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Mass Effect 2 Will Feature Multiple Game Discs
Written Friday, December 04, 2009 By Dan Webb
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Speaking on the Mass Effect 2 community boards recently, Community Manager Chris Priestly commented on the speculation regarding whether the title would feature two discs. The answer quite simply is yes.

Priestly commented, "Yes, there are 2 game discs for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions, both the Collector's and standard editions."

"The Xbox 360 does not have an install and does require disc swapping during play," Priestly noted, "Even though there is a disc swap, it occurs at a carefully planned place in the game (that does not interfere with gameplay) and is done once. You do not swap back and forth. 1 swap and then done."

To answer the simple question of why, Priestly joked, "Because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc."

2 discs worth of Mass Effect 2 content? Can I get a "hells yeah"?

By my maths, it should be twice as awesome as the original. I'm not just a pretty face you know!




 
 

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Comment #1 by link667
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:47:17 AM
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Hell yea! :D cant wait for this!


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Comment #2 by XboxLiveKingen
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:48:00 AM
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I was 1# to coment! hope the game get's as good as the first one...


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Comment #3 by XboxLiveKingen
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:48:31 AM
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F u got there the sec before


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Comment #4 by Poppa Vanes
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:50:10 AM
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Awesome, theres no other word for it


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Comment #5 by TermlessEarth
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:50:58 AM
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Sweeeeeeeet, this is one game that I am surree lookin forward too. The Awesomeness can't fit on one disc... hehe.. Really need to pre-order this.


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Comment #6 by aXah121
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:52:22 AM
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Hells Yeah! Cant wait for this game.


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Comment #7 by Gearbolt
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:52:51 AM
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sweet! can't wait to play this one.


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Comment #8 by strawberry
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:55:28 AM
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YES!!! I wonder how this works. how is it that you only swap once? does that mean the entire game world is on each disc? how else would you travel to all the places without switching discs then?


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Comment #9 by Veles
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:56:54 AM
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I'm guessing you can install both disks as normal but I wonder why they don't let you access disk 2's content when you have disk 1 in.


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Comment #10 by Jashole86
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 06:58:29 AM
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Awesome!! Bring it on!


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Comment #11 by x 19 Luke 87 x
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:00:52 AM
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And here we have a good enough reason to switch to blu ray dics.


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Comment #12 by Ecliptor_knight
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:01:31 AM
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Wow everyone sure is excited that this game is on more than one disc. >_> Microsoft needs to get with the times DVD is old news.


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Comment #13 by x 19 Luke 87 x
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:02:31 AM
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#5 not entirely sure why you need to pre-order. I'm sure there will be plenty in stock.


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Comment #14 by Ecliptor_knight
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:03:53 AM
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lol good point #13. XP


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Comment #15 by mjc0961
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:04:23 AM
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"The Xbox 360 does not have an install"

Boo! I don't care, I'd install both discs. I don't want my 360 to sound like a jet engine while I'm trying to partake of the awesome.

Also, WTF are you talking about Webb? You aren't a pretty face at al-*banhammer'd*


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Comment #16 by MartyMcFly
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:05:25 AM
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This game is going to be so friggin epic!


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Comment #17 by Stealthcake
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:10:42 AM
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Amazing


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Comment #18 by Arenazombie
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:23:23 AM
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Would be like Lost Odyssey. You got the whole world on each disk but cutscenes (with I think will take a lot of space) are only on the disc where they appear in the story.
Probably there are also some areas like Eden Prime in the first one that u can't revisit.
Hopefully this doesn't run into "many missable achievements" lol


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Comment #19 by CunningFox
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:24:52 AM
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Maybe play a tutorial with very long setailed cutscenes.
Then if you start again you can choose to just skip it.


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Comment #20 by Damodar Thade
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:36:29 AM
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@13 They said the Collectors edition is very limited stock and has sold out at some retailers allready.

