European Mass Effect PC date "soon"

By Robert Purchese Published 27 February, 2008

Out in the US on 6th May.

EA has told Eurogamer that a European date for Mass Effect PC will be revealed "soon".

The news, such as it is, follows the announcement that the USA will get ME PC on 6th May. But at least we have fish and chips and rain and bad teeth.

The PC version of Mass Effect was confirmed earlier this month. It will have the majority of its controls fiddled with so they fit nicely on a keyboard.

We'd not seen mention of the new squad-control interface to issue individual commands to your team before though, and we're also not sure what it means.

It could be similar to Knights of the Old Republic, where you stack a set of commands for your squad mates to obey. Mass Effect on 360 only allows you to issue a single special-power order.

Other than that there's stuff like hot-keys to map abilities to the keyboard so you surprise your enemies faster than the Sundance Kid, plus a quick-save button, redesigned user interface and vehicle controls.

There's also a fresh mini-game to replace the button-matching console version.

Mass Effect is a great big science fiction romp where you, as Commander Shepard, get lumped with saving humanity.

It looks good, sounds good, and predictably finished high on the list of your top games of 2007. Its only bone of contention was the combat system, which some felt was a bit wobbly and others got on swimmingly with.

If a deep Western role-playing game with lots of character interaction and no elves takes your fancy, this is a more than solid recommendation.

Those of you with the 360 version will be enjoying the first bout of downloadable content on 10th March. Dubbed Bring Down the Sky, it costs 400 Points (GBP 3.40 / EUR 4.80) and features an uncharted world with around 90 minutes of fresh adventure in.

Head over to the Mass Effect gamepage for our review plus bundles and bundles of media.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds.

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  • Apologie #1 4 years ago

    Another Pseudo-exclusive Xbox game to be released in PC with better graphics and possibly added content...
    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 15:28

  • Apologie #2 4 years ago

    bcolter

    Another Pseudo-exclusive Xbox game to be released in PC with better graphics and possibly added content...

    -----------------------------------------

    did i lied???? just expressing my opinion about the subject mate... it's a fact that most of Xbox heavy weight titles are not exclusive to the system, and that anyone with a medium spec Pc can enjoy them "Bioshok, GEars, Mass Effect "even Halo in time", worse, in many cases with better graphics, ADDED CONTENT, and for a cheaper price... such a shame.

  • Quint2020 #3 4 years ago

    All you PC gamers i highly recommend picking this up, absolutely brilliant game that will eat up your life, very addictive, great combat and a fantastic storyline.

  • Quint2020 #4 4 years ago

    anyone with a medium spec Pc can enjoy them "Bioshok, GEars, Mass Effect "even Halo in time", worse, in many cases with better graphics, ADDED CONTENT, and for a cheaper price... such a shame.

    -----

    Why is it a shame that PC gamers can play all those great games?

  • miiiguel #5 4 years ago

    Apologie, so true. It's nice to have a PS3 to play Lair, right ?, anyway, one still has that feel of beeing constipated because damn MS still profits from all those Games for Windows.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 15:38

  • Dizzy #6 4 years ago

    >such a shame.

    Be glad that MS supports both of its gaming platform and it is good that PC gamers get a brilliant RPG. This also works in the opposite direction. 360 gets some awesome PC games a while later.

    I sometimes buy on PC and sometimes on 360. In the case of ME I certainly couldn't wait. Also 360 will have expansion by the time PC version comes out. I am ready for some more ME!

  • miiiguel #7 4 years ago

    I'm waiting for me copy of Lost Oddyssey for my PC, it should arrive within two or three years, but we, PS-lovers are used to that.

  • Apologie #8 4 years ago

    Quint2020

    -----------------------------

    It's not a shame that Pc owners can enjoy thouse games, on the contrary it's great, but you have to admit that by that X360 value is severely reduced... what make a good system (in the consoles world at least) it's the exclusive titles that very system can offer... and X360 is very very poor in that category. Not to mention that the majority of us already have a Pc before purchasing a console... now, recapitulating, thouse heavy weights are released for Pc not much time after, at a lower price, better graphics, and added content.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 15:43

  • Nylkran #9 4 years ago

    Anyone knows recommeded requirements of this game?

