Chris Priestly, the Community Coordinator for Bioware on Mass Effect 2, revealed this week on the game's official forums that the highly anticipated sequel is too much content for just one disc, and will be shipping on two (with a three disc collector's edition on the way).
His informative responses are below:
- Yes, there are 2 game discs for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions, both the Collector's and standard editions.
- There is a 3rd disc with the Collector's Edition. This is a movie DvD containing making of and other bonus information.
- The PC version is a standard install. You install the information from both discs and then play with 1 disc in the drive. No swapping.
- 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.
- 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.
- Why 2 discs? Answer: Because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc. Hope this helps.
Two years after Commander Shepard repelled invading Reapers bent on the destruction of organic life, a mysterious new enemy has emerged. On the fringes of known space, something is silently abducting entire human colonies. Now Shepard must work with Cerberus, a ruthless organization devoted to human survival at any cost, to stop the most terrifying threat mankind has ever faced. To even attempt this perilous mission, Shepard must assemble the galaxy’s most elite team and command the most powerful ship ever built. Even then, they say it would be suicide. Commander Shepard intends to prove them wrong. Mass Effect 2 releases on January 26th, 2010. You should check out our most recent news posting on Mass Effect 2 including new screenshots and a trailer (by clicking here).
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