It’s been known for a while now that Mass Effect 2 will be releasing on Blu-ray for PS3 on January 18. However, Sony has revealed that the full game will be available as a 12 GB download via PSN on January 18 as well and PlayStation Plus users will get a 60 minute trial on the same day.
PlayStation fans have been asking for Mass Effect for years and we are very pleased to finally be bringing it to a new branch of Mass Effect fans, writes Chris Priestly, Community Coordinator for BioWare. However, what I think Mass Effect fans on the PS3 will be most appreciative of is that this is not a simple port. The Mass Effect team has taken the time to utilize the PS3 hardware to the fullest in order to maximize your gameplay experience. It was also extremely important for the team to make sure playing with the PS3 controller worked and felt good. You will also see that the in-game graphics and cinematics are clearer and more vibrant on the PS3. As an added bonus, the PS3 version includes previously released DLC missions: Overlord, Lair of the Shadow Broker and Kasumi.
Mass Effect 2 on PS3 will also include an interactive comic to substitute for the events in the first Mass Effect and a demo is available now.
Source: PlayStation.Blog