  • Katsumoto #10 4 years ago

    Before this gets out of hand, let me say: "Woo". I will certainly be picking this up. Glad I didn't cave and buy a 360 just to play it! I had a feeling a PC version would come, didn't think it would be this soon though. Hurrah.

  • QPRHOOPS81 #11 4 years ago

    One thing that scares me about Xbox ports to pc is having shoddy xbox live enforced on you. At the moment its not very common but its stopped me getting certain games i otherwise would have (Gears of War). Im all for the idea of games for windows with support for a 360 pads etc but no way im paying for Live on a PC.

    Really wanted Bioshock too but they decided it was a good idea to put spyware on the pc version.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 15:52

  • skillian #12 4 years ago

    "Anyone with a medium spec PC can run them"?

    Good luck with that. Kthanxbye.

    I seem to have whoever wrote that on ignore, but if he's saying that a medium spec PC can run Gears, Bioshock and Halo then he's right.

    I know it gets annoying to have this debate when any kind of PC news story or review appears, but people will read your comment and believe you, so the record should be set straight.

  • Quint2020 #13 4 years ago

    The issue is that to play these games and enjoy them at the same standard that you can with the 360 is that you need a high spec PC and those are very expensive.

    Consoles have always been considerd seperate to PCs hence "Xbox 360 exclusive" almost all big name games get ported to PC in the end anyway no matter what platform they are orignally on (DMC3 for example), it just so happens that porting to and from the 360 to the PC is very easy because it's such a similar architecture.

  • Darren #14 4 years ago

    I agree with others that Mass Effect will likely be better on the PC depending on what set up you have. I enjoyed the game on the 360 but the framerate drops, hitching and tearing marred the experience somewhat. May well pick it up once it hits the sub- £20 price barrier, which with PC games seems to happen surprisingly quickly if Play.com are anything to go by.

  • dsmx #15 4 years ago

    Once again my decision to build a gaming PC instead of a basic PC and a xbox 360 has proven to be the correct decision. At the moment unless you really want to play PGR and Forza I'm not seeing why you'd buy an xbox 360 instead of a half decent PC.(halo 3 not included because we all know it's heading to the PC)
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 15:57

  • skillian #16 4 years ago

    The issue is that to play these games and enjoy them at the same standard that you can with the 360 is that you need a high spec PC and those are very expensive.

    Depends how you define "very expensive". If I could build you PC for £400 (or less even) that would play those games to a higher standard than the Xbox 360, would you concede your point?

  • JediMasterMalik #17 4 years ago

    I look forward to it.

  • miiiguel #18 4 years ago

    dsmx, 360 is much more than those 3-4 titles, it's a community and you'd know it if you had one. Then again, in my case I can't never go back to office-desk gaming, it'd feel wrong.

    The "high-standards" for me are not just how many pixels there are on the screen, it's the whole experience put together. Live system: talking strategies with mates, compare Achievements, play retro games with gf..., it's completly different, from the "old PC days". But that's my opnion, and I don't judge others.
    And to be honest, 360 is a cheap box for that it does. It keeps me entertained, and surprisingly, even my gf starts to like video-games.
    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 16:08

  • Fallen_Angel #19 4 years ago

    Once again my decision to build a gaming PC instead of a basic PC and a xbox 360 has proven to be the correct decision. At the moment unless you really want to play PGR and Forza I'm not seeing why you'd buy an xbox 360.(halo 3 not included because we all know it's heading to the PC)

    Actually, as a mainly PC gamer, I've gotten loads out of my housemates 360 and plan to get one when I move. I might pick up ME on PC when it comes out, or I might get a pre-owned copy for 360 when I get my owned, but apart from that, stuff like Burnout, Blue Dragon, Crackdown, XBLA (Rez HD FTW) are worth the system alone.Games that have a delay before PC release I'll probably pick up on 360 anyway, unless I'm poor and have to wait anyway, cos I'm impatient like that.

