Mass Effect 2 PS3 to include DLC, story intro

Mass Effect 2 is coming to PlayStation 3. Mass Effect 1, on the other hand, is not. So how will BioWare introduce the story to PlayStation 3 gamers for the first time? BioWare boss Ray Muzyka has that answer and more.

“We’re making sure there’s a really seamless introduction to the world of Mass Effect, for players that haven’t experienced it before,” Muzyka told VG247 during Gamescom.

“So even though it’s Mass Effect 2 specifically, we’re making sure there’s a nice introduction experience, that provides the back-story and the things that have happened up to that point in the universe, and makes it a really seamless introduction.”

He continued, “We haven’t revealed what that is yet. It’ll be something that provides a good introduction and provides a lot of the back-story and introduces you well to the story-arc, and kind of makes you feel like you’re part of it all. And then you can jump right into the action in Mass Effect 2.”

Muzyka also told the site that they’ll be including a lot of the post-release downloadable content right in the box.

“One of the things we’re doing is that we’re bringing a lot of the post-release downloadable content and will integrate it into the experience, so that PS3 fans can check that out and play it,” he said.

He wasn’t so open about the Cerberus Network, though.

“I guess in terms of what the Cerberus Network represents, it really represents a lot of content, it represents a lot of post-release support, and we… do want make sure the PS3 fans get that experience in as full away as possible,” he said.

“But we’ll reveal more of that over time.”

Looks like we’ll have to wait a bit, then. Shouldn’t be too long. Mass Effect 2 launches on PlayStation 3 in January 2011.