2 discs is good news cant wait to play :)


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Comment #21 by Ecliptor_knight
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:45:29 AM
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I still don't get the excitement of having to Get up and change the disc. I mean what is this 1997?


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Comment #22 by MagicNinjaZ
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:48:15 AM
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the more I see this the mare I want it, to bad im broke right now.


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Comment #23 by macd
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:58:31 AM
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OH HELL YES

I was gutted as January release is during exam season, but my exams finish before this comes out. And I can't wait. I'll probably end up getting one of the stupid extra editions with bonus crap, just cause I love Mass Effect so damned much. I look forward to this greatly.


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Comment #24 by Baxx
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:59:44 AM
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Will prob be better than Bioshock 2's multiplayer, but in story wise, Bioshock 2 will be better.


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Comment #25 by l.maciver
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:03:40 AM
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sounds big


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Comment #26 by reg12365
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:04:34 AM
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@11 i don't think it's that simple....


Also is it just me who thinks this sucks?


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Comment #27 by Der Fuhrer
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:09:04 AM
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That brings me back to Tiger Woods on the Gamecube, two discs to hold all the courses.


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Comment #28 by Greenmember
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:13:12 AM
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I cannot wait, I love it.


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Comment #29 by Silent Chaos
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:13:37 AM
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Can't wait for this game... ME2 future GOTY!!!!!


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Comment #30 by Wicelow
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:32:24 AM
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Can't wait !


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Comment #31 by Snipe777
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:48:23 AM
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yup 2 disk thats whats up


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Comment #32 by MLG=Most Likely Gay
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:48:46 AM
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Hells Yea!


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Comment #33 by Snipe777
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:49:30 AM
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yup 2 disk thats whats up 4 real


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Comment #34 by specVjavi
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:52:48 AM
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so if the first one wasnt long enough, i suppose this one will. =)


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Comment #35 by Keizaron
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:58:52 AM
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This will probably function like Legend of Dragoon did with the first two discs. Disc two was able to read everything disc one had, but it didn't have some of the weaker monsters/older cutscenes.


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Comment #36 by Wulfaur
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:00:47 AM
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announce co-op for this game then I'll be sold. I'm tired of having to deal with retarded AI when I could have competent people with me (Dragon Age, Left 4 Dead, Mass Effect 1)


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Comment #37 by GsA Dragonheart
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:04:18 AM
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a game of pure awesommeness


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Comment #38 by Robin183
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:11:17 AM
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I am pretty sure it will take a while, if ever, until Microsoft puts a disc-format owned by Sony, into an Xbox.


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Comment #39 by SkyChat
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:11:37 AM
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disc swapping? epic fail.. how about HDD..


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Comment #40 by Xtrovert
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:14:50 AM
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i prefer havin multiple discs with rpgs....makes me feel like i'm gettin somewhere when i swap the discs over =D


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Comment #41 by TrueKilla360
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:16:32 AM
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SUWEEEEET... I preorderd the collecters edition the day it was announced :)


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Comment #42 by ErinEsurance
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:20:30 AM
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Having the game on 2 discs is non-news, but the fact it won't have an install feature on the 360 is a giant letdown.


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Comment #43 by xtye
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:21:23 AM
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Sweet! More things to throw!

Seriously, the first game sucked balls. Why is a second being made?


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Comment #44 by Chuppernicus
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:24:25 AM
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Two is fine with me, I'd be fine with three disks.

Why is there complaining about disk swapping? I'd hate to be so lazy, bitter and angry all the time. Silly kids. If only you had to deal with a real problem in life. Haters are funny.


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Comment #45 by matic21
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:25:08 AM
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@36 that's your fault if you suck mate! I can't wait to play this :D!


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Comment #46 by LazlowRave
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:29:37 AM
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@ME!

HI EVERYONE!

Mass Effect should rock those two discs four times harder now then the first. Think of it, Mass Effect two should be twice as good as the first, however, now their are two disks making it FOUR times better! Woot Woot!


