Speaking with MCV, President of 2K Games Cristoph Hartmann stated that BioShock could potentially see five more entries into the series.
“For BioShock, because it’s so story driven, the question obviously arises: how long can you do it without turning into The Matrix?" said Hartmann. "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."
Don’t think that 2K plans on turning BioShock into another yearly event like Need for Speed, as Hartmann alludes to below.
"We have to be careful not to cash in," Hartmann continued. "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.”
With BioShock 2: Sea of Dreams expected to launch later this year, it will be interesting to see where 2K Games takes the franchise.