BioWare Focuses On Mass Effect 5: No Veilguard DLC In Sight

As players finish Dragon Age: The Veilguard, the latest game in BioWare’s fantasy RPG franchise, the question of what comes next has been raised. BioWare’s other major franchise, Mass Effect, sits somewhere on the horizon. However, while the as-of-yet unnamed Mass Effect 5 has fans excited, some wonder if there is more to come for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Will the game’s release be followed by additional content? What’s next for the Dragon Age franchise? Let’s take a look at what the developers have to say.

What Comes Next

In an interview with Rolling Stone, BioWare has confirmed through creative director John Epler that the studio has shifted its focus to Mass Effect 5. There are no current plans for downloadable expansions to Dragon Age: The Veilguard, with the studio ready to leave the game to stand alone. Whereas previous games in the franchise had substantial DLC additions, ranging from new areas to entire expansions or epilogues, the studio seems ready to move on. Without DLC already planned, it is unlikely to see some emerge quickly, and developers may have already been transitioned onto the Mass Effect team.

Mass Effect Will Continue

BioWare has been teasing the future of its franchises for several years. When they showed off the fourth Dragon Age at The Game Awards in 2020, they also teased for the first time a fifth Mass Effect. Mass Effect 5 is seemingly a follow-up to Mass Effect Andromeda that will tie that game’s setting to the characters of the original trilogy. The studio has had very little to share about what they’ve been working on over the last few years, with details on Dragon Age: The Veilguard only arising a few months before launch. Many wonder if we will have to wait just as long to get more Mass Effect news.

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