In an interview conducted during a recent business summit, EA Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen seems to indicate that Mass Effect: Andromeda may not be released in calendar Q4 2016, but rather in fiscal Q4 2016. Fiscal Q4 2016 means that the game will arrive within the first three months of 2017.
Interviewer: Speaking of new IP, is there any updated colour you can offer on the FY17 release date, particularly with regards to your non-sport franchises.
Jorgensen: We have all our sports games, we have Mirror's Edge, a runner game coming out in the first quarter, and then we have Mass Effect, which is a sci-fi action game, in our fourth quarter. So big year ahead and we're pretty excited.
If true, this marks a slight delay of about three months. We'll keep you posted as the story develops.
Source: Gamespot