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Originally Posted by HeartsOfFire

I'm just speculating here: The PS3 version will obviously contain the game itself, and may or may not come with all currently existing DLC bundled together. Plus, BioWare will also have to come up with a way for PS3 players to tie in events from Mass Effect 1 such that they will be noticable in Mass Effect 2.

Some side quests in Mass Effect 1 had repercussions in Mass Effect 2, even if relatively minor. Others had no impact whatsoever. Maybe they'll have an impact in Mass Effect 3, maybe they won't.

Without bundling Mass Effect 1 into the package as a seperate game, I imagine it would instead put you through a brief multiple choice exam, sort of like that G.O.A.T. in Fallout 3.

Example:

While chasing a distress signal on a garden world in the Traverse, you encountered a scientist being held at gunpoint by a Marine. The Marine claims to be a survivor of the Akuze incident and claims the scientist is working for Cerberus. The scientist on the other hand denies all allegations and insists the Marine is delusional and unstable. It should be noted that according to Alliance personnel records, the Marine holding the scientist at gunpoint is officially listed as K.I.A. while on Akuze. Do you:
A) Allow the Marine to take his revenge?
B) Order the Marine to stand down and bring the Scientist in for interrogation and possible trial?
C) Take the scientist out yourself? As a Council Spectre, you pretty much have immunity.
D) Order the Marine to stand down, get the scientist to safey, and get the Marine some psychiatric help?

There'd be probably anywhere from 20 to 50 different questions like this, all of them slightly altering the nuances of the playthrough for Mass Effect 2 and shaping the player's Shepard to their liking, without having to play 40 hours worth of game to get it.

I've played through both ME 1 and ME 2 on my roommates 360. So I'm curious to see what the prologue entails in the PS3 version which I'll be getting if only to tide me over till ME3