Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has stated his belief that future entries in the Mass Effect franchise will be very likely released for the PlayStation 3 in addition to Xbox 360.
Chatting in the latest episode of Pach Attack over on GT, Pachter said that although it is high unlikely we’ll see the original Mass Effect on Sony’s black box, it’s pretty much a given that future titles will end up making the transition to the console.
"Mass Effect, the first one, was made by BioWare when they were part of Elevation Partners. I’m not sure that they actual retained the right to ever bring it out on the PS3. I have heard from Microsoft and I’ve actually heard from EA that we probably won’t see Mass Effect 1 ever on the PS3; I’m not sure that’s true of Mass Effect 2, and I’m certain it’s not true of Mass Effect 3, 4, 5 and 6.
So, I think you’ll see a Mass Effect game, an extension of the franchise, on the PS3. Number 1? They might have given away those rights in perpetuity. so that’s all negotiable when a publisher’s involved. When it’s an independent developer, you never really know. Alan Wake, for example, I think is a perpetual Xbox 360 exclusive. I don’t think that will ever be on the PS3."
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