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Comment #47 by DJSeth227
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:32:22 AM
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Alright let me use math here....
Mass effect 1 had 1 disk=Awesome
Mass effect 1 1 disk and 2 DLC=SUPER SEXY ORGASMIC AWESOME

Mass effect 2 SOOOOO GOOD THAT IT NEEDS 2 DISK=so good that shity microsofts console will overload and you MUST buy the Mass effect 2 limited edition xbox that they will have to do beause no other xbox can handle it......:)


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Comment #48 by Legendary801
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:37:10 AM
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You said it all DJ Seth! MASS EFFECT 2 GOTY!!!


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Comment #49 by DJSeth227
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:39:28 AM
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@48 GOTY thats a understatement more like GOTC (Game of the centurie)or of course once Mass effect 3 comes sadly i will forget all about this T.T


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Comment #50 by RCGV
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:44:13 AM
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I am so pumped for this.


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Comment #51 by Syzergy 17
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:52:19 AM
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HELLZ YEAH


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Comment #52 by II M1CK3H II
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:52:31 AM
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@2, Your mother must be so proud of you...


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Comment #53 by Will Daniels
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:53:25 AM
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@ #2: You are an idiot.

This game seems like it's going to be absolutely massive in scale. I loved the first one, and I'm really interested to see how this one pans out with the change to being more of a shooter. Let's hope the RPG elements are still killer this time around.


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Comment #54 by Dusk Firewall
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:53:28 AM
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@43, Maybe because of all the fans wanting a sequel? Shock and Awe! Other people have opinions that differ from your own ;)


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Comment #55 by J Prime
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:10:10 AM
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i thought it was a good game, but the first one actually made me fall asleep at some points, gameplay was kinda dry. looking forward to finishing it though and getting this one.


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Comment #56 by DJSeth227
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:22:27 AM
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@43 Man its just not youre type of game like i cant stand devil may cry makes me want to punch a baby.


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Comment #57 by Greg0fTheDead
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:36:07 AM
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less than two months, almost here!


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Comment #58 by heatedGAZZMAN
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:40:45 AM
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Hell yeah!!! This is going to be fantastic and less then 2 months now..


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Comment #59 by Wolfofthewind
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:57:50 AM
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@15, well you can technically still install the discs like you do with any game. It's just saying you'll still need the discs in the 360, which means you'll still need to swap them out.

So in other words, you can do what I'm going to do...install just so the xbox doesn't sound like a bomb, engine, etc...lol.

2 discs...well call me wrong, but that tends to mean the game is lenghier...other than the exception of Infinite Undiscovery, games with at least 2 discs; I'd say, tend to contain a decent 50+ hours of quality game play, easily.


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Comment #60 by CrossFireZX5
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:58:04 AM
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Still have to pre-order. CANT FRIGGING WAIT


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Comment #61 by SB141_EvilAngel
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 11:05:14 AM
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Thank Christ this comes out the month of my birthday :D


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Comment #62 by Blue Thunder28
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 11:36:46 AM
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OMG AWESOME! Can't wait for this.
Also @43... BITE YOUR TONGUE! BITE IT! :p


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Comment #63 by Pucca Princess
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 11:46:26 AM
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I don't care if it has 2 discs or 10 - Mass Effect 1 was great, and the 2nd looks like it will be even better. As long as it's not delayed I'll be happy! =)


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Comment #64 by The Globalizer
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 11:52:36 AM
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That's all I needed to hear -- this is now a definite pre-order.


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Comment #65 by DaChiefOfOwnage
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:11:52 PM
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2 discs! Does that mean we'll get two Asari sex scenes?


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Comment #66 by Oblivion70
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:13:26 PM
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I didn't have a problem with RE4 on gamecube.

Disc swapping is fine if it's included as part of the story.

I'm swappin discs all the time between teh 5 or 6 games I play.


