In an interview with Gameinformer, Executive Vice President of EA Patrick Soderlund, hinted that the company was looking into the remaster market despite staying away from it all generation. One of the most requested remasters by fans, me included, is the Mass Effect Trilogy. Here is an excerpt from the interview which took place at Gamescom 2016:
Game Informer: One of the things I asked you last year when we sat down at E3 was about Mass Effect. At the time, there were two publishers that hadn’t really dipped into the remaster world: you and Activision. Activision has since released a number of remasters or ports, and now they are working on a full-on remaster for MW. Revisiting this as the last man standing on remasters, has anything changed? Like a Mass Effect trilogy remaster?
Soderlund: What’s changed is that there is proof in the market that people want it, maybe more than there was when we spoke. There were some that did it before, but I think there is even more clear evidence that this is something that people really want. The honest answer is that we are absolutely actively looking at it. I can’t announce anything today, but you can expect us most likely to follow our fellow partners in Activision and other companies that have done this successfully.
As you can see, Soderlund acknowledges the fact that fans have been asking for a remaster of the beloved sci-fi trilogy. While this is no confirmation, it is at least hope that there may be something in the works. Mass Effect would benefit greatly from a remaster due to some the inconsistent frame rates and bugs I’ve noticed when I replayed the first game a little while ago.
What are your thoughts on a Mass Effect trilogy remaster? Are you a huge fan of the series that would like to play it again? Would you be willing to purchase this if you haven’t played a Mass Effect game yet? Let us know in the comments or in the RGM forums.
