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'Mass Effect: Andromeda' News Update: Game Size Revealed And Preloading Begun For Some

By Genevieve Gatia on Mar 20, 2017 01:33 AM EDT

Mass Effect: Andromeda will be launching next week. The game's file size on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is revealed along with preloading for some players.

According to Game Spot, Andromeda will officially launch on March 21 and the file size of the game for PlayStation 4 edition is 42.9 GB as for the Xbox One is 42.18 GB. BioWare is also working on its day-one patch which is expected to be available on March 16.

The system requirement for the game is at least 55 GB of free space to install the game as previously announced. On March 16, a 10-hour trial of the game is only being available on Xbox One and PC for EA/ Origin Access subscribers.

According to PC Games N, there are two release dates for Mass Effect: Andromeda. The first one is March 21 which applies to Canada, Latin America, except Brazil, Mexico, Russia, South East Asia and the USA. For the second release date is for Africa, Australia, Brazil, Europe, Israel, Middle East and New Zealand.

To check for your region head to Origin and go to the Mass Effect: Andromeda page and it will tell you in the top right your unlock time. Some of the regions might go live in midnight local instead of based on one-time zone.

Andromeda is an action role-playing game video game, in the game the player can play the game as single-player but there are limitations on how far you can get through the story, multiplayer is also available as part of the EA Access free trial. The players can customize the character's equipment and expand their arsenal with Multiplayer packs, which can be bought with Credits or Andromeda Points for the in-game store.

There are also wide selections of characters in the game, which includes species like Human Soldier, Krogan Vanguard, and more. And to avoid unnecessary competition between teammates, the players will earn the same XP and credits at the end of each match.

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