PS3 Mass Effect 2 Workaround Revealed, Patch in the Works

[Anton P. Nym]

After waiting so patiently for so long, the PlayStation 3 crowd finally got its paws on Mass Effect 2, BioWare's epic sci-fi RPG that Xbox 360 owners have been playing since 2007.

Mass Effect 2 wasn't released in 2007, it was released early last year. It was a contender for game of the year for 2010 at this very web site not a few weeks ago. Nice journalism, Chalk.

I believe that was a reference to the release of the first Mass Effect, back when it was an Xbox 360 Exclusive Title. (Before it was ported to the PC.)

-- Steve

 

[spartan773]

This thread is going to turn ugly pretty soon. Haha.

Are all the DLC's available on the PS3?

Yes. all of it except armor and appearance packs.
the big packs like Lair of the Shadow Broker, Project: Overlord, Kasumi: Stolen Memories, Zaeed Massani and his loyalty mission, and the firewalker missions are all free and available to the ps3 version, if you buy a new copy before january 1, 2012, otherwise it's 14 bucks for the cerberus pack.

armor packs for the inferno armor, kestrel armor system, the dr. pepper promotions, and even the terminus and collector weapon and armor packs, access to a few paid weapons and the appearance pack for Jack, Garrus and Thane are all paid DLC.

 

[Zagzag]

After waiting so patiently for so long, the PlayStation 3 crowd finally got its paws on Mass Effect 2, BioWare's epic sci-fi RPG that Xbox 360 owners have been playing since 2007.

Mass Effect 2 wasn't released in 2007, it was released early last year. It was a contender for game of the year for 2010 at this very web site not a few weeks ago. Nice journalism, Chalk.

I noticed that as well! It seemed a bit strange.

 

[NickCaligo42]

After waiting so patiently for so long, the PlayStation 3 crowd finally got its paws on Mass Effect 2, BioWare's epic sci-fi RPG that Xbox 360 owners have been playing since 2007.

Mass Effect 2 wasn't released in 2007, it was released early last year. It was a contender for game of the year for 2010 at this very web site not a few weeks ago. Nice journalism, Chalk.

I believe that was a reference to the release of the first Mass Effect, back when it was an Xbox 360 Exclusive Title. (Before it was ported to the PC.)

-- Steve

I'm sure of that, but I figured it'd be a nice change of pace from everybody trolling him over the "get a 360 instead" note at the end.

 

[Valagetti]

Ha, I almost finished the game and I haven't experienced any glitchs like that. Its a really great game. Love how it turns into BladeRunner with the cars n' culture.

 

[squid5580]

That's quite a thing to slip through testing, especially for BioWare.

Still, at least they seem to have responded fairly quickly.

"As an alternative workaround, PS3 owners can also avoid the Mass Effect 2 save bug by purchasing an Xbox."

Fucking hell, the Escapist is flame-baiting more than the users at the minute xD

It went through the testing phase. That is how Bioware tests their games. They release it, wait for the customer feedback then fix the issues. At least that is how it has gone on for their console releases. Afterall there is no excuse to have things like spelling errors if the game was tested properly.

The last line is epic for its lulz. I am jumpin out now before the war starts.

 

[soren7550]

That's great and all BioWare, but when in the fuck are you going to fix the Conrad glitch in the PC & 360 versions of the game that's been out for just over a year now?

 

[Musiclly enhanced]

OH CRAP last time i was on mass effect it got stuck on a loading screen and haveent checked it yet i spent 6 hours on that hope i havent lost it

 

[Irridium]

That's great and all BioWare, but when in the fuck are you going to fix the Conrad glitch in the PC & 360 versions of the game that's been out for just over a year now?

Exactly.

I'm getting kind of tired with Conrad saying I pointed a gun at him WHEN I NEVER DID THAT!!

Its twice as hilarious since Conrad was one of the main examples Bioware used to show your choices effect people.

 

[Andy Chalk]

For the record, I played Mass Effect 1 and 2 on the PC.

 

[brodie21]

As an alternative workaround, PS3 owners can also avoid the Mass Effect 2 save bug by purchasing an Xbox.

which is what they should have done in the first place. zing!

 

[soren7550]

That's great and all BioWare, but when in the fuck are you going to fix the Conrad glitch in the PC & 360 versions of the game that's been out for just over a year now?

Exactly.

I'm getting kind of tired with Conrad saying I pointed a gun at him WHEN I NEVER DID THAT!!

Same here.

I believe this sums it up nicely:

 

[Danpascooch]

That's quite a thing to slip through testing, especially for BioWare.

Still, at least they seem to have responded fairly quickly.

"As an alternative workaround, PS3 owners can also avoid the Mass Effect 2 save bug by purchasing an Xbox."

Fucking hell, the Escapist is flame-baiting more than the users at the minute xD

It went through the testing phase. That is how Bioware tests their games. They release it, wait for the customer feedback then fix the issues. At least that is how it has gone on for their console releases. Afterall there is no excuse to have things like spelling errors if the game was tested properly.

The last line is epic for its lulz. I am jumpin out now before the war starts.

No, that's how Obsidian tests their games, this error is very rare, it's not surprising it wasn't found.

A spelling error or two is acceptable if you have as much text in the game as Mass Effect 2 does, it probably has a better spelling error to text ratio than most novels.

 

[RA92]

That's great and all BioWare, but when in the fuck are you going to fix the Conrad glitch in the PC & 360 versions of the game that's been out for just over a year now?

Exactly.

I'm getting kind of tired with Conrad saying I pointed a gun at him WHEN I NEVER DID THAT!!

Its twice as hilarious since Conrad was one of the main examples Bioware used to show your choices effect people.

