Speaking to Game Informer at Gamescom 2016, EA Studios Executive Vice President Patrick Soderlund hinted that the Mass Effect trilogy may be getting remastered.
EA had previously said a year ago that the company was focusing on newer projects instead of looking back to remaster any old titles. When asked if EA’s stance on the subject has changed and if a Mass Effect trilogy remaster could be coming in the future, Soderlund replied, “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.”
Even though the decision to remaster Mass Effect may seem like a no-brainer, especially in today’s market which has already seen several successful remasters of beloved titles, Soderlund said that it isn’t a decision that EA takes lightly. There are multiple factors that the company takes into account as to ensure that they don’t make any mistakes.
“We have to be careful in choosing the right brands for the right reasons at the right time,” he said. “A remaster is something that you can just do or do it really well. I want to make sure that if we were to do it, we would do it really well and that people feel that it’s the same game but it feels so much better in this new shape and form. There have been titles that have come out that have done it really well, and there have been others that maybe haven’t done it so well. We just want to make sure that we stay in the ‘done it really well’ camp.”
While he didn’t outright confirm that EA will be remastered Mass Effect, it seems that players will likely get to play as Commander Shepard again.
Source: Game Informer
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