want to play ME2. Don't care to own a Xbox 360 and my PC can't play it, so yeah…bring it our way. But, I think they should put both games in one box or one disc if it fits and sell that for $50 or $60. Man, xbox exclusives are the same when you think about it, armored soldiers fighting space armies…lol…I don't know if gears is like this. Anyway, as far a Splinter Cell goes, I don't give a f*** and some. Unlike Ben and some of you on here, Splinter Cell is nothing special, but that is because I never got into them. The new one might be fun or not, but I could care less about it. My anticipation for it is pposite of my anticipation for GOWIII to release. They should bring over Alan Wake, I would love to play that too.
@bikersaint
thanks for my first comment with more thumbs up than down 🙂
@ jawknee
I really dunno but my friend told me it's like Indigo prophecy ( Fahrenheit for the sony ppl ) , but believe me u got 360 totaly wrong, given its a shitty hardware ,but the software is really good , GeOW 1-3,ME 1-3, SC and fable , DOA and alot more and this comes from an Apple Fanboy :), not so much as a fanboy but I'm a realistic person , m$ sucks ass
I would disagree that the software you listed is good. Especially Gears and Fable. Over hyped crap if you ask me.
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FM23,
Damn, I wish we could give 1/2 thumbs here, cause I'd have to give you both, a 1/2 thumbs up, & a 1/2 thumbs down too.
I agree with you on MS2, but disagree on your thought's about SC
(BTW, I want both games, and AW too)
@ JAWKNEE
no they are not Fable and gears are really really really good , and after seeing some gameplay vids of Alan Awake , u can also aad this one check utube man, U seem to really hate 360 , I'm not saying to buy it believe me with all the sony exclusives , nonetheless it is still a good system 🙂
The 360 is been there done that for me. None of their games are worth buying another 360 for. Allen Wake looks boring, Gears is boring and ugly, Mass Effect is just more of the same martian shooting and Fable is effing lame. Most of the people i know personally who like Fable hold bad tastes in general. Nothing personal, but your not going to convince me that any of those games live up to the hype that surrounds them. You like them, that's good. I'm glad you enjoy them more then I but we just simply disagree. 🙂
I don't consider a system that uses last gen tech(DVD9), that dies after a year or less or is the cause of gimping of good games a good system. Its been a blight on the gaming community and is holding this generation back by giving developers a reason to half has most of their games and rip us off with DLC. We don't see innovation on the 360. Only mediocrity.
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I know where u coming from, believe me pal . I hate M$ and X360(rrod)
but I like fable and I dont think I have a bad taste in gaming.
my fav game of all time is Haze. JK
the best game I've ever played is Uncharted 1 (still haven't got too,long story i'll tell u if u're intrested),FFVIII, infamous,MGS's,DMC1,GOW,GeOW, …..etc see no bad taste hya
"FFVIII, infamous,MGS's,GOW"
We agree on 4 out of 6. not bad.
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Again, the Xbox is pointless to me. I agree with Jawknee about the whole RROD deal and quite frankly can't understand how such a limp system could SURVIVE! This is the same country where people make out on suing McD's for spilling their hot coffee in their lap because they didn't realize it was.. HOT?! Yikes.
That said, spending $100 on a last-gen Nvidia/ATI card on PC that is not ancient will yield better graphics, more content and most importantly more updates than any Xbox game can fathem.
I can't ever hold someones' taste in gaming against them despite how I feel about it. No different than peoples' preference in music.
OFF-Topic
IN ur face Alienange
southpark is awesome 🙂
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Splinter Cell has always been hit and miss. They seem to alternate; 1 was pretty good. 2 was not as good, more of the same, really. 3 was amazing! 4 was pure last minute garbage designed to fill fiscal obligations for the execs.
So who knows. Splinter Cel 4 is a craps shoot.
ME series… like Bioware will ignore 35million PS3ers.
I sort of agree. I still think Chaos Theory was the best of the bunch.
That isn't a crapshoot my friends… that is Montreal, Shanghai, Montreal, Shanghai, and now it's Montreal again… notice the good games… 1 and 3
@bikersaint
I just don't care for Splinter Cell, but if you like it, I didn't mean any disrespect, I was just stating an opinion. I like Red Faction Guerilla and I know alot of people who hate that., doesn't kill my fun. If Splinter Cell did come to PS3, I would rent it, but I am not a fan, thus I wouldn't buy it.