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Comment #67 by Bramwell420
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:14:42 PM
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@#38- Thank you! You took the words right out of my mouth! People don't realise how stupid they sound when they say that the 360 should have Blue-Ray...keep dreaming! Blue-Ray is a Sony product. Microsoft would have to be sniffing glue to pay Sony for parts to their systems.

On a side note, the developers have said multiple times that this story will be about recruiting new team memebers for a "suicide mission". It seems obvious that the first disc will be the recruitment part of the story, and the second disc will be the actual mission you prepare for...


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Comment #68 by Infomouse
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:24:03 PM
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Hells Yeah diggity dawg.


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Comment #69 by bkbobblehead
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:24:22 PM
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looks good


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Comment #70 by goothgone
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:31:57 PM
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blu-ray>>>>>> normal dvd


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Comment #71 by PrezodentJosiah
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:44:24 PM
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It's Mass Effect 2. I don't care if it comes on 50 discs. I just wanna play it!


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Comment #72 by Riverlution
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:45:40 PM
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I actually can't wait. Gotta finish up mass effect 1's achievements before January then!


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Comment #73 by MakoBallistic
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:48:37 PM
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siiiiick.


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Comment #74 by martdude16
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 12:53:25 PM
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Hells yeah!


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Comment #75 by Jimbob131190
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:18:35 PM
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sounds good they should of done this for MW2, campain for one MP for other.


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Comment #76 by CrazyRossco
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:20:23 PM
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It's not horrible disk swapping like in Star Ocean, so it's all good :)


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Comment #77 by SuperWoody64
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:26:57 PM
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#11, I assume the next xbox will use the BDrom. Well, I hope so anyhows.


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Comment #78 by warnuke
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:36:11 PM
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That's awesome that it is going to have that much content but I'll still wish i could just download it im not a fan of disk swapping. MY OPINION.


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Comment #79 by Daiphyer.
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:40:06 PM
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IDK why but I'm getting hyped up for this game! (Never played the first one)


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Comment #80 by xGoRmSx
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:40:27 PM
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Quote of the Year: "Because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc." Ahahahah good stuff, cant wait for this :D


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Comment #81 by Paprikeh
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:47:02 PM
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Holy shit.


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Comment #82 by Mr Theropod
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:47:31 PM
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@#3 it was actually 43 seconds


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Comment #83 by SumHydroponic
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:48:25 PM
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cannot wait


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Comment #84 by Vaile23
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:53:16 PM
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now if you had Blu Ray...


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Comment #85 by Dude Rain
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:55:12 PM
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I'm confused about the "no install" comment. I have to play the game direct from the disc? I haven't done that since the NXE came out...


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Comment #86 by Cinderkin
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 01:55:40 PM
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It's funny how people complain about Disc Swapping. Probably the same people who Praised Final Fantasy 7,8, and 9 because it was so lengthy it needed multiple discs. Yeah Blu-Ray is nice cause it holds so much, but its not like there asking you to swap discs every 15 minutes. Calm down and if it is that bad then don't play it. I loved Lost Odyssey and Switching disc felt good because it felt like I was getting somewhere in the Story. I hated Mass Effect at first, but after giving it some time I fell in love with it and have beaten it 3 times and have both DLC. I'm looking forward to ME2 so much. 2 disc = AWESOME!


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Comment #87 by Acid Mother
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 02:18:48 PM
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Oh God, so that's Bioware's nice way of saying YOUR DVDS ARE TOO SMALL GIT BLURAY


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Comment #88 by JD15
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 02:40:14 PM
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Id eat my fucking hat if mass effect 2 got game of the year over the old republic, still picking it up, the first was good but overrated


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Comment #89 by antonior712
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 02:44:16 PM
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Enough with the bluray comments you whiners. it just isnt going to happen. Microsoft will come out with games on flash drives b4 they go to bluray.