  • skillian #20 4 years ago

    Games that have a delay before PC release I'll probably pick up on 360 anyway, unless I'm poor and have to wait anyway, cos I'm impatient like that.

    Quite a few games that come out on Xbox 360 first are actually better than their PC counterparts anyway, so that's enough of a reason. It's just a shame that you never know which ones they'll be until the PC versions are released, as it's usually just a question of how well it's been ported.

  • UncleLou #21 4 years ago

    I wish the console idiot trolls would at leats fuck off in PC related threads. Thanks.

  • Quint2020 #22 4 years ago

    "Depends how you define "very expensive". If I could build you PC for £400 (or less even) that would play those games to a higher standard than the Xbox 360, would you concede your point?"

    So you could build a box for under £400 that could run Mass Effect and games of a similar age at full graphics? If you could then fair play to you and my point does then have less of an impact, however the games still arrive months earlier on the 360.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:18

  • sharpfish #23 4 years ago

    From what i've read/seen this is looking to be a far better game on the PC. Another reason why Xbox 'exlusives' are not worth the hype they are delivered with.

    for idiots (like Miiguel below) > it was a CONSOLE exclusive and as a fast pc owner too it's another 'temptation' removed from me wanting to buy a REPLACEMENT console for the *THREE* that have already died on me when I can play a BETTER version of it with more suitable controls, higher res (in my case 1440x900 + 8XAA+ on my 8800gtx).

    That is what I look at as a mainly PC gamer now. PGR4 is a beautiful game, I played the shit out of PGR3 and from the PGR4 demo I can see I'd love it but it's not my fault the console died with 1 light/no free repair so now I think 'outside the box' when it comes to weighing up it's replacement and with games like COD4, Gears, Viva, Alan Wake all going PC and 360 these are ruled out as 'reasons' to own a 360. Only GTA has me wanting to pick up a console soon to play it rather than wait for the PC port (even though the PC port will no doubt once again be superior whever/ifever it arrives).

    Now tell me what are the chances of MGS4, Gran Turismo 5, Wipeout HD, LBP + all the other PS3 console only exclusives arriving on the PC? not much. And all we've heard this year is about how PC games are dying, I look around and it's been or going to be the best 2 years for pc gaming in a long time. I count crysis in with that and no console can match it's immersion and awe (no, not even the future console version that frankly will look like turok on the gamecube in comparison)

    I only wish the PS3's graphics didn't leave me doubting it's actual technical abilities. 360 is clearely more at home putting out nicer gfx right now, but my PC does that and THEN some (even emulating a 360 via hook up to my hdtv + wireless 360 controller on PC). And the games are at least £10 sometimes £20 cheaper.

    I wish it wasn't this way, I don't like all the pros and cons of the 2 systems. If the 360 was ultra reliable then no question it would be the obvious choice right now, but that still doesn't get rid of that fact that those of us with fast PCs are buying little 'exclusivity' with a 360 compared to buying a ps3 and getting it's guaranteed 'exclusives'.


    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 16:57

  • miiiguel #24 4 years ago

    ME was never a XBox exclusive, it's a Microsoft exclusive, same suit, different pocket.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:33

  • Nylkran #25 4 years ago

    @ miiiguel

    Sorry so the PC version of ME wont run on non Microsoft products like Linux? or the Apple OS?

  • miiiguel #26 4 years ago

    Microsoft owns ME IP, at least it seems so, as I have "Mass Effect: Revelation" book here on my desk and it says "Mass Effect is a registered Microsoft trade mark in US ans other countries" on the back cover.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:36

  • skillian #27 4 years ago

    So you could build a box for under £400 that could run Mass Effect and games of a similar age at full graphics?

