Mass Effect Legendary Edition Sales Were 'Well Above' EA's Expectations

Sales for Mass Effect Legendary Edition were “well above” EA’s expectations, the publisher stated during Wednesday’s earnings call for investors.

“The launch of Mass Effect Legendary Edition – the remaster of the first three Mass Effect games – reignited the passion of fans around the world, driving sales performance well above our expectations,” said EA CEO Andrew Wilson.

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EA did not share exact sales numbers for Mass Effect Legendary Edition, but it proved to be popular on Steam, reaching highest-ever player count for any Mass Effect or BioWare game. It reached an all-time peak of 59,817 players, and was the second-highest ever player count on Steam for an EA game, trailing only Apex Legends.

EA’s other exclusively single-player game for 2021, Josef Fares’ It Takes Two, also outperformed EA’s expectations.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition seems to warrant the praise, with the remaster of Mass Effect 1 receiving an 8 out of 10, and Mass Effect 2’s remaster receiving a 9 out of 10.

Despite the success of EA’s lonely single-player games, it was the publisher’s portfolio of multiplayer live service, sports, and mobile games that staved off a significant chunk of net income decline. EA emphasized it is continuing to focus on live service games and developing them as ongoing ecosystems rather than adhering to traditional sales models. The company reported a total revenue of $1.55 billion, up 6% from last year.

It'll be interesting to see if EA's other single-player remaster project, the Dead Space remake, proves to be as successful. EA executives said a new Dead Space is one of the most-requested games second only to the Skate franchise. IGN spoke with the developers at EA Motive about how the horror remake is being rebuilt in EA's Frostbite engine.

If you’re curious, you can check out this infographic EA released that shows we’re all (mostly) good people who would never say mean things to attractive aliens.

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Joseph Knoop is a writer/producer/investment for IGN.

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