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Comment #90 by Decent Fellow
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:03:34 PM
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@ 38 & 67: Sony does not own Blu-ray. It is a part of the relatively large group of companies on the board of the Blu-ray Disc Association, but it is not THE owner of the format (http://www.blu-raydisc.com/en/about/SupportingCompanies.html). I have no doubt that all consoles (except maybe Nintendo's) will use Blu-ray discs in the next generation.

On topic, this is awesome. I like the fact that this game is going to be big enough to require two discs, but I wish they would have an installation option that would allow you to have the entire game on the HDD and not have to worry about the disk-swapping. I'm still gonna get it though, because I know it's gonna be AWESOME.


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Comment #91 by Sirius
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:16:37 PM
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I have a feeling this is going to be one long, awesome game. Can I say, GOTY?


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Comment #92 by iNf3Rn0 Lan
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:18:28 PM
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I think people need to remember that WRPGs are LONG... and one being on TWO discs? REALLY LONG. Like, imagine a two-disc Mass Effect 1... that's practically a guaranteed 1.5x+ longer agme.

JRPGs are amazing too, but them having two+ discs is to fit five bajillion cutscenes :P


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Comment #93 by DustinEC
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:21:50 PM
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Cool, might go preorder the Collector's Edition today.
This is why MS needs to switch to BluRay though.


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Comment #94 by DustinEC
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:25:57 PM
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Anyone seen the Gamestop box art? Two characters on the cover that I have never seen.


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Comment #95 by Lievan
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 03:52:41 PM
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@39, saying 'epic fail' makes you a loser...anyways this is great news to me because that means this game will be long and even more amaizng then the first!! I for one do not mind the disc swaping. It only takes a minute and it doesnt hurt to stretch your legs every once in a while!


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Comment #96 by MrMario2011
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 04:01:00 PM
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They'll probably have something like you save then pop the second disc in unless they find some way that you can eject the disc without ruining your system and without stopping the game itself, which I find unlikely as this would probably be a wide open door for hackers.


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Comment #97 by DEMON13B
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 04:18:06 PM
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SHIBBY!!!


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Comment #98 by toonsage
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 04:44:29 PM
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sweet ^.^


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Comment #99 by TheUglyCasanova
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 04:59:58 PM
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Sweet, even more ME goodness. Hopefully they will make it so it doesn't sound like a plane taking off while it reads them though.

As for blu-ray, hahah, yeah funny joke. Nobody needs blu-ray, its a waste of money until the players drop a good $100 or so. Only people complaining about needing to swap a disk now and then must be 300 pounds and such a thing really is a chore for them.


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Comment #100 by FuriousAli007
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 05:08:53 PM
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Sweet means Bioware isn't holding anything back.


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Comment #101 by Shadow Warlock
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 05:41:20 PM
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How many people are whining about having the swap the damn disc in this thread? Seriously, so what if it's two discs whats the big problem? They stated you swap the disc ONCE in the whole damn game if your that lazy you can't get off your goddamn arse and changes the freakin disc then DON'T BUY THE GODDAMN GAME.

This game will be epic in many proportions, it will be GOTY 2010 & 2011 (It's that epic it spans across 2 years) and in 2012 we will get Mass Effect 3!


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Comment #102 by DrZMvP554
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 07:58:26 PM
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if you played RE 4 for GC, it should be the same process, cant wait for this game, im not buying no over games until i get the Mass Effect 2: Collectors Edition


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Comment #103 by Atarii
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:16:22 PM
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Swapping discs isn't too annoying, but it is a very slight inconvenience. Whatever, I just want to play this game.


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Comment #104 by TristanValendro
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:31:57 PM
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If you can't install this game somehow, your 360 will surely die after or during all that gameplay. The NXE allowed you to install games so your system wouldn't overheat and fail as fast as before. I'm worried...


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Comment #105 by oXStarKillerXo
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 08:45:39 PM
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No Installation? what the fuck bioware?

