For months, rumors have been swirling that EA plans on releasing Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered, which would bring BioWare's classic sci-fi RPGs to modern consoles. However, when EA Play came and went with no announcement, many fans lost hope that Commander Shepard's groundbreaking adventure would get its new lease on life. But now a retail listing for the unannounced Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered has appeared online, giving fans new hope.
Portuguese store GamingReplay posted and then quickly removed a listing for Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered, but not before screenshots were taken and preserved online. If the listing is to be believed, Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered will launch in October for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and Xbox One. It looks as though Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered will be a full-priced release, but otherwise no other details are available at this time.
It's worth pointing out that this isn't the first time we've heard of an October release date for Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered. Industry insiders have previously stated that the Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered's release date will be in October at some point, though they acknowledged that the project could potentially be delayed. Since it's nearly October and EA still has yet to announce the collection, it's entirely possible that it has indeed been delayed, and the GamingReplay listing had outdated information.
Presumably, Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered would be more or less direct ports of the original three Mass Effect games, but with somewhat improved visuals, all of the DLC expansions included, and maybe some small gameplay tweaks. But since the collection hasn't actually been announced, that is just speculation at this time.
As for when Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered will actually be announced, that remains to be seen. However, there is one distinct possibility. Nintendo has recently confirmed its next Nintendo Direct Mini Showcase for Thursday, September 17 at 9am PT. With Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered supposedly coming to the Nintendo Switch, it's entirely within the realm of possibility that the announcement will take place tomorrow.
While some fans may be anxious to play new BioWare games, like the upcoming Dragon Age 4, others will be happy to have something to fill the gap. The Mass Effect games are some of the highest-rated games ever made, and it will be nice for people to have a way to play them on modern consoles outside of the Xbox One backward compatibility program. Here's hoping that the Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered rumors are true, and that fans can get confirmation sooner rather than later.
Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered is rumored to be launching in October 2020 for PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.