VentureBeat claims we're going to get a MET Remaster "Legendary Edition"

Well, you were either moving the goalposts or had failed to fully elaborate your argument. I'll choose to believe the latter since EA has a reputation for placing franchises on ice when the sales numbers don't hold up (e.g. Dead Space, Mass Effect). However, the fact is that, while sales are a very important part of the decision-making process they are not the only part. Sony's decision to remaster TLoU was more to push the PS4 than increase sales of that title. Mirror's Edge: Catalyst would never have seen the light of day going by the numbers of the previous game alone, but maybe this was a fluke, or part of a strategy to buy back some good will from fans, or maybe EA thought DICE could do no wrong. Of course, good luck seeing a sequel with those sales numbers. With Anthem having tanked hard and no new entries in their flagship franchises on the horizon, going the remaster route seems like the easiest way to make a quick buck with limited resources. If you look at what titles EA has listed as "coming soon" on their site, you'll see C&C Remastered Collection and Burnout Paradise Remastered (what's the market for those I wonder). Possibly, the better reason to quickly produce and release remasters right now is the fact that both Sony and Microsoft are releasing new consoles and will want to fill up their release line-ups with strong offerings. Short of new entries in a popular franchise, remasters are the next best thing. Who knows, maybe Sony or Microsoft are paying for part of that remaster. It also allows EA to keep (some would argue reignite) and/or gauge interest in the Mass Effect franchise since any new entry is years away. A remaster won't wow anyone, especially of ME2 and ME3 as they hold up pretty well (and even ME1 to some extent), but I don't think that's the point of this exercise. Could be wrong though, this is EA after all.