Starting with the Mass Effect Legendary Edition news first, it’s confirmed that the $59 package includes the first three Mass Effect games plus all DLC and promo weapons, armor and packs. The complete slate of content has been fully remastered for Xbox One, PS4 and PC with support for 4K Ultra HD. As for the Xbox Series X|S and PS5 that are just around the corner, they’ll be getting platform-specific forward compatibility enhancements as well.
As for what form these tweaks will take on any platform, updates to textures, shaders, models, effects, and technical features are mentioned in the source post. It’s also said the new builds will have “super-sharp resolution, faster framerates and beautiful visual enhancements.” While an exact release date is not yet known, Hudson said Legendary Edition is expected to arrive in spring 2021.
But that’s not all. To make the deal even sweeter, Hudson took his N7 Day glee one step further to announce something else entirely. “Meanwhile here at BioWare, a veteran team has been hard at work envisioning the next chapter of the Mass Effect universe,” he teased. “We are in early stages on the project and can’t say any more just yet, but we’re looking forward to sharing our vision for where we’ll be going next.”
Talk of a remastered Mass Effect Trilogy has been swirling around the games industry for quite some time, and those discussions hit their peak this past May when VentureBeat’s Jeff Grubb slyly hinted that the project was in the works. While word behind the scenes is that Legendary Edition may have fallen victim to an inertial delay at least once during production, now fans can rest easy knowing it’s actually real. In fact, as recently as September, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition name had been circulating around the web.
Fans would almost assuredly like to know more about the upcoming collection, and there’s still plenty of time for that news to arrive now that the game is a known quantity. Will the messy inventory management of the first Mass Effect finally be streamlined? Will those horrific Mako controls be improved? Can we finally get some native controller support on PC? It’s too early to know for sure, but it certainly sounds like Hudson and crew are sending all the right messages to the series’ passionate fans. We’ll assuredly learn more over the next few months, but, until then, “I should go.”
Mass Effect Legendary Edition arrives spring 2021 on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
What are your thoughts on Mass Effect Legendary Edition based on this N7 Day reveal? Can these remasters live up to the hype? Tell us in the comments section!
