In a bit of a surprising revelation today, BioWare have confirmed that January's exploration-packed Mass Effect 2 will ship on 2 discs for both versions on Xbox 360 and PC. The Collector's Edition (above) will be sporting an third, bonus disc, as planned, which contains behind-the-scenes goodness.
"Yes, there are 2 game discs for both the PC and Xbox 360 versions, both the Collector's and standard editions," writes BioWare's Chris Priestly on the developer's forums.
"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. The Xbox 360 does not have an install and does require disc swapping during 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."
It's worth noting that while 360 owners cannot, as stated, fully install the game as on a PC, the option to install to the HDD to reduce disc drive noise will likely still be there. As always. Priestly adds, "Why 2 discs? Answer: Because you cannot fit this much awesome on one disc."
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