User blog comment:Commdor/BioWare Reveals ME2 PS3 Content Details/@comment-3200492-20101110213045/@comment-217683-20101110213931

Nope. That removes all reason or incentive for playing the first one. My roommate just finished Mass Effect not too long ago. Why? Because he wanted to play Mass Effect 2, and wanted to be caught up on the story. XBox 360 users have no excuse not to play Mass Effect. PS3 users don't have the ability to play Mass Effect. Two totally different animals. I'm all for a DLC to help people who can't play the first game. I'm not for a DLC to coddle lazy people who can play Mass Effect but won't.