How will i hear the awesome sound & music of this game over the loud churning aircraft noise of the xbox 360!!

not looking forward to this as much now, and this is from someone who LOVED the first game.


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Comment #106 by Dredgon
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 09:18:18 PM
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Awesome! Double the fun!!!!


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Comment #107 by Feel My Rage
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 10:29:47 PM
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@#105

The same way I heard Dragon Age and ME1. Ignore the sound. In all honesty, it isn't that annoying, and its a VERY monotonous tone. You'll filter the sound out without thinking about it. Seriously, the ONLY time i notice the change in noise levels is when I go from an uninstalled game to an installed one, of vice versa. The sounds still exists, and either way, it isnt that annoying.


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Comment #108 by Night45Fox
Friday, December 04, 2009 @ 11:55:43 PM
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One and done? how does that work? or just 2nd half of game perhaps, and why wouldn't an install be possible?


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Comment #109 by Night45Fox
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 12:00:16 AM
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" You can install the game to your Xbox 360 Hard Drive as long as you have enough memory to do so and have the correct disc in the drive when you play." -

Chris Priestly
Community Coordinator

so never mind my question in 108


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Comment #110 by Devil Sora
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 12:03:20 AM
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The heavier the better if its just like DA:O packeging then I'm a happy Alliance member! :D


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Comment #111 by ZingZitang
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 01:53:42 AM
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Lols oh man. "Im not just a pretty face you know" haha.


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Comment #112 by ROA5T BeeF
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 02:11:10 AM
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I can't wait for ME2 but I don't see why some people are actually typing things like "this is now a definite pre-order!" WTF? Two discs = better game? Eh?

And @67
I have no doubt in my mind that at least the next console generation will all use Blu-Ray. Just because PS3 uses Blu-Ray does not mean that Microsoft won't. Thats like saying that a band will not put their album on CD but instead a casette tape because they are a competing company.

And thank you Decent Fellow for saying almost the same thing. You are a mighty decent fellow.


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Comment #113 by Senate4242
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 02:44:19 AM
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I don't mind disk swapping at all, as long as I don't have to go back to previous disks(looking at you SO4).

I would prefer multiple disks instead of having to compress things even further or cutting things out. I just hope the inventory system has been improved beyond the PC enhancements, and that there is less pop in.


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Comment #114 by Hudson888
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 03:06:33 AM
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Oh why isnt this game out now!!!!!


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Comment #115 by Kyanite
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 03:59:17 AM
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"Because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc."

Quote of the year right there. I just picked up the first ME and will likely start playing it soon.

Oh, and # 2&3 fails.


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Comment #116 by Nathan LS27
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 07:20:34 AM
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*jizzed*


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Comment #117 by Nathan LS27
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 07:20:44 AM
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twice


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Comment #118 by The Bum-Mobile
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 09:12:46 AM
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Awesome! I guess we're looking at one epic, 50+ hour long game!


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Comment #119 by StephenG70
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 10:15:40 AM
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@36, You're an idiot. Left 4 Dead does have co-op and it's your fault you were shit at the first one.


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Comment #120 by FM880
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 10:47:40 AM
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#116 and #117 FTW

And everyone whos bitching about taking 20 seconds to swap discs needs to STFU. Are you all so fat and slovenly you can't get off the couch that long or are you so spoiled that you can't possibly be bothered to do it. Douches


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Comment #121 by Oblivion70
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 11:14:03 AM
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IT's A ONE TIME DISC SWITCH!


ONCE.

No different than deciding to play Mas Effect 2 instead of MW2 that exact moment.

You will have to remember which disc to load later int eh game which might cause problems for some of the great thinkers on here.


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Comment #122 by NIN11
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 12:13:32 PM
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HELLS YEAH!!!!!!!!!! Xbox needs disc switching in order to keep up. TRUTH!


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Comment #123 by seanrock101
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 01:11:28 PM
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Can't wait for this now!


