KOTOR III, jus something i found on gamespot Options

[Sith Rebel]

Hey I jus visted gamespot and see an article about episode 3 on xbox and in the news section it mentions KOTOR III.

you guys prolly seen it already, I jus thought it was crazy that they was actually starting KOTOR III in the first place lol

Shame it's now stalled though do to the lay offs <_<

http://www.gamespot.com/xbox/action/starwa...ws_6104775.html

[GhostofAnakin]

The fact that LucasArts would even begin development of KOTOR III before KOTOR II has even been released is cause enough for concern.

Also, the fact that KOTOR III seems to be an in-house development project makes it even more cause for concern.

Note to LA: leave the development of games to those who are actually good at it.

[ShinIchiro]

The fact that LucasArts would even begin development of KOTOR III before KOTOR II has even been released is cause enough for concern.

Also, the fact that KOTOR III seems to be an in-house development project makes it even more cause for concern. 

Note to LA: leave the development of games to those who are actually good at it. 

Didn't they start KOTOR 2 before KOTOR 1 was done?

[GhostofAnakin]

The fact that LucasArts would even begin development of KOTOR III before KOTOR II has even been released is cause enough for concern.

Also, the fact that KOTOR III seems to be an in-house development project makes it even more cause for concern. 

Note to LA: leave the development of games to those who are actually good at it. 

Didn't they start KOTOR 2 before KOTOR 1 was done?

I was under the assumption that Obsidian started work on it before KOTOR 1 was done.

In any case, my point is that LucasArts seems to be getting ahead of itself and taking on more than it can handle. Which was probably one of the reasons for the restructuring.

[ShinIchiro]

The fact that LucasArts would even begin development of KOTOR III before KOTOR II has even been released is cause enough for concern.

Also, the fact that KOTOR III seems to be an in-house development project makes it even more cause for concern. 

Note to LA: leave the development of games to those who are actually good at it. 

Didn't they start KOTOR 2 before KOTOR 1 was done?

I was under the assumption that Obsidian started work on it before KOTOR 1 was done.

In any case, my point is that LucasArts seems to be getting ahead of itself and taking on more than it can handle. Which was probably one of the reasons for the restructuring.

Yah...and this was right when LA might have been getting better too...I mean compare how many good games they've made with how many good games they've made in the last 2 years. I think LA realized they were actually doing something well and got so excited they tried to slate too many things.

[GhostofAnakin]

I think LA realized they were actually doing something well and got so excited they tried to slate too many things.

You mean like promising things they couldn't deliver on?

[ShinIchiro]

I think LA realized they were actually doing something well and got so excited they tried to slate too many things.

You mean like promising things they couldn't deliver on?

Well they've always done that...I mean they used to say they'd make good games and look at earlier LA games!

[Feargus Urquhart]

We started working on KOTOR2 a little before the release of KOTOR1, but not by a lot.

[jaguars4ever]

We started working on KOTOR2 a little before the release of KOTOR1, but not by a lot.

Is that before the release of KotOR Xbox or KotOR PC?

[Feargus Urquhart]

Before the release of the Xbox version.

Let me see if I remember the chain of events. I first talked with Simon Jeffrey, the President of LucasArts at the time, about the possibility of doing the product in late April of last year. We met at E3 to talk about the budget and some of our initial thoughts about doing it. Most of the owners and a couple of other people had quit Interplay by June and we were working out of my Attic - that was a lot fun particularly when the A/C couldn't keep up with us.

It was during June and July that we came up with the story, characters and the planets we were going to use. In about the third week of August the contract got signed, three guys from Bioware came down to show us how the engine worked for a few days and then we moved into our office space.

We've been off at the races ever since.

[I don't like...]

The fact that LucasArts would even begin development of KOTOR III before KOTOR II has even been released is cause enough for concern.

Also, the fact that KOTOR III seems to be an in-house development project makes it even more cause for concern. 

Note to LA: leave the development of games to those who are actually good at it. 

I agree this "setback" may be a blessing is disguise, I wasn't too thrilled either when I heard Lucasarts was initially going to develop it in-house. If KOTOR 2 turns out to as or even more successful then its predecessor then it might now mean that obsidian or maybe even Bioware could get the KOTOR 3 development which would in my opinion be much better then Lucasarts developing it themselves.

[guybrush threepw...]

yeah i don't want it in-house either. But i think the 3rd one needs an engine upgrade, and the sooner they start the better though...i don't want a huge gap between the games

[jaguars4ever]

yeah i don't want it in-house either. But i think the 3rd one needs an engine upgrade, and the sooner they start the better though...i don't want a huge gap between the games

Hopefully Bio will lease out their Jade Empire engine... ^_^

[I don't like...]

yeah i don't want it in-house either. But i think the 3rd one needs an engine upgrade, and the sooner they start the better though...i don't want a huge gap between the games

Hopefully Bio will lease out their Jade Empire engine... ^_^

Jade Empire would be X-Box only, besides their new Dragon Age Engine looks much more promising.

[GhostofAnakin]

yeah i don't want it in-house either. But i think the 3rd one needs an engine upgrade, and the sooner they start the better though...i don't want a huge gap between the games

Seeing as how Microsoft seems to have such a strong say in matters, my guess is KOTOR III (if it is made) won't be out until Bill Gates decides to release XBox 2. So I think the better estimate of when work on the new KOTOR will begin is when XBox 2 is slated to hit shelves.