Mass Effect Legendary Edition won’t be out before May 14th, but we already know the details about the game’s rather large day-one update.
Like most recent titles, the upcoming remaster will be receiving a patch on day one to address various issues that have recently come to light. While most day-one patches to send to weigh in at a moderate size, the Mass Effect Legendary Edition day-one update is quite large – as revealed by patch update page Orbispatches.com, the 1.01 patch clocks in at 11.8GB on PlayStation platforms. So what does this update do? Well, aside from various content and crash fixes, the day-one patch will also improve stability. In addition, it will improve the game’s performance and pack improvements to Ambient Occlusion alongside Lighting improvements.
We’ve included the release notes down below.
You’ll find an official comparison trailer below you, showcasing the visuals differences between the original games and the remastered edition.
Gameplay Enhancements for the First Mass Effect Game: Enjoy improved aiming and weapons balance, SFX, input/controls, squad behavior, cover behavior, and gameplay cameras.
REFLECT ON YOUR CHOICES: Your choices seamlessly travel from one game to the next. Each decision you make will control the outcome of every mission, every relationship, every battle – and even the fate of the galaxy itself.
Performance Mode Options: Supports ultra-high refresh rates on PC, and offers a choice between "Favor Quality" for increased resolution or "Favor Framerate" to boost your FPS on consoles.
INCLUDED CONTENT: Mass Effect Legendary Edition includes single-player base content for all three titles (Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, and Mass Effect 3), your favorite single-player story DLC, promo weapons, armors, and packs:
Bring Down the SkyGenesisZaeed – The Price of RevengeKasumi – Stolen MemoryLair of the Shadow BrokerFirewalker PackOverlordNormandy Crash SiteArrivalGenesis 2From AshesMass Effect 3: Extended CutLeviathanOmegaCitadelEqualizer PackAegis PackFirepower PackCerberus Weapons and ArmorArc ProjectorME2 Alternate Appearance Pack 1ME2 Alternate Appearance Pack 2ME3 Alternate Appearance Pack 1Firefight PackGroundside Resistance PackRecon Operations PackCollector's Weapon and ArmorTerminus Weapon and ArmorM-21 IncisorBlood Dragon ArmorInferno ArmorRecon HoodSentry InterfaceUmbra VisorN7 Warfare GearAT-12 RaiderChakram LauncherM-55 ArgusM-90 IndraReckoner Knight ArmorN7 Collector's Edition Pack