    Dual Core Athlon 64: £50
    2GB DDR: £30
    Suitable Mobo: £50
    320GB HDD: £50
    Nvidia 7950GT: £80
    PSU and Case: £100

    Total: £360 - LOL at ironic price, wasn't planned, honest :)

    Personally, I'd spend a bit more to get something that would last a bit longer (Core 2 Duo and an 8800GT) but that PC, which is pretty similar to my current PC, would play Bioshock, Gears, CoD4 etc. at a higher resolution and with bigger textures than an Xbox 360. Dunno about Mass Effect, as obviously no-one knows how it'll run on a PC yet.

    edit: and just to add as it's such a cliche now, yes, it'll run Crysis. not at max settings but it'll still look better than anything on any of the consoles.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:44

  • Nylkran #28 4 years ago

    @ miiiguel

    All great and good, but will it not run on Linux? or Apple OS? actually I dont mind who answers the question, I just wnat to know.

  • miiiguel #29 4 years ago

    Nylkran, I don't think so..., I tried to run some games with VMware, but the results were very shady.

  • Katsumoto #30 4 years ago

    Miiguels right: the problem with pc gaming is you can't discuss strategies with mates, compare achievements or play retro games with your girlfriend. I've certainly never done any of those things on my pc. My friends just dont talk to me when im playing! I'm like "Hi guys, how are you finding the Pripyat section in Stalker" and theyre like "...". I don't get what's up with them. And every time I try to click the icon for any of my old games from the 90s the mouse pointer keeps moving away from them. It just refuses to let me!

  • miiiguel #31 4 years ago

    My friends and gf don't dig to have to sit in between the printer and modem, the silly bastards perfer to be on the living room in fornt of the awesome telly I have.
    I tried oh so many times to have a "get together" arround my office desk, but they din't like it..., anyway we're old dudes, what do we know ?

    I go like... "here have the keyboard and the mouse!" and she goes... "am I at work?!!!, take that thing away from me!"
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:51

  • Katsumoto #32 4 years ago

    Ah well, my PC is plugged into the tv. Problem solved.

    It's also worth pointing out there hasn't been a modem connected to my pc for quite a few years now! ;)
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 16:56

  • Quint2020 #33 4 years ago

    "Dual Core Athlon 64: £50
    2GB DDR: £30
    Suitable Mobo: £50
    320GB HDD: £50
    Nvidia 7950GT: £80
    PSU and Case: £100

    Total: £360 - LOL at ironic price, wasn't planned, honest :)"

    Bloody hell i didn't realise the 7000s had dropped so much, been ages since i built a PC (last one was my own about 2 years a go and that is pretty much inferior for games at this point).

    As you say i'd probably trump up for an 8000 and a core 2 duo to give it more of a life span but even at £400 you're still lookin at double the price of a standard 360, and the need for regular upgrades can be a pain, different strokes and all that i suppose.

  • miiiguel #34 4 years ago

    "It's also worth pointing out there hasn't been a modem connected to my pc for quite a few years now! ;)"

    Yet again, gf don't want modems/tape drives and other parafernalia in the living room, and if you have an internet connetion you have to have a modem.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 17:04

  • Katsumoto #35 4 years ago

    It's called wireless! The modem is upstairs. I could make a wise crack here but i'll save it ;)

  • sharpfish #36 4 years ago

    @Miiiguel "I go like... "here have the keyboard and the mouse!" and she goes... "am I at work?!!!, take that thing away from me!""

    What has that got to do with 'real' gamers? Any daft cow can flinch at a mouse/kbd setup if she doesn't truely appreciate the gaming the system can bring. Seriously, play crysis on a fast PC and realise accept how easy it is these days to hook a PC up in the living room to a HDTV + controller if you desire and you realise that for the most part the 360 is just a smaller PC + online you have to pay for + acheivements (which are on some PC games now also - as is sadly the 'pay for multiplayer part' which is an infection from the 360).

    Yes back in 1998 when I was playing Unreal multiplayer with worldwide chat and gfx beyond their time I was really hankering after a console to show me the errors of my ways. You don't sound like you want a console/computer to immerse yourself in you sound like you want it/use it as some kind of popularity gatherer/barometer. Live is cool but 'the internetz' via PC has been doing that shit for years for free and with better gfx and more modability/customising/game life.

    "Yet again, gf don't want modems/tape drives and other parafernalia in the living room, and if you have an internet connetion you have to have a modem."

