If anything was missing during EA's 2015 press conference - well, apart from it actually being good - it was a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster announcement. Fans of Commander Shepard's epic sci-fi quest have been begging for such a reveal ever since new-gen consoles arrived on the market.
BioWare, the studio behind the franchise, has hinted to the existence of of a trilogy remaster before. Back in November, the developer posted on NeoGAF, asking fans what they would like to see in such a release. Before that, rumours were rampant that a PlayStation 4 re-release was in development at the Canadian studio. Essentially, it certainly looked like a trilogy remaster was on the cards, but then, where the heck is it?
Speaking to Game Informer, EA's Patrick Soderlund said that "Is it better for them to be working on a completely new IP, which you know BioWare is, or should they be remastering a Mass Effect?" He continued: "I don't know about you, but sometimes when I go back and play a game, you want the memory of what they were at that point in time when you played them." Without doubt, worrying comments for anyone still hopeful of a trilogy re-release.
That said, Soderlund bizarrely didn't actually rule out a remaster. "I won't lie and say we haven't looked at it," he stated, after declining to comment on the port's existence. Now, when publishers or developers choose not to say whether something is in the works, that usually means that it probably is - but Soderlund's aforementioned comments would suggest that EA would rather BioWare not bother with remastering its trilogy.
The whole thing's more than a bit confusing, but we still reckon that EA would be mad not to greenlight such a project, given that a PS4 port would not only bring new players to the franchise, but it'd also be likely to sell gangbusters on new console hardware.
What do you make of all this? Does it exist? Does it not? Do you care? Demand answers in the comments section below.
[source gameinformer.com]
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It's almost guaranteed to happen, considering the huge amounts of money EA would make from the thing. But then again, I don't know.
There is no game/series I want remastered more... It's probably the only remaster I would buy day one.
Whats the point in a re-master when Shepard is not even in the new game, like he just said BioWare should be working on a new IP & not a re-master.
@banacheck
Shepard or no Shepard, a Mass Effect remaster would be still be appreciated by the "masses"
I only briefly played 3, I knew I would spend an eternity completing it so I walked away, I'd love to try again and all three, on ps4. A straight forward port with some graphical tweaks, I'd be happy.
A Mass Effect Trilogy would be cool - although maybe not necessary if 4 really has nothing from this. It would be nice to play through the whole series again with better visuals and a few of the early issues resolved by implementing the latter games improvements. It would be a massive undertaking to remaster all 3 and hopefully all DLC too...
This is a remaster I would like to see
Take my money and let me revisit Mass effect trilogy running at 1080p/60fps stylee on my 46" tv and ps4 plz EA/bioware !
Why even talk about it. What are they waiting for.LoL
I'm still hoping they're lying and will surprise us by Gamescom or sooner.
I for one am glad for once that EA is considering allowing me to hold onto the contents of my wallet.
Wait... something seems wrong with this picture.
Maybe EA is trying to pass along its favorite golden award to Konami instead of going for a third consecutive year of being the worst company in America.
It doesn't need a remaster...
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