Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy May Have One Big Weakness

For the past couple of months, rumors have been floated around about a potential Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy release, but these very rumors are a bit of a double-edged sword. It is hype-inducing for fans who have been dying for this to happen, but at the same time, it is dangerous if they are not true. Many will blame BioWare for not dismissing the rumors, although a lot of that may be out of the hands of the company.

Barring delays, then there’s the rumor release date to consider. Supposedly, there is a strangely quick turnaround time where Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy is revealed and released in October. This October date, assuming it is indeed true, is very telling. It actually sets up the game collection to end the current generation, but more notably, platforms have been absent in a lot of rumors.

An October release means that players can expect the standard platforms (PC, PS4, Xbox One), and it would end the current generation a lot better than BioWare’s last release, Anthem. It’s not a secret that BioWare’s reputation has been trending downward, and many are skeptical about the variety of projects it has going on: Dragon Age 4, the Anthem Overhaul, and Mass Effect 5, all confirmed to be in development at some stage. Momentum is a big thing, so ending this gen and going into next-gen with a stronger last release may be a key strategy.

It would be hard to really mess up the Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy. While a few changes are possible and somewhat likely, the core elements of each game will likely remain, even where it was flawed. It would see players rushing to play it and potentially spending their last days on the current-gen with a better game from BioWare than Anthem. However, that poses a fatal flaw: not everyone can beat it in that time.

The entire trilogy can easily take 60-80 hours to beat, which is a mostly conservative approximation. With life getting in the way, a plethora of other games to play, and more, it may end the current gen on a better note, but many may wish to continue that onto the PS5 and Xbox Series X version. However, if Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy intends to release on next gen and wants to capitalize on sales, the earliest it would logically launch is in November. There’s more competition, sure, but the sales there would likely be higher as people want to check out the possibilities of next-gen consoles and classic RPGs.

In other words, as it stands right now based on the various rumors out there, it seems more likely that Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy is a purely current-gen release. That’s not to say it wouldn’t come later, but timeliness is key. There’s a good chance that does who do intend to make the jump are simply upset that they cannot play it at PS5 and Xbox Series X quality, even if backward compatibility is an option for it day one.

There’s a simple fix for this, though: BioWare needs to establish and manage expectations. Right now, the Mass Effect rumors are at their most dangerous, despite re-occurring year after year. With new consoles around the corner and BioWare’s current reputation, it really can’t risk messing this one up. If Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy releases in October, then an announcement should come before October. If it’s an early 2021 release (one of the first few, less popular rumors), then that needs to be establish sooner rather than later. It could be a narrative-changing decision, which is better than a potential disappointment.

Mass Effect Remastered Trilogy is rumored to be in developments.

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