    Fucking hell how dumb is that? How the fuck do you connect your Xbox up to the net? duh! it's the same! the same way my PC sits happily in front of my TV (btw my UBERFAST PC is a thousand times quieter than my XBOX 360 ever was so shove that in your 'lounge intergration pros and cons' chart) and works via wireless to my router which is out of site in another room. Same as my DSlites do and the same as my 360 DID (before it went belly up with it's beautiful red ring of unreliability).


    Edit> for miiguel again who fails to grasp/read the whole paragraph before commenting. My post above was exactly asking how you hooked up your 360 KNOWING that it was WIRELESS and that being the whole point, that wireless is not some exclusive technology only available to the 360. Had you read the rest of the above paragraph you would see me say 'you hook it up the SAME way I and many others hook our lounge based PC's up to the net - *WIRELESS*). SO really you are the only asshole here.
    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 17:26

  • Gaol #37 4 years ago

    /instabuy this for me, its a Bioware RPG innit. Almost made me buy a 360 last year.

  • skillian #38 4 years ago

    Yes you're right of course, and not everyone knows how or wants to learn how to put those parts together and install a copy of Windows.

    Upgrades can be a pain or a bonus depending on the user too, as can in-game settings.

    edit:@ Quint2020
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 17:09

  • mkreku #39 4 years ago

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    £28: 2GB Crucial 5300 DDR2 RAM, [link url=http:/ /www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=312372
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    £100: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550, [link url=http:/ /www.komplett.co.uk/k/ki.aspx?sku=338081
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    £399

    This computer could handle all the newest games in resolutions of 1280x1024. Except perhaps Crysis, but since that's PC exclusive it's probably moot.

    Yes, I love building stuff :p

  • miiiguel #40 4 years ago

    sharpfish, dude, who's talking about "real gamers", one thing my gf isn't, is that..., she couldn't care less about games . Anyway, I was trying to explaing my views on how a gaming console is in my case more socialy appealing than a PC, but the constipated crowd spawned with the usual name calling. Shit I quit this. Have a nice life.

    "Fucking hell how dumb is that? How the fuck do you connect your Xbox up to the net? duh! "
    Via wireless, asshole! (first time I called a name to anybody on any forum, congrats!, asshole!)
    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 17:14

  • Wash #41 4 years ago

    Regardless of the fanboy banter.

    Top game, buy for which ever platform you can/want to.

    360 sure has its fair share of rpgs nowadays... who says its a shooter machine :)

  • skillian #42 4 years ago

    Wow, a 9600GT! I didn't know they even existed yet.

    I was just about to point out out your mistake too :p

  • tripitaka #43 4 years ago

    It's true. Good spec PC can be put together very cheaply these days.
    For an £80 graphics card you should be looking at something like a Radeon 3850 though.
    7950 is old tech these days.

    PC games are a lot cheaper than console games too, soon adds up.

  • skillian #44 4 years ago

    For an £80 graphics card you should be looking at something like a Radeon 3850 though.
    7950 is old tech these days.

    Yeah you're right, I only chose that because it's similar to what I've got at home and I know what it can handle in terms of graphics. I'm a bit out of the loop in hardware these days - haven't really bought much in a couple of years so haven't had to keep up.

  • mkreku #45 4 years ago

    skillian: Wow, a 9600GT! I didn't know they even existed yet.

    Yeah, well.. they don't. Or, they do but they are so new they haven't been properly released yet :D A few more days/weeks..

    I realized I forgot to add a DVD-burner to my package so there goes another £20.. Oh well, I was close :/


    Edit: @frod: Lol, I know! I realized it too late..
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 17:22

  • sharpfish #46 4 years ago

    Miiiguel spouted this shite > "Via wireless, asshole! (first time I called a name to anybody on any forum, congrats!, asshole!)"


    Exactly (asshole). The same fucking way I and many others connect our living room based PCs. Do you think a PC (which is only an xbox in another guise - a base unit) HAS to be tied to a desk and HAS to have wires from it to the internet?. That is what I said in my last post that you quoted from, you hook up by WIRELESS (with a HTPC or Lounge gaming pc) the same way YOU HOOK UP WITH THE XBOX (wifi). You failed to read the whole paragraph and this still doesn't answer why you assume pcs have to be hooked up with a modem sitting next to them and a shit load of cables when it was PCs that first had wireless networking and cheaper too.

