BioWare: EA owns Mass Effect IP (Translation: It could still come to PS3) [update]
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jul 8th 2009 1:30PM
We've been doing a lot of wondering about BioWare lately: wondering what the company is going to do
with the Wii; wondering what our
saves from the first Mass Effect will do to the sequel. But most of all, we've been wondering if
Mass Effect 2 will be making its way to the PlayStation 3, like its dragon-infused brother,
Dragon Age: Origins. So we asked BioWare's Matt Atwood directly about the possibility of the game coming to PS3, to which he responded, "We've only announced 360 and PC. At this point we're really focused on those platforms."
We understand, Matt, but what about the intellectual property itself? Does EA own the
Mass Effect name? "Yes. EA owns the rights to
Mass Effect." And so, as far as exclusivity between
Mass Effect and Microsoft, that doesn't exist? "That's right," he told us.
Update: Matt Atwood at BioWare just contacted us to clarify his statements from earlier today regarding
Mass Effect 2's exclusivity to Xbox 360 and PC. He says, "It [exclusivity] actually does exist for
Mass Effect 2. And beyond that, we haven't announced any plans."