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Comment #124 by oOoOMidoriOoOo
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 01:55:28 PM
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more game can only be a good thing *does happy dance*


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Comment #125 by Magicman10893
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 02:29:25 PM
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Damn, I hate disc swapping. At least it isn't as bad as the JRPG my friend has that is like 4 discs.


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Comment #126 by Kunduz
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 04:51:10 PM
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Awesome! Hopefully more content, but are we really going to resort to discswapping. It feels like going back in time...


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Comment #127 by pinkfluff1
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 06:51:48 PM
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why is two disks good? just a pain in the ass. Doesnt mean the gameplay will be any better just highlights the fact that the 360 should have had blueray. Still this should be an awesome game :)


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Comment #128 by Agent JFG
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 07:42:01 PM
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Too bad it wasn't on PS3 as well, would have been on a single disc. I don't think it will be a big deal, but I don't like the multi disc idea. If they knew it would be too big for simple Dual Layer DVDs then they should have devised an efficient way to make it work. 2 discs is fine, but I bet you will forced into a part of the game on disc two that you can't escape from. Which could be pulled off, but it sounds like they will force into a region without contact to some of the content on disc 1


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Comment #129 by Ben172
Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 08:12:37 PM
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Shows how much content is on the game, I'm really looking forward to it.


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Comment #130 by Pearson
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 01:30:33 AM
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Sounds as though that ME2 is going to be bigger in scope compared to ME, I don't really mind the game being on two disks.


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Comment #131 by pm90
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 11:38:40 AM
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Awesome
perfect way to start 2010 with what could possibly be the best game on the 360
cant wait 2 see what the achievements are like, got them all for ME and i hope 2 get them all for ME2. :)


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Comment #132 by Sinsko
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 12:41:02 PM
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Exciting but you really don't know how much content is on the last disc... Could be an hours worth lol


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Comment #133 by matic21
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 02:23:55 PM
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I can't wait :D, reminds of the good old days of Final Fantasy games for the PS1 and PS2. One more disc and i'm finished with Lost Odyssey :], then back to my third playthrough of Mass Effect.

Cheers for RPGs!


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Comment #134 by Accel Dance
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 04:32:35 PM
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Couldn't give a crap about how many disks there are. Whether or not it's good is purely down to the content.


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Comment #135 by Magicman10893
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 07:31:39 PM
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Now that I think about it, I am not so disappointed by the 2 disc idea. Dragon Age couldn't fit on 1 DVD and the textures were not very good compared to the computer that could download all the info onto the harddrive or the PS3 that had a lot more room on those Blu-ray discs.


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Comment #136 by Zacxx201
Sunday, December 06, 2009 @ 08:38:00 PM
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2 Discs = a pain in the ass? How do you figure? Just get to a certain point and have to switch to disk 2 ( probably after a big mission ) and never need to switch back again unless starting a new game i'd assume. Jesus people will always bitch about something...


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Comment #137 by haseown
Monday, December 07, 2009 @ 02:25:55 AM
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dont mind 2 disk ... i just wanna play now


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Comment #138 by GandalfStorm30
Monday, December 07, 2009 @ 06:37:53 AM
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grow up people about who posts first, enough of this on ps3trophies and other sites, get a f-ing life for goodness sake. On the subject of Mass effect 2, great even more sexy gaming.


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Comment #139 by blayde
Monday, December 07, 2009 @ 05:57:25 PM
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I CAN HAZ BLU-RAY? lol would fit the whole game on one of those like 8 times


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Comment #140 by Loquacious B
Tuesday, December 08, 2009 @ 12:01:51 PM
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Can't believe the fuss some people are making about it being on 2 discs. Is it that much of a problem to get off your fat lazy arses to change a disc? Sheeesh!



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Comment #141 by dhughes60
Wednesday, December 09, 2009 @ 10:46:16 PM
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awesome that means me2 is goin to b twice as awesome lol


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