    Man each time you post you are showing your lack of knowledge, I expected more from someone who was around playing Spectrums like I was. You said that PCs+internet connection was 'out' because of need for modems etc, bollocks, it's exactly the same way you connect YOUR 360 if you choose, wirelessly (as you pointed out, yet failed to realise that PCs have been able to do this for years and with a £15 adapter not a £60 one!).

    You loose mate, your lack of what PC's can and are doing these days shows you as an ignorant xbox fanboy. I'm not a PC fanboy because I've OWNED A FUCKING 360 (again feel free to click my name and check my gamertag for proof) and I know it from both sides and I shit you not, anything the 360 can do in ergonomic terms the PC can also do and in most cases the PC is both quieter, has the ability to have 'better gfx' and the choice of M/kbd or 360 controller whichever you prefer...

    and i'm sure I mentioned we also don't get fucked over on game prices either. And lastly, My PCS have all lasted for as long as wanted them to, my 360 lasted for just over a year (3 units in total though) then told me the game was over. Fuck that shit. Now please hit the ignore button underneath my name and i'll return the favour cos you are one fucked up and narrow minded fanboy.
    Edited by 2 at 27/02/08 @ 17:31

  • Res #47 4 years ago

    "Anyone with a medium spec PC can run them"?

    Good luck with that. Kthanxbye.

    He is right though. Mass effect is no where near smooth on the 360, if it ran at a constant 30+ fps then you may have a point, but it doesn't. I also got Bioshock running just fine on an old 6800gt when it was released.

  • VMerken #48 4 years ago

    I knew (well, strongly suspected, this is BiowarEA) the PC version was coming, so yippee! Also, that 9600GT will be mine this week.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 17:23

  • UncleLou #49 4 years ago

    @Unclelou - It's not even that bad in here... Feeling a little stressed today?

    Not really, so I don't have that excuse. :)

    It's just so extremely tiresome sometimes to see the same retards arguing in every other thread.

  • hiddenranbir #50 4 years ago

    While Bioware will sit there being smug about lying to make a quick buck. I'll be sure to be smug when I deprive them of a sale. Ahem.

  • konnsky #51 4 years ago

    sharpfish +1 for the whole thread, good read mate

  • Calgon #52 4 years ago

    MGS4 is pretty likely heading to the PC too IMO and theres really only GT5 and LBP(WipeoutHDlol) then... value is much worse than 360s then isnt it Apologie?

    I think you can argue all day about this, Id rather have a basic PC for older PC releases and a 360 for new games theres just something better about console gaming for the most part, there are excpetions but they are few. PCs will offer better graphics than any console why bring it up theres no change there, what has changed is the consoles will remain closer to the top end PC graphics for longer than they did last gen IMO.
    Edited by 1 at 27/02/08 @ 18:17

  • UncleLou #53 4 years ago

    While Bioware will sit there being smug about lying to make a quick buck. I'll be sure to be smug when I deprive them of a sale. Ahem.

    To be lied about ME being 360 exclusive you had to be seriously wanting to get lied to. When asked about a PC version, and that was years ago, and repeated several times since then, Bioware said "None is announced, but we've always been a PC dev, and all of our games have been on the PC, too". It was all but an official announcement from the day they released the first infos.

  • Nithron #54 4 years ago

    PC's aren't that much more expensive than a 360 when you factor in the cheaper monitors(as opposed to a HDTV), lower priced games(Half the price of the equivalent on 360 in some cases) and free online multiplayer.

  • Freek #55 4 years ago

    The "they lied" thing is so tireless pointless. You bought a game, you enjoyed. Nothing more, nothing less. At no point does that change no matter what format they release it on at any time.

    It's almost as if the die hard fans of any platform feel deep personal pain when somebody else gets to have fun.
    Grow up!

