We knew 2K considered BioShock to be a big franchise in the coming years but how big? Star Wars big, according to Global President of 2K Games Christoph Hartmann. While touting the series, he does what any good interviewee does: insults lots of people.
In an interview with MCV, he stated that the future for BioShock could be long if they play it right. “For BioShock, because it’s so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix? The first Matrix was great, the second one was weird and the third one, you thought: ‘Who [making this] is on crack and who isn’t?’. “But, then again, look at Star Wars. It’s a fight between good and evil, just like BioShock. If we spin it the right way and get the right twist of innovation, we can make six parts of it, as Star Wars did."
Hartmann acknowledges that they don't want to cash in on the series and end up making mediocre games (the Star Wars comparison was probably a bad idea, then). "I won’t name the company, but there was a great racing game years ago. They brought it back year-on-year. If you look at the scores, it’s hard to believe what they’ve done to it. It’s upsetting, actually," Hartman said, an apparent potshot at EA's Need for Speed series.
The man gives an entertaining interview but he neglected to mention the one aspect of BioShock's future we care about the most: the release date of the sequel. BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams is said to be due in 2009 for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
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We knew 2K considered BioShock to be a big franchise in the coming years but how big? Star Wars big, according to Global President of 2K Games Christoph Hartmann. While touting the series, he does what any good interviewee does: insults lots of people.
