We finally have the release date for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, a version of the trilogy overhauled for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC that will come out on May 14. However, BioWare told Eurogamer that a Switch version of the Legendary Edition may come out at some point, but if it does, it'll be long after it releases for PC and existing consoles.
Also, looks like a Switch version of Mass Effect Legendary Edition is.. maybe coming? At some point? pic.twitter.com/mWYPM9X2JJ
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"Personally, I'd love it," Mac Walters, the project director of the Legendary Edition, told Eurogamer. "But ultimately, I think we had a path set and it was like, let's finish that, then let's see sort of where we're at."
While the fate of a Switch version is still unclear, we've got a lot of new details on the Legendary Edition. For one, it does not include multiplayer, which is a surprise to many fans who enjoyed that aspect of Mass Effect 3. The LE also updates female Shepard's character model to make her more in line with the Mass Effect 3 version of her character. Somewhat surprisingly, it does not use Unreal Engine 4, instead relying on the series' existing Unreal Engine 3 to keep things consistent.