Mass Effect: Legendary Edition announced. BioWare working on a new chapter

Source: HW Upgrade added 08th Nov 2020

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On the occasion of N7 Day, BioWare announced the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect, a remaster of the trilogy starring Commander Shepard. The RPG will also have a brand new episode, but it’s still too early to get more detailed information.

by Pasquale Fusco published , at 14: 07 in the Videogames channel

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Last Saturday, November 7th, the so-called N7 Day : is the day chosen by BioWare to pay homage to the Mass Effect franchise, one of the greatest creations of the Canadian software house. On the occasion of this event, the return of the science fiction RPG was announced, with the remastered version of the original trilogy – excluding Andromeda, therefore.

In addition to the new Legendary Edition, coming to PC and console, Bioware is also working on a unedited episode of the sci-fi saga.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition Comes Spring 2021

With the reveal of the Legendary Edition, the Edmonton team confirmed a rumor that was circulating online for months. The official announcement therefore comes from Casey Hudson , general manager of BioWare and one of the minds behind the conception of Mass Effect.

On the blog of the software house, Hudson turns to fans thanking them for the continuous support and reveals the main news proposed by Mass Effect Legendary Edition: it will be available on ‘old’ and new generation consoles and will include the singleplayer adventures of the original three chapters – excluding the mode third chapter multiplayer – and all content released in related expansions. Everything will be remastered in 4K Ultra HD for compatible platforms.

Your choices. Your squad. Your Shepard. Relive the legend in a remastered edition of the highly acclaimed trilogy. Mass Effect Legendary Edition arrives Spring 2021 .https: //t.co/jLUj8FUGaI pic.twitter.com / vxTKyq4LQ1

– BioWare (@bioware) November 7, 2020

We are not only talking about higher resolution, but also about higher frame rates – starting from 60 fps, probably – and of “beautiful visual enhancements” , of which, however, he has not disclosed further details. “Having the opportunity to remaster the trilogy means that the fruits of a decade of our work will last over time, and will be lived in a better and clearer than before “.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be available during Spring 2021 , when it lands on PC, PS4 and Xbox One; It will also be backwards compatible with the new PS5 and Xbox Series X | S, where it will enjoy further technical improvements, according to BioWare.

About the next chapter of Mass Effect , the project is currently in its early stages of production and a team of BioWare veterans has been involved. That’s all we can know, sadly, but we’ll keep an eye out for any announcements from the developer.