KotOR 3?

[Welverin]

I found this interesting tidbit in a news post at Gamespot about LucasArts undergoing some restructuring.

On the project front, an informed industry source said the team attached to the early stages of development on Knights of the Old Republic 3 was let go in yesterday's layoff.

I find it a bit odd that they'd be working on it already considering the second game is so far off still. It would imply an entirely new engine however.

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Probably just basic concept stuff at this point...well, 'that' point seeing as they were layed off.

 

[drothgery]

I find it a bit odd that they'd be working on it already considering the second game is so far off still. It would imply an entirely new engine however.

If they had wanted to get a KotOR 3 out in 2006, the only options were to either be pretty far along in building a new (for Xbox 2) engine already, or to release it as one of the last of the Xbox games. So I'm not surprised that there was a team assigned to the game already. Letting them go probably means no KotOR 3 until 2007.

 

[trancejeremy]

What's interesting is that they had anyone working on it at all. After all, they farmed out KOTOR to Bioware, and KOTOR2 to Obsidan.

Kotor is actually due out fairly soon. Early 2005, I think March?

 

[Angcuru]

I'm really looking forward to Kotor 2. I just hope they fix the battle system.