After experiencing two completely failed games, Mass Effect: Andromeda and Anthem, BioWare, the developer of Dragon Age: The Shadow Guardian, urgently needs this game to be successful.Although it is widely loved by many players, it ultimately disappoints the publisher EA, with the actual number of players being 50% less than expected.

Now that the dust has settled, major changes are taking place within BioWare.Earlier this week, it was reported that many developers were drawn from BioWare and temporarily transferred to other projects within EA, because Mass Effect 5 is still in the pre-production stage and does not require the entire studio to invest.

However, things are not as simple as EA does.Shortly after the restructuring was announced, several well-known BioWare developers who had been involved in the Mass Effect and Dragon Age projects began to announce through their personal social media accounts that they were looking for a job.Now, a new report released by Bloomberg's Jason Schreier says that these personnel transfers will be permanent.

According to Schreier's sources, many BioWare developers now find themselves working in studios they weren't planning to join and were told that they would need to reapply if they wanted to return to BioWare.With the permanent departure of these personnel, Schreier's source said that BioWare's strong 200-person development team in 2023 has now shrunk to less than 100.

It is reported that the remaining personnel are composed of BioWare veterans who have participated in the initial Mass Effect trilogy and the Anthem project, and they plan to expand their personnel after Mass Effect 5 is developed to a certain extent.However, given the long-standing internal development difficulties in BioWare, recent achievements have been disappointing, and EA's precedent for studio suspension, people can't help but wonder whether Mass Effect 5 will really come out.