Mass Effect Legendary Edition, the long-awaited remaster of BioWare’s beloved sci-fi RPG series, is almost here. Six months after it was officially announced on November 7th, 2020, the title will be launching on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.Mass Effect Legendary Editionwill also be available on the PS5 and Xbox Series S/X through backwards compatibility, and will feature some targeted enhancements.
It’s almost a decade since therelease ofMass Effect 3, and fans of the long-running series are anxious to get back into the boots of Commander Shephard. Fortunately, they won’t have to wait long now, with release only a few hours away. Here’s our breakdown of the completerelease times forMass Effect Legendary Editionon all devices.
When Does Mass Effect Legendary Edition Unlock on Consoles?
The first players to getaccess toMass Effect Legendary Editionwill be those who own PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, or Xbox Series X/S consoles. The remastered trilogy will launch on these consoles at midnight local time on May 14th.
PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S:
Because of thegraphical improvements inMass Effect Legendary Edition, as well as the fact that it’s three sprawling titles in one, the game is around 90GB on consoles. Fortunately, pre-loading is already open for all consoles, meaning that players who’ve pre-ordered can start downloading already. It’s worth noting that there’ll also be a 13GB Day One Patch for console players.
When Does Mass Effect Legendary Edition Unlock on PC?
A few hours after the console release,Mass Effect Legendary Editionwill unlock on PC. However, the sci-fi epic seems to have different launch times based on which Store it’s bought from. Players who boughtMass Effect Legendary Editionfrom Origin will get access to the game at 16:00 BST on May 14th, while it looks like those who bought it on Steam will have to wait until 02:00 BST on May 15th.
PC, Steam
PC, Origin
It’s unclear why these dates are different, and there are suggestions in the community that the Steam projected release may actually be bugged. If true, this would mean that the game will also release on Steam at 16:00 BST. If not, the reason for these differing release dates on PC is probably due toMass Effect Legendary Editionbeing an EA title. As Origin is EA’s own Store, it makes sense that they’d want it to get a slight priority over Steam on the launch day.Mass Effect Legendary Editionwill take up around 120GB on PC, and pre-loading is already available for those players who’ve preordered.
Mass Effect: Legendary Editionreleases May 14 for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