  • Apologie #56 4 years ago

    Calgon

    "MGS4 is pretty likely heading to the PC too IMO and theres really only GT5 and LBP(WipeoutHDlol) then... value is much worse than 360s then isnt it Apologie?"

    ---------------------------

    What kind of drugs have you been smoking mate??? lol MGS4, UNCHARTED, RATCHET & CLANK, WARHAWK, KILLZONE 2, LITTLE BIG PLANET, RESISTANCE 1 & 2, SOCOM, TEKKEN, GT, GOD OF WAR SERIES, MOTORSTORM 1 & 2 ETC... will never get out in any other platform, you know that, everyone knows that.... so what are you talking about man???

  • Calgon #57 4 years ago

    Apologie MGS4 probably will be released on the PC at the very least the rest of that list that you put in capital letters to make seem more important? Aside for GT and maybe 1 or if you're being genrous 2 other titles... who cares if they make it to any other platform? There has to be demand for them to even be considered being ported to another platform that probably the main reason... not many people besides blinded Sonybots care enough.
    Edited by 1 at 28/02/08 @ 11:11

  • Drpwnage #58 4 years ago

    "Thanks for reinforcing my point Apologie."

    Priceless :> an amusing sequence of 3 posts and the only reason to delve into this comments thread! seeing Apologie 'pwn' himself again is why I don't put the moron on ignore.

  • smelly #59 4 years ago

    Mass effect pc..

    Have you seen their suggested specs?

    No thanks - i'll stick to the 360 version

  • UncleLou #60 4 years ago

    Hehe, you're such a bad liar, smelly, aways have been.

  • Katsumoto #61 4 years ago

    Out of interest, where did you find said specs? I can't see any anywhere.

  • Nill #62 4 years ago

    "My friends and gf don't dig to have to sit in between the printer and modem, the silly bastards perfer to be on the living room in fornt of the awesome telly I have."


    Right... If I want to, I'll be playing Mass Effect for the PC in my living room as well. And yes, I have a big, full high-definition TV connected to my PC via DVI-HDMI. Cordless keyboard and mouse, or a wireless Xbox 360-controller - whatever I'd prefer. In this case, the PC-controls seem far superior thanks to their reworking, but perhaps it'd map well to the controller as well.

    Also, I bought my computer half a year ago, and recently assembled an almost identical one for my girlfriend, at just about 460€ (~350£) - we had the computer case already, but who doesn't? It has been tested to play some of those Xbox to Windows ports at not far from double the framerate, with higher resolution as well. (Note that this is a guesstimate, but in truth, what stutters like crap on the 360, does not on my PC. If Fraps tell me it's running at 50-60fps, and it makes my eyes bleed on the 360 - ie at or below 30fps - then I'll guess it runs at about double. Yes, I know 30fps is considered adequate for many console-games, but I can't stand framerates that low, especially if it dips any lower.) There's emulators as well, with a back-catalogue that stretches from Nintendo 8-bit and forward to the PSX-era.

  • hiddenranbir #63 4 years ago

    The lied thing is a valid point.

    It's a mystery why a company that grows to be a popular one ends up resorting to lies to make more money. It isn't about "You should have expected it." That's a very grim outlook and, quite frankly, a free pass for Bioware. Not everyone knows what Bioware is like or what they do.

    Just because you expect a lie doesn't make it ok for them to do it. I expect a paedophile to touch kiddies. It doesn't make it acceptable!

  • Katsumoto #64 4 years ago

    I think the issue, however, is why do you care? You've had your fun already, it coming out on pc won't affect you. This way we can all be happy!

  • Dizzy #65 4 years ago

    "And yes, I have a big, full high-definition TV connected to my PC via DVI-HDMI. Cordless keyboard and mouse"

    Geek!

    ;)

  • Xerx3s #66 4 years ago

    You know apologie, for a guy who is so full of hate against the xbox, you sure seem obsessed about it. Are you sure that you're not a closet 360 gamer that's just compensating? There is no shame anymore in being a xbox gamer this day of age, people will understand. It's oke to come out.

