Bioware har været ret ærlige omkring, at det kommende Mass Effect 4 fortsat befinder sig i præproduktion, og at egentlig produktion må vente til Dragon Age: Dreadwolf er blevet endeligt lanceret.
Men selv med det in mente er der en konkret forventning om blandt fans at lanceringen ville ske indenfor en overskuelig årrække. Det lader dog ikke til at være tilfældet. Jeff Grubb har nemlig slået fast via hans Game Mess Morning-podcast, at det først er ude i enten 2029, altså om seks år, eller endnu senere end det.
"You want some original reporting?. This game is just nowhere near coming out. I was told that when they revealed Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in 2018, this is similar in terms of timeline. That was announced in 2018 and we're not getting that game until maybe next year. So now do the math for that, and we're talking 2029 for Mass Effect 5."
Grubbs kollega, Tamoor Hussain, har stemt til, og sagt dette:
"I've heard some things as well, and this game is so far away. It is so far in another galaxy right now."