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Mass Effect 5 - Everything We Know About BioWare's RPG-January 2024

Jan 10, 2025 9:40 AM

　　BioWare has announced that it is currently working on the next Mass Effect game (which we'll henceforth refer to as Mass Effect 5 as it is the fifth mainline game). The upcoming RPG looks to feature a storyline that may act as a direct sequel to the plotlines in both Mass Effect 3 and Mass Effect: Andromeda.

　　As Mass Effect: Legendary Edition has long since been released--check out our Mass Effect: Legendary Edition review if you're on the fence about whether to pick it up--and Anthem 2.0 abandoned, BioWare looks to be fully focusing on both Mass Effect 5 and Dragon Age Dreadwolf. Below, we go over everything we currently know about Mass Effect 5, which admittedly isn't all that much.

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Release date

BioWare hasn't yet announced a release date for Mass Effect 5. Given that we know a little bit more about the upcoming Dragon Age and considering that game was first teased two years prior to the announcement of Mass Effect 5, we assume BioWare will release Dreadwolf before Mass Effect--BioWare did say Dreadwolf is already playable all the way through--but we'll have to wait and see.

　　In February 2022, BioWare GM Gary McKay said Mass Effect 5 is now in the prototyping phase, with developers experimenting with "ideas and experiences" for what the game will be, further implying the game is still a way out. This sentiment was echoed in April 2022, with BioWare posting a blog post stating Mass Effect 5 is still in "early" development. This past N7 Day, November 7, BioWare posted new concept art for Mass Effect 5, as well as a message that the game is still in pre-production and that this stage of development is "proceeding very well."

　　For the 2023 N7 day, BioWare showed a very short teaser of the next Mass Effect, and according to a report by Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb, it'll have a similar development timeline to Dreadwolf. This means that it'll likely be a very long time before the game will release, as it looks like it may not arrive until 2028 or 2029 if it has a six-year development cycle.

What we know

We know very little about Mass Effect 5--most of our knowledge comes from the game's announcement trailer. The trailer showcases two different galaxies, promoting the theory that Mass Effect 5 may be a sequel to both Mass Effect 3 and Mass Effect: Andromeda, telling a story that spans two separate galaxies.

　　At the very least, the game looks to be a proper sequel to Mass Effect 3, as you can see dead Reapers and an older Liara T'Soni in the trailer. Liara is 109 in Mass Effect 3 and her species, the asari, can live close to 1000 years, so Mass Effect 5 could take place up to 900 years after the events of the original trilogy.

　　BioWare producer Brenon Holmes has confirmed that Mass Effect 5 will also utilize Unreal Engine via a job posting, asking for programmers with Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5 experience. The programmers will be working on the new Mass Effect.

　　Deus Ex and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy writer Mary DeMarle has joined BioWare as the senior narrative director for Mass Effect 5, as well.

Platforms

The launch platforms for this new Mass Effect haven't been revealed yet, though we're under the assumption that it will release for the current generation of consoles, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, as well as PC since it appears to still be a few years out. We doubt it will be released for Switch or Microsoft and Sony's past generation hardware (Xbox One and PS4), but nothing has been officially ruled out.

PC system specs

Again, this game hasn't been confirmed for any hardware yet, and that includes PC. We don't yet know what this Mass Effect's minimum and recommended PC specs will be, nor whether the game will even be released for PC. Like, it's 99% likely that it will be, but there's no way to know for sure until BioWare or EA confirms as much.

Trailers

So far, we have one trailer for the new Mass Effect--its announcement cinematic trailer.

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Multiplayer details

BioWare has not shared whether the new Mass Effect will have multiplayer. Hopefully it does, as both Mass Effect 3 and Mass Effect: Andromeda featured a very fun online Horde mode multiplayer that placed emphasis on teamwork and strategy.

DLC/Microtransaction details

There's no word from BioWare or publisher EA on whether the new Mass Effect will support DLC or microtransactions. Both Mass Effect 3 and Mass Effect: Andromeda featured microtransactions in their respective multiplayer modes, and the original trilogy featured paid DLC expansions that added additional squadmates, story-driven side quests, and extra weapons and armor. To this day, both Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 have some of the best post-launch DLCs of any RPG in their Lair of the Shadow Broker and Citadel expansions, so we wouldn't mind paying for DLC for Mass Effect 5 if BioWare manages to achieve that caliber of storytelling again.

Preorder details

Mass Effect 5 is not yet available for preorder.

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