Next Mass Effect Game Still in “Pre-Production” Despite Studio Shake Up, Confirms Project Director
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Following news that BioWare has been silently hit with layoffs due to Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s commercial underperformance, the studio confirmed they are all in the next Mass Effect game.
However, even with that statement, don’t expect to see anything from the game anytime soon, as the developers are still in pre-production of the next entry in the sci-fi RPG.
The Next Mass Effect Game Is Years Away From Release
In a blog post by the studio, they explained how many of the studio’s members have been assigned to other projects, given the Mass Effect game is early in development. The thing is, BioWare is getting asked what’s happening to the studio, given the layoff chatter, and Bloomberg even mentioned that there are now less than 100 people left in the studio.
Over on Twitter/X, Mike Gamble, the Project Director of the new Mass Effect game, said, “As the notes have said, we are still in pre-production.” This plainly states that actual development has not started yet, which means we’re far from even seeing a gameplay trailer for it, much less an actual release. I wouldn’t be surprised if this targets the PS6 and whatever console Microsoft calls the next Xbox.
With the game still in pre-production, it’s understandable BioWare will have other people reassigned, given they have nothing else to do. Of course, this wouldn’t be this big of an issue if Dragon Age: The Vielguard sold well, which publisher Electronic Arts has confirmed it hasn’t, missing its mark by 50%. Given this confirmation, expect to hear little about the new Mass Effect game or even what it’s called officially.
We’re calling it the “next Mass Effect game,” “the new Mass Effect game,” or even “Mass Effect 5” until EA officially gives it a title, which won’t be for a while. For reference, EA’s upcoming Battlefield game is assumed to be out this year, and we just got our first gameplay look at it today and EA still hasn’t revealed its title.
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