You won't be cooing over Krogans this Christmas, as EA Games has quietly let slip that Mass Effect Andromeda will release sometime next year instead. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference, suit Blake Jorgensen mentioned that the title will release during the quarter spanning January 2017 through March 2017. It was previously expected to be a holiday game.
It's no major surprise, of course, seeing as we haven't seen a second of gameplay from the hotly anticipated space-faring sequel. It does round out a pretty bumper line-up from the Redwood-based organisation, though, with Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Battlefield 5, and Titanfall 2 all due out within the firm's current fiscal year.
[source cc.talkpoint.com, via neogaf.com, vg247.com]
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still hoping for a HD Trilogy Remaster of the original games
maybe on that the sound effects on ME2 might be in sync
@FullbringIchigo More likely to happen now, I think. They can get the HD Collection out towards the tail end of the year to build hype for Andromeda.
@get2sammyb @FullbringIchigo Tend to agree and I hope that we're right. Seems like perfect timing for a remaster of the trilogy now that it's been pushed into 2017.
@get2sammyb that would certainly make sense but then again this is EA so you never know
@JoeBlogs Kind of. Peter Moore said it isn't something they'd like to focus on and that they'd rather give customers "new" experiences - or some such waffle.
I think everyone agrees that not remastering the Mass Effect trilogy would be insane, though. Of all the games from last-gen, those three are perhaps the best candidates for a collection alongside the likes of Uncharted.
Shocking, perhaps.
EA have already said they will not make a remaster of the Mass Effect games. A little dissapointed that the game is not available until next year but there are enough games out this year to make up for it.
Isn't every single fifa game essentially a remaster?
I had an idea this wouldn't make a 2016 release, I still have doubts over Horizon: Zero Dawn too making it this year. However as this didn't have an exact release date, I am not that disappointed.
This makes sense, with Titanfall 2 and Battlefield 5 coming they won't want to drop Mass Effect around the same time. An HD Remaster though?
@BAMozzy I don't think it will either, Sony have shown there prepared to move there titles around into less busier time periods and Horizon has the potential to be Sony's next flagship franchise so they will want to give it every chance.
Kinda glad, considering 2016 already looks to be insanely crowded as it is.
I think Horizon will make it this year personally. I really want a Master Effect Trilogy remaster though. Never got to play the original as I was a ps3 owner and by the time the trilogy was released for ps3 I already had part 2 and 3 and couldn't be bothered with it. (Plus I hear it needs some SERIOUS updating)
@ShogunRok @get2sammyb @FullbringIchigo I'm still hoping for a Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster on PS4 myself, despite EA saying it's not a priority.
Year ruined.
@ToddlerNaruto yep right there with you
and "Not a Priority" doesn't mean not at all right?
I keep waiting for @Splat 's cat to do something.
@Splat so perfect!
@ToddlerNaruto Seems silly that they wouldn't make a remastered trilogy, though I guess it would be quite a lot of work for a truly good remaster of all 3, especially part 1 I hear.
Booo, I want it now.
Ive played Mass Effect to death, 1 and 2 more so than 3. I wouldn't double dip.
Glad they have pushed it back, They can give us a bit more than a multiplayer game set on the Krogan planet now.
@FullbringIchigo You would hope so.
@SonyInfinity Very silly, Mass Effect series is super big and popular, EA'd definitely earn back the money they'd spend and more, on a Trilogy Remaster.
@themcnoisy I've never played the ME series before period, but I do own all 3 games.
@ToddlerNaruto go and play it. Seriously. Do it now, phone in work sick.
@themcnoisy I haven't either ive got me2 from psplus but I want to play me1 first
The first Mass Effect may be the weakest in its looks and mechanics but it's the best game, in my opinion.
Saren, the Mako and Gianna Parasini.
@themcnoisy I do plan on playing the Mass Effect series eventually, I've just got other games that have a much higher priority for me at the moment.
As for calling in sick, I can't afford to, I don't get "sick days". I'd go to work even if I had the flu, that's how little money I earn.
@SKC_Diamond I would, me 1 is great, the shoot out in the bar is pretty boss when the alien girls being used as a prostitute. Not that prostitute aliens are cool or anything :/
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