As BioWare's space opera continues to dazzle gamers and critics alike, PS3 owners increasingly want to know if Mass Effect 2 will find its way to their console.

The will-they-or-won't-they debate reached a fever pitch this week when a gamer found a fragment of source code in Mass Effect 2 that referenced the PS3:
m_nMaxRenegade=1900
m_nMaxRenegade = 1900
m_nMaxParagon=1957 m_nMaxParagon = 1957
m_srXPFormat=340881 m_srXPFormat = 340,881
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessageXBox?=348754
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessageXBox? = 348,754
m_srParagonRenegadeMessageXBox=3?48755
m_srParagonRenegadeMessageXBox = 3? 48,755
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessagePC=3?48753
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessagePC = 3? 48,753
m_srParagonRenegadeMessagePC=348?755
m_srParagonRenegadeMessagePC = 348? 755
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessagePS3=?348755
m_srSpendTalentPointsMessagePS3 =? 348,755
m_srParagonRenegadeMessagePS3=15?3007
m_srParagonRenegadeMessagePS3 = 15? 3007
The source code controversy found its way to the BioWare forums, where believers pegged it as "bullet-proof" evidence Mass Effect 2 would be published for the PS3. BioWare's community coordinator Chris Priestly chimed in on the discussion with this fairly conclusive statement:
The Unreal Engine is cross platform, hence the PS3 code.
This was brought up back in Mass Effect 1 days as well.
Mass Effect is for the PC and Xbox 360.
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Sharkey says: Console exclusives stink, but they do sell hardware, so it's highly unlikely this is the last time gamers will find themselves out in the cold. Ever been persuaded to buy a competing console for an exclusive title?