I got the Mass Effect Trilogy on PS3 (UPC 014633198065) for Christmas. This came with some DLC content included, but it seems there's still a lot I don't have. The remaining DLC is a little bit confusing, as it seems some items can be bought either individually or as part of certain bundles.
So, I'd like to know what is the minimum number of purchases I would need to make to fully complete my Mass Effect Trilogy collection with all DLC?
Best Answer
It looks like the Mass Effect Trilogy contains the following games;
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
Mass Effect 3
This leaves quite a few DLCs unaccounted for, and I'm not sure if all of them are available on the Playstation 3. It is worth noting that many but not all of these DLCs do not influence the game story and are purely aesthetic, adding individual items or a group of upgrades/achievements.
I have marked the DLC containing story content in bold.
I have marked the DLC content for which I can find confirmation stating it is available on the Playstation 3 in italics - this doesn't mean that the others aren't available, just that I didn't find anything obvious stating they were.
The missing DLCs are;
Mass Effect
Mass Effect 2
It is likely that all of the content that 'Requires access to Cerberus Network' would be available with any copy of the game which includes a Cerberus network access code (which is included with the PS3 release of Mass Effect 2).
There is also a long list of promotional content which is no longer available, or only available by purchasing the collectors edition. Some of these items are available individually on PlayStation Network;
Mass Effect 3
Again, there are quite a few DLCs that only add individual items or cosmetic content, it is not clear if any of these will be available on PlayStation Network and some of these require specific versions of Mass Effect 3 (such as the N7 Collectors edition);
All in all, the story content is pretty much all available for the PlayStation 3 - I suspect that all of the content for Mass Effect 2 marked as 'requires Cerberus Network' will be available for the PS3 (although I found no confirmation) on account of Cerberus Network access being available on the PS3. I also suspect that all of the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer content would be available but again, I can't confirm this. It would be worth checking on PlayStation Network for anything you're missing - some (if not all) of the content you're missing should be available on there.