Did BioWare Just Take a Dump on PS3?
by Dan Landis on July 22, 2008 at 9:34 am
After confirming that the Mass Effect trilogy would not be coming to the Playstation 3, BioWare CEO Dr. Ray Muzyka commented that “the most important thing is quality, so we’re never going to compromise that.” Does that mean that developing for PS3 would compromise quality?
Here’s yet another instance of nit-picking someone’s words. While most 360 fans will almost certainly assume this is what Dr. Ray was saying (taking a subtle stab at the PS3), I think it’s more than likely he just thinks starting development on Mass Effect for another console would be detrimental to the momentum they already have on the 360.
Mass Effect was always slated as a 360 exclusive and was planned out long before the EA deal. Everyone thought the Mass Effect sequels would go multiplatform because of EA, but BioWare probably feels it would just slow them down. After all, if the 360’s successor is supposed to be out by 2010 (ha!) and the whole Mass Effect trilogy is supposed to be on 360, BioWare is working on a very limited time frame.
Then again, maybe he was ever so subtly professing his love for Xbox since BioWare was Xbox exclusive up until now. Who knows? Dr. Ray knows, but I’m sure he’ll never come out and explicitly confirm anything. That’s just not how BioWare rolls. They remain morally ambiguous and let you, the gamer, decide for yourself.
Source: XboxOz360
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on July 22, 2008 9:40 am
I don’t think he was taking a jab at anything. But then again, Mass Effect isn’t really known for quality. It had a lot of problems with framerates, long loading times and all of that good stuff.
It was just trash talk.
on July 22, 2008 10:31 am
I’ve heard rumours of a new KOTOR. If it comes to pass i would really hope i could play it my ps3, or i’m gonna have to spend some cash on another xbox.
on July 22, 2008 11:17 am
Developing exclusively on one platform means you can concentrate and work on it’s exclusive features. Developing on multiple platforms means compromises for both…or two different products.
on July 22, 2008 12:00 pm
“I’ve heard rumours of a new KOTOR. If it comes to pass i would really hope i could play it my ps3, or i’m gonna have to spend some cash on another xbox.”
When you have to say spend some cash on ANOTHER xbox I think you might want to reconsider your need to play that game :)
This is if nothing else the one thing that get’s me not to go down the fanboyish road. Why is it that a manufacturer of CRAP can get away with this in the consol war. Anyways tally ho.
on July 22, 2008 2:17 pm
Rumors of a new KotOR? EA confirmed a KotOR MMO was in the works:
http://www.ripten.com/2008/07/18/ea-confirms-kotor-mmo-plans-to-take-over-the-world/
on July 22, 2008 3:40 pm
Bioware was barely able to get Mass Effect to run on the Xbox 360. There’s no way they would be able to get it to work on two platforms without adding another year or so to the development time. EA needs money now.
on July 22, 2008 11:31 pm
Thanks Dan, i must have missed that. And by buying another xbox i don’t mean that i have hundreds of them. I have two, they just don’t work. Neither of which RROD, they just massacre any disc that i try to use.
on July 23, 2008 5:21 am
Disccombobulator oh gees that’s better :) … I don’t care if you only have 1 and it’s not working. I still have a working original nintendo, ps1 and ps2. My point is X-box created a POS machine that for some reason many people are still loyal too even though they have had nothing but problems with it and I know WAY too many people who have paid for 2nd ones. People should be teaching MS a lesson and avoiding crap products forcing the developers to put games on the other system. Anyways that’s just me I happen to like quality over filling our dumps with more crap.
on July 23, 2008 6:19 am
@ Pocketaces11
Did you read my post? I am no MS lover but i can’t take their acheivements away from them. Also as a PS3 owner i can say that i feel MS has all the games, so maybe gamers don’t have the choice you think they have.
on July 23, 2008 6:55 am
@Discombobulator
That would really depend on your tastes. I feel that the 360 has had only 3 games worth having, for me, in the last 3 years. Bioshock, GeOW and Mass Effect. That’s it. I don’t know where this idea of 360 has more games comes from. Who cares if 99% of those games are not good.
I tried Lost Odyssey, its horrible. I personally have 11 games for my PS3 and 1 for my XBox.
on July 23, 2008 7:48 am
@Discombobulator Short term loss long term gain. Screw xbox for all the crap they put their fans thru and developers will be forced to do what Enix did to FF then on a level playing field who’s better a box that breaks or a box that works for almost the same price with no features.
So yes you have and all gamers have a choice and yes you have to sacrifice some gaming for it in the short term but the long term benefits could be even better.
acheivements are just a feature built into every game they really mean nothing as they hold no value… don’t get me wrong when trophies get into full swing I’m am going to have fun getting them but that can’t be the only reason to spend $1500 on 3 systems to play with :)
I’m not trying to be an ass I just like being devil’s advocate and having constructive debates.
on July 23, 2008 8:20 am
I meant business achievements on MS’s part, not the bragging rights achievements. I should have made that clear, sorry! I own a PS3, but i am far from happy with what i get from it and what i will be able to get in the future. I would have picked Sony over MS any day, but as a euro gamer, i just feel permanatly shafted by Sony. I am in fact quite shocked to find myself defending MS. OMG i have found reason and objectivity when making a post!! Damn my advancing years towards maturity.