EA was tight-lipped about whether or not layoffs or downsizing were coming when it addressed the transfer of some BioWare staff to other teams.

“Now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been released, a core team at BioWare is developing the next Mass Effect game under the leadership of veterans from the original trilogy, including Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and others,” said McKay.

"Now that Dragon Age: The Veilguard has been released, a core team at BioWare is developing the next Mass Effect game under the leadership of veterans from the original trilogy, including Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and others," McKay said.

Amid reports of potential layoffs at BioWare, studio general manager Gary McKay has confirmed "many" employees have

In a post to the developer's blog, general manager Gary McKay said the restructuring is all about holding "ourselves to the highest quality standards". A "core team" that includes veterans from the original Mass Effect trilogy is currently making the next game, including "Mike Gamble, Preston Watamaniuk, Derek Watts, Parrish Ley, and others".

According to IGN, "a number" of BioWare developers have been placed by EA into other equivalent roles within the company. Howeer, a smaller number of Dragon Age staff members are also seeing their positions shelved, and are being offered time to apply to other roles within the company (if they so wish).

A major restructuring is happening at Dragon Age and Mass Effect developer BioWare as EA looks to condense the team working on Mass Effect 5. The studio claims that the next Mass Effect game doesn’t require the support of the full studio,