@Jawknee and DemonNeno
Man I couldn't agree with you guys more. I have this friend who keeps telling me to get an Xbox, but I am like why?…I can play all the same games on my PS3 except the exclusives and the only one I want to play is Mass Effect 2. I was even considering buying a cheap Xbox to play it, but I was like, Hell no…this is a crappy machine and it would only collect dust over time. He thinks the Xbox 360 is the better system because his other friends only play Xbox 360 too, even though he has a PS3. When he said that to me, I could see why my girlfriend didn't like him. His view on topics are terrible. She hates him for one reason, I dislike him for this reason. He even said MW2 is better on Xbox because of the controls so I should get a Xbox. Yes that is an subjective opinion, but you guys can agree that the controls are horrible. I hate MW2, so why would I buy a Xbox so I could play it online with him. I don't hate the Xbox, but people commitment to an inferior product irratates me.
get it in pc, helluva lot better looking anyways…provided you got a half decent rig , you can run this @ max no problems game isnt that heavy until the later parts wich i wont spoil
Would love to play Mass Effect 2…
Q!
"play.experience.enjoy"
ME, yeah they have refused to say no, but SPC they have said no many times.
every time there asked they normally say "splinter cell convition is a xbox and pc exclusive."
that sure sounds like a no to me!
get over it guys, if they were coming across the board they would of done so by now just let it go!
i for one will be firing up my PC for the first time in 3 months on april 16th to slip down some spys!
I have played Uncharted 2 and GoW 3 I am still playing. They are BOTH Fantastic games that I loved! I have not played Heavy Rain yet but will get to it eventually.
I don't really care if any Xbox 360 exclusives ever migrate over to PS3. I have the 360 as a compliment to my PS3 it just opens up options to play the great games that are exclusive to the 360. Anyone who has never played Gears of War should not put it down. That game is as good as any game the PS3 has to offer. Mass Effect 2 is also in my opinion one of the best game experiences out there if you are into Sci-fi. Right on par with the best PS3 has to offer. If I had to choose only one console I would of course choose the PS3 but I don't have to limit myself so why should I…
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id have an xbox they are after all cheap (wich is subjective if your gonna buy the recharchable battery packs and such) the ONLY reason i dont spend money on an xbox is that those things break down….A…LOT….nu huh, until they are more reliable , i wont touch them unless i get a really really cheap one..
but i agree, gears is a game that should be tried by everyone, and mass effect too but that one comes in pc also, runs pretty good and actually aming with a mouse is far preferable than the analogs
no reason to not own both systems but i wont spend money on soemthing i know breaks down consistently for most people that buy em
hello …
Both would be great, but if they don't, no problem, the PC is there & i'm sure to build a new 1 soon & i already own a steamy version of ME1 …
I don't have enough time to play all my games, so don't bother about anything, i'll own the best on PS3 even if i never touch them (at least not soon) …
cheers!
Hey I'm just throwing this out there, that screenshot you guys have for this article isn't from ME2, it's from ME1. Might be incorrectly labeled.
ME1 and 2 played them obth, and although both have their quirks (inventory on 1, no xploration,probing for mats is lame, id rather have the mako back 🙂 they are both awsome games, loved them , and anxiously wating on the 3rd one, played them on pc though, on my 32 inch lcd and the games look really nice, especially then 2nd one, where you can see the textures of the suits changing and can edit colors and such
stil running tru gow3 and i never quite got done with mgs4 i always go back to it at some point , uc2 i have it….i played almost thru the end….started it again because i ddidnt wanna end it lol, i kno im weird like that…
Splinter Cell is comming to the PS3… have no worries about that… Conviction… Microsoft had this annonced way back at X05… it was only a blip and X06 it was officially shown… Microsoft has put a great deal of backing into this game… it's unlikely to go anywhere… unlike GTA DLC which were exclusive untill the loan was paid off… so for you who will enjoy it you should thank your Xbox friends for loving the two episodes
Mass effect 2 blew me away I hope to god it comes to the PS3 mayB a trilogy edition?