Preorder and/or Preload the Game
If your hype levels are at an all-time high to be back with your bestest bud Wrex (don’t @ me), then you’ll want to make sure you’ve got the game preordered and, if you’re buying digitally, preloaded.
For those that prefer their games on disc, then you’ll want to make sure you’ve hit up Amazon or your preferred local retailer and got a copy on pre-order. Mass Effect is one of the most popular game series out there, and so it’s just not worth taking the risk if you’re wanting to play on day one.
You can start playing at the strike of midnight if you’re buying digitally, however. All you need to do is preorder the game from your preferred platform’s digital storefront and you’ll be able to begin preloading it from today. That way, you can get all 80-odd gigs downloaded and the day one patch applied so you can start playing as soon as release day rolls around.