I en intervju med Not Enough Shaders säger före detta Rare-medarbetaren Donnchadh Murphy att det fanns planer på att göra Killer Instinct 3, men att Microsoft inte var intresserade.
We all wanted to make KI3, but Microsoft [was] more interested in broadening their demographic than making another fighting game. So it never got made, I doubt it ever will.", säger Murphy.
Angående Rares samarbete med Microsoft säger Murphy: "Personally I don't think it was a great mix. At first it seemed that they wouldn't interfere much, but it was soon clear that they were more interested in using Rare to help aim at a younger market. This stifled a lot of creativity, Rare was renowned for their diverse portfolio, so to not be involved in making Mature games was a real blow."
Vad säger Gamereactors läsare, hade ni velat se ett Killer Instinct 3 och tycker ni att Microsofts och Rares samarbete varit bra?