Everything Bioware’s said about Mass Effect 4, and our best guess at a release date.
Bioware is making a new Mass Effect game, and it’s probably not picking up where Andromeda left off. At least, not exactly. From what we can tell, Bioware seems to be hinting at a return to the galaxy and characters of the Mass Effect trilogy first and foremost. That is Liara in the teaser trailer, after all. But how much time has passed since the original games? Is Shepard still in the picture? We can’t be sure of anything based only on a few images and a teaser trailer, but it’s clear that nothing is off the table for Bioware. One piece of art suggests that Andromeda characters could enter the fold alongside original favorites, too. Our best guess? This isn’t a direct sequel to Mass Effect 3 or Andromeda—it’s simply the next Mass Effect game, and there’s a lot still up in the air. Here’s what we can glean from Mass Effect’s teasers so far. When does the next Mass Effect release? Bioware has yet to give a release window for its new Mass Effect game, but it’s safe to say that it’s still several years away. From what we can tell, the new project didn’t really make it off the ground until sometime in 2019. Bioware is also working on the next Dragon Age game. It seems plausible that one of those will be out by the end of 2022, but both of them? Dream on, space cowboy. Watch the official teaser from The Game Awards 2020 (Image credit: BioWare) That part where Liara digs the armor piece out of the dirt and reveals the N7 logo? That’s good stuff. The teaser itself is light on details (it’s only really meant to stir up excitement), but we’ve been able to glean interesting observations from space shots and figures in the background at the end of the video. More on that below. When is the next Mass Effect set? Based on the teaser, we can make a pretty good guess. Fans have already begun to speculate that the two galaxies from the beginning of the teaser suggest that the next Mass Effect will be a sequel to Andromeda in addition to the Shepard trilogy. That, and the fact that Liara is front-and-center.
