'Mass Effect' Legendary Edition Pre-order Guide: Price, Release Date, Editions, and MORE!

BioWare has fulfilled the wants and needs of fans and gamers after rumors and speculations have surrounded a remastered edition of their hit game, "Mass Effect," who would be getting a Legendary Edition release. The game's trilogy has already concluded last 2012 with "Mass Effect 3" with its last consoles being the PlayStation 3 and the Xbox 360.

The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, along with Xbox One and Xbox Series S and X can play the old versions of the game via backward compatibility, it would still suffer from the change of resolution as it is not HDR yet. Moreover, next-generation gaming has already transitioned to 2160x1440p resolution, which is also known as the current standard 4K.

For this reason, BioWare, one of the game's major developers, has announced and made possible, a remastered edition of the title's original trilogy, from "Mass Effect 1 to Mass Effect 3," to be enjoyed for new consoles.

'Mass Effect' Legendary Edition Gets a Remastered Version from BioWare

One of the top talks of the town is the availability and confirmation of the remastered version of the hit action game from BioWare, and that is the "Mass Effect" Legendary Edition which would feature the original trilogy. Being called the "Legendary Edition" is no joke as it would also bring a massive number of over 40 Downloadable Contents (DLC) which were once popular in the game.

According to Game Spot, the remastered version of the game would be made for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One that already supports 4K and HDR gaming quality. While no versions would be released for the brand new gaming consoles, it would be available to be played via backward compatibility on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S and X.

Apart from the trilogy itself, BioWare would be including several other merchandises from the game that would be included in the different packages it would offer. Along with the anticipated "The Art of Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition" which is a graphic book that details everything in the game, perfect for fans and collectors.

'Mass Effect' Legendary Edition Preorder Guide: Price, Release Date, and MORE

According to EA, the "Mass Effect" Legendary Edition would release by May 23, which kind of is a long wait having almost four months of wait time for the popular game, unlike its graphic book that would release by the end of February. However, fans would have to be more patient as it would not be available for public distribution by then.

Preorders are now open for the "Mass Effect" Legendary Edition with two separate bundles including one with official merchandise and a wearable N7 Helmet straight from the sci-fi game.