Mass Effect
Almost a week before the release, Bioware presents the technical details of the Mass Effect Legendary Edition on PC and consoles. On their website they announce that the technically refurbished new edition offers different options for prioritizing the graphics quality and / or frame rate on the individual platforms. PC gamers can enjoy the new edition with up to 240 fps if the hardware is appropriately powerful. "In addition, various graphics options can be adjusted at any time in order to achieve the desired balance between graphics and performance," writes Bioware.Console gamers, in turn, can choose between two graphics options at any time. With "Prefer quality" you play the Mass Effect Legendary Edition (buy now 69.99 € / 53.99 €) in the best possible graphics quality - but then at the expense of the frame rate. On PS4, up to 30 fps are achieved with a resolution of 1080p. The PS5 plays the Mass Effect Legendary Edition in quality mode with up to 60 fps at 4K resolution. The same values are promised on Xbox One and Xbox Series X, respectively.
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For the release of the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, a Day-One-Update will appear, which among other things improves the performance. var lstExcludedArticleTicker = '1371574,1371577,1371568,1371330'; If you want to "prefer the frame rate", the new edition achieves the best possible frame rate, but then at the expense of the resolution and some graphic details. The PS5 manages up to 60 fps in this mode, the Xbox Series X even up to 120 fps - at 1440p. We have the individual values ready in the following table. The release of the new edition is planned for May 14th. To get in the mood for the release, Bioware also released some free content for fans.Mode PS4 PS4 Pro PS5 Xbox One Xbox One X / Xbox Series S Xbox Series X Prefer quality Up to 30 FPS @ 1080p Up to 30 FPS @ 4K UHD Up to 60 FPS @ 4k UHD Up to 30 FPS @ 1080p Up to 30 FPS @ 4K UHD Up to 60 FPS @ 4k UHD prefer frame rate Up to 60 FPS @ 1080p Up to 60 FPS @ 1440p Up to 60 FPS @ 1440p Up to 60 FPS @ 1080p Up to 60 FPS @ 1440p Up to 120 FPS @ 1440p
Mass Effect deluxe edition comics, art books, soundtracks made free
Mordin we bargained for.
Ahead of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition's launch on 14th May, BioWare has made a treasure trove of bonus content available to freely download.
This includes bits and pieces previously packed in the deluxe edition versions of Mass Effect 2 and 3, such as digital art books for each game and the first issues of both Mass Effect: Redemption and Mass Effect: Invasion comic books.
An 88-track soundtrack for the entire trilogy is also featured, including a new track for the Legendary Edition titled Resynthesis.
All in all, this download weighs in at 1.7GB and is available to nab until 31st May. If you've not leafed through the series art books before now, there's a few designs which may stand out. There's an alternate look at a changed Illusive Man, when he was planned to be a boss fight at the end of Mass Effect 3, and some early, cut Reaper designs.
If you want a nostalgia kick without the big download, BioWare streamed the trilogy's soundtrack via YouTube last night with some lovely animated visuals. The full thing lasts four hours, and yes I do have it playing right now:
Oh, and via the Mass Effect site you can now make your own custom Legendary Edition trilogy cover featuring your perfect mix of favourite squadmates from across the trilogy. Yes, even Kaidan.