During the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference back in March EA CFO Blake Jorgensen reportedly revealed that Mass Effect: Andromeda will launch early next year. We didn't get an official statement from neither EA or Bioware at the time, but now they've finally talked about their plans for the game.
Aaryn Flynn, General Manager of Bioware, shared the news on the game's official site. First of all, the official gameplay reveal will be unveiled during the press conference at EA Play on June 12th. They're excited to show us the new features and mechanics. Andromeda will take the franchise in a new direction in a few ways:
• The next great Mass Effect experience: Mass Effect: Andromeda will be the first Mass Effect game for today's consoles and the first built on the Frostbite engine. They're pushing the technology to deliver visuals, story, and gameplay that have never been done in franchise history.
• New uncharted worlds: We're leaving the Milky Way behind and headed to Andromeda, where we'll meet new allies, confront new enemies, and explore fascinating new worlds.
• More freedom: one of their biggest ambitions is to give us an unprecedented level of freedom for a Mass Effect experience -where we'll go, how we'll get there, and how we'll play.
Flynn says that they need some extra time to make all of this work, so they've now officially delayed the game to early 2017. At least we'll get to see the game in action next month.