# Saving Mass Effect would take $200m+, says BioWare co-founder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/saving-mass-effect-would-take-200m-says-bioware-co-founder/
- Published: 2026-11-08T14:31:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T15:37:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Eurogamer
- Original article: https://www.eurogamer.net/mass-effect-5-save-cost-200m-bioware-co-founder-trent-oster
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- A new Mass Effect could cost more than $200 million.
- Trent Oster says a simpler game could be made for less.
- Fans’ petition to continue the series has passed 317,000 signatures.

## Summary

BioWare co-founder Trent Oster estimates that a new Mass Effect game built to meet fans’ expectations could cost more than $200 million (£150 million). His comments add weight to fans’ efforts to keep the series going after EA closed BioWare and cancelled Mass Effect 5, though EA has not said whether it would sell the franchise.

Oster said a disciplined, experienced team could make a simpler game for less, but argued that the franchise needs a wider plan to justify the investment and that fans deserve more than one game. A petition calling for Mass Effect’s continued development has passed 317,000 signatures, while reports suggest EA chose to invest in a new Star Wars Battlefront project instead; EA has not confirmed those reports.

---
Summarised by TalkFuse (https://talkfuse.com/). Quote the original publisher for the reporting and link this page for the summary and discussion.