  • Calgon #67 4 years ago

    Double the framerate above 360 quality level for £350? This is quite frankly bullshit or youve been VERY selective in the games you are talking about here or perhaps dont understand how to do such comparisons... anyones whos played PC games will know how you get more framerate or resolution from a game(tone everything down).

    For those of you thinking you can compare apples to apples... stop right there because you cant, 360 has custom console hardware especially the GPU, the memory architecture is different, the CPU might be more traditional but its no PC CPU either, PS3 arguably has the closest thing to off the shelf components with its GPU the RSX. Aside from that theres things like the API(GPU) overhead which is next to nothing on consoles in comparison(especially 360), the fact that the code accross the board is far more seperated from the hardware(CPU especially, this means to get an equivelant you have to account for this, its no good picking a CPU with the same clock speed), this is the reason some PC fanboys are left scratching their heads when the big exclusives on consoles come out rivaling the very best visuals available at the time(doesnt happen all the time but it does happen and its not art direction before you try and spin it, art direction always helps but console gamers are used to it). Theres benifits to both sides, I really wish PC fanboys didnt assume all console gamers "just arent as informed" as them, its quite the opposite in some cases. Maybe you could build a system that could match both 360 and PS3 for cheaper... on paper but as we all know it never works out as it does on paper. Theres also the fact that 360 will most likely see a price drop this year making it better value for money, which should even things out a bit.

    PC hardware isnt cheaper for the most part(certainly not when a console launches more often than not) obviously PC is always slightly ahead but to begin with(high end PCs) but the hardware vendors cannot sell at a loss and they never sell in the numbers that console parts do, obviously MS arent selling at a loss but they wont be making that much off the hardware.

    Edited by 2 at 28/02/08 @ 12:06

  • mainaman #68 4 years ago


    Good luck playing COD4,Bioshock,etc. on the highest settings on a 400 pounds PC.

    Mass Effect on PC will probably have the highest system requirements of all UE3 games.

    Also,if you have got a decent PC(500 pounds+),you can get a noticeable visual upgrade,but not many people have their PCs hooked to the big screen in the living room.If you can afford HTPC just for that purpose,fine;buy only 360 exclusive games and wait 7 months for Mass Effect for PC!

  • Katsumoto #69 4 years ago

    I'm pretty sure 360 have to wait for pc "exclusives" too, y'know. Still no sign of Stalker on consoles! It works both ways. La la la.

  • krokomkiller #70 4 years ago

    I dont think a "pc exclusive" like Stalker would sell very well on the 360.
    Compared to Halo3, Bioshock and the likes it seems rather "forgetable"

  • Katsumoto #71 4 years ago

    !!!!!!!. Thanks, I haven't laughed that hard in ages.
    Edited by 1 at 28/02/08 @ 16:42

  • hiddenranbir #72 4 years ago

    " think the issue, however, is why do you care?"

    ...

    A potentiential customer should always care about what is being told to them. This applies to all companies in any market.

  • VMerken #73 4 years ago

    /joins Katsumoto

    Good to see some comic relief from time to time.

  • 7creature #74 4 years ago

    Calgon: Hmm, interesting. From what I've read, those games you are mentioning (CoD4) are running in low resolution and upscaled on consoles.

    In fact, UE3 games are pretty mild it seems - CoDS runs in highest details on practically any mid-range (dirt cheap) card - 9600GT, X3870, 8800GT. Only bigger game (heh, in both senses) nowadays is probably Crysis - which is obviously aimed towards the next GPU generation since there is probably NO GPU able to run it in high resolutions and very high details (maybe 2 x 9800GX2 in SLI?).

    And yes, PC is more expensive than Xbox360 (Arcade) - like $900 versus $370. But you are getting more. And, by the way, do you own PC? I certainly do, and I would have one even if I had Xbox360. So I use PC for lots of other things than gaming, and if I want to play newest games, the only necessary upgrade is basically the GPU - which costs like $170.

    So for me, the enhanced ME, in nice quality and high resolution (compared to Xbox), without stuttering and other issues - as promised by Bioware - for half the price of console version, is a sure purchase.
    Edited by 1 at 19/03/08 @ 09:12