Mass Effect 2 PS3 Preview

PSM3 magazine has an preview praising Mass Effect 2 as “one of the most important PS3 launches ever”. Predictably, it’s not so much an informative preview as a piece on how great Mass Effect and the PS3 are.

How so? Well, it’s an incredible game, universally praised by Xbox 360 and PC owners who’ve been enjoying it all year and contributed to its 96% Metacritic average.

Aside from that, its announcement at EA’s GamesCom press conference is another indicator that publishers and developers want to bring their very best to Sony.

Mass Effect has long been a jewel in Microsoft’s crown – this sequel is held in the same esteem as Halo, Gears Of War and Forza – but now it’s coming to PS3.

Sorry, correction, an enhanced version’s coming to PS3, complete with DLC and several small but vital extras. It’s as huge a deal for us as Gabe Newell taking to the stage at E3 to announce Portal 2 on Sony’s machine.