EA’s upcoming Mass Effect Andromeda early access trial will have no restrictions for the game’s multiplayer mode, but the single player mode will be gated.

　　That’s what the game’s producer, Fernando Melo, confirmed on Twitter earlier.

　　you can play it all in sp if you want, but it is gated (you can't cont story after a point, but can explore or restart for ex)

　　— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) March 5, 2017

　　The single player mode will be “gated”  and early-access players won’t be able to progress after a certain point. According to the producer, players will be able to keep exploring after they have reached the “gated”  part on the planet, which took Melo around 6 hours to reach.

　　yes, you'll be able to play sp story up to a pt on one of the planets but free to keep exploring that plt

　　— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) March 5, 2017

　　really depends on much exploring you want to do along the way. for me, it was about ~6hrs but I didn't do everything.

　　— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) March 7, 2017

　　This restriction doesn’t apply to the game’s multiplayer mode, which will be fully playable, just like the recent Early Access for Battlefield.

　　no, for MP only restriction is the 10hr time limit on the build itself

　　— Fernando Melo (@DiscoBabaloo) March 5, 2017

　　As with all EA early access titles, the trial has a 10 hour time limited.  Mass Effect Andromeda launches on 21st March for PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The EA/Origin Access trial for PC and Xbox One kicks off on March 16.