Just how big is Mass Effect 2, you ask? If the number of discs the game spans across is any indication, players should prepare for an even longer campaign than the first. Over the weekend BioWare Community Manager Chris Priestly states on the official forums Mass Effect 2 will be split onto two separate discs for both the PC and Xbox 360 edition of the game. The PC will not require any disc swap as the game will need to be fully installed to play – though if you are playing on the Xbox 360, a mandatory progression swap is needed part way through the story.

“You cannot fit this much awesome on one disc,” says BioWare

When asked whether the swap will interfere with the flow of the story, Chris Priestly responded: “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,” Priestly said. “You do not swap back and forth. One swap and then done.”

Just to make it that much bigger, the Special Edition of Mass Effect 2 features a bonus disc – which contains ‘making-of’ sections and other bonus information.