Dragon Age 4 has been a constant subject of conversation since players finished Dragon Age: Inquisition back in 2014. A cinematic trailer for the fourth installment was unveiled at The Game Awards 2020, but next to no details have been announced since, leaving fans to wonder about the state of the RPG. Dragon Age 4 was announced to be a single-player title last month, and in a new blog post from Bioware general manager Gary McKay, the game’s development was acknowledged, at the very least.
“Of course, we remain hard at work on the next iterations of Dragon Age and Mass Effect,” McKay says. “As for Dragon Age, we have a veteran group of talented developers working on the next iteration of the franchise. We are focused on a single-player experience that is built on choices that matter.” It’s unclear if this means there will be no multiplayer mode at all, or if the single-player aspect will simply be the main focus. After the demise of Anthem Next, EA might not want to venture back into multiplayer content any time soon.
The update also reiterates Bioware’s mission to “create worlds of adventure, conflict, and companionship that inspire you to become the hero of your story.” Last year, GamesBeat reported that the game may launch in 2023, but given the current state of the pandemic, this may have shifted.
Dragon Age 4 still doesn’t have a release window. The previous title in the series, Dragon Age: Inquisition, was released in November 2014 for PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It won four Game of the Year awards at The Game Awards 2014, the 2015 SXSW Gaming Awards, the 11th British Academy Video Games Awards, and the 18th D.I.C.E Awards. Bioware is no doubt feeling the pressure to live up to Inquisition‘s success, but it sounds like they have plenty of confidence–despite a few hiccups.