Huh? He did that? Well, I wouldn't know, since I manhandled the guy the first chance I got when he was swooning over Shepard. Looking back, I might have been a little too overprotective of my FemShepard...

For the record, I played Mass Effect 1 and 2 on the PC.

A member of the PC Master Race causing an XBox vs PS3 flame war, to weaken his adversaries before the impending PC vs console war? You, Sir, are a true saboteur.

 

[Kyouki1980]

Lol can people not take a joke? Nothing wrong with a little console rivalry. (Referring to that last sentence)

You forget that console fan-boys of either stripe are obsessive and have neither a sense of humour or the ability to spell correctly. Oh and they have this weird habit of replacing every second word with the word "******". Strange race of creatures these fan-boys.

I personally have a gaming laptop and a ps3. I bought both Mass Effects for PC. I dont think any PS3 owner was stupid enough to think either Mass Effect would come out for PS3. Even I was like "Wait what? " when it was announced.

 

[Suskie]

I stand by my conclusion that this whole bug was just the game's way of telling BioWare that Genesis sucked.

I honestly have no sympathy for anyone affected by this. Seriously guys, if you're going to play Mass Effect, play it on a platform where you get the entire saga and one of the greatest stories ever told in a video game isn't completed ruined in a 15-minute comic strip. (That's not a knock on the PS3; if the system had gotten the full original game as well, I'd be happy. But anyone who plays ME2 on PS3 is not a Mass Effect fan and never will be.)

 

[squid5580]

That's quite a thing to slip through testing, especially for BioWare.

Still, at least they seem to have responded fairly quickly.

"As an alternative workaround, PS3 owners can also avoid the Mass Effect 2 save bug by purchasing an Xbox."

Fucking hell, the Escapist is flame-baiting more than the users at the minute xD

It went through the testing phase. That is how Bioware tests their games. They release it, wait for the customer feedback then fix the issues. At least that is how it has gone on for their console releases. Afterall there is no excuse to have things like spelling errors if the game was tested properly.

The last line is epic for its lulz. I am jumpin out now before the war starts.

No, that's how Obsidian tests their games, this error is very rare, it's not surprising it wasn't found.

A spelling error or two is acceptable if you have as much text in the game as Mass Effect 2 does, it probably has a better spelling error to text ratio than most novels.

Lets be fair. This is how most companies test their games these days. And the only ones who deserve any leeway is when it comes to problems with MP. Afterall you can't test what will happen when millions of people are playing it.

And yes I am aware making a game is hard work. Just like 99.9% of jobs in the world. So until I start getting partially refunded for my time and frustration either waiting for the patch or suffering through the bugs that excuse isn't going to hold water. Bethesda is a great example of this. For those of us who bought Fallout 3 pre patch they gave us a M$ theme for our dashboard. Sure it isn't much and not something I would buy but at least it was a small apology for their fuck up. And bugs are their fuck up for a product we are paying premium money for.

And for the record danpascooch paragraph #2 was not directed at you personally. I just know someone is going to read paragraph 1 and respond with "making games is hard, you shouldn't expect perfection" which I don't. I just expect the game to function flawlessly on the console it was designed for.

 

[Danpascooch]

That's quite a thing to slip through testing, especially for BioWare.

Still, at least they seem to have responded fairly quickly.

"As an alternative workaround, PS3 owners can also avoid the Mass Effect 2 save bug by purchasing an Xbox."

Fucking hell, the Escapist is flame-baiting more than the users at the minute xD

It went through the testing phase. That is how Bioware tests their games. They release it, wait for the customer feedback then fix the issues. At least that is how it has gone on for their console releases. Afterall there is no excuse to have things like spelling errors if the game was tested properly.

The last line is epic for its lulz. I am jumpin out now before the war starts.

No, that's how Obsidian tests their games, this error is very rare, it's not surprising it wasn't found.

A spelling error or two is acceptable if you have as much text in the game as Mass Effect 2 does, it probably has a better spelling error to text ratio than most novels.

Lets be fair. This is how most companies test their games these days. And the only ones who deserve any leeway is when it comes to problems with MP. Afterall you can't test what will happen when millions of people are playing it.

And yes I am aware making a game is hard work. Just like 99.9% of jobs in the world. So until I start getting partially refunded for my time and frustration either waiting for the patch or suffering through the bugs that excuse isn't going to hold water. Bethesda is a great example of this. For those of us who bought Fallout 3 pre patch they gave us a M$ theme for our dashboard. Sure it isn't much and not something I would buy but at least it was a small apology for their fuck up. And bugs are their fuck up for a product we are paying premium money for.

And for the record danpascooch paragraph #2 was not directed at you personally. I just know someone is going to read paragraph 1 and respond with "making games is hard, you shouldn't expect perfection" which I don't. I just expect the game to function flawlessly on the console it was designed for.

If you expect the game to function flawlessly you obviously don't know any programming. That is literally an impossible goal. And I'm speaking as someone who is currently enrolled for a Game Development degree.

There are a million billion ways things can go wrong, and many only happen under the perfect circumstances, it's not like a book where there are X amount of spelling errors to fix then the book is flawlessly working.

As it stands, on average 20% of development resources are spent making a piece of software, and a fucking ridiculous 80% is spent debugging it. If you held most games to your standards, they would take over a decade to make.

There are also diminishing returns, the more time you spend debugging, the more time and money it takes to find each bug, it's impossible to find them all, it would take years and years and so much money we'd end up with AAA titles with the complexity and content of Pac-Man.

 

[rsvp42]

So do PS3 users get the second game, but not the first? I heard that if you start ME2 from scratch,

Spoiler

the council is killed and Wrex is dead

which is pretty lame. Unless I heard wrong.

As for the bug, sounds like everything's under control, so long as people can chill for a bit.