As much as I would like that, it would probably be a legal nightmare, as the rights are already shared between Microsoft and Harebrained Scheme (Because it's Jordan Weisman video game company). BUT Harebrained Scheme has been brought by Paradox, and if I remember well it was only authorized to do Shadowrun games as long as it was owned by Jordan Weisman himself.
I wouldn't trust Paradox to make a good Shadowrun game. But I'm pretty sure they are going milk it just like what they doing with Vampire: Masquerade.
I agree with Kakita about shared licensing creating some really frustrating issues, at times. Always an issue once people start selling their IP. Creators should think carefully before signing those oh-so-amazing-contracts that offer all those zeroes before the decimal point. Especially exclusivity contracts or shared ownership contracts. To me, the best approach is always to forego a huge, up-front paycheck and demand ongoing royalties in exchange for license to use the IP. If a company interested in buying won't agree to that, or demands exclusivity/ownership at some level, it means you've got something they really, really want. I might bend on exclusivity for a maximum of 3 years, but I'd never agree to ownership. I've seen too many people taken for the ride, handed a single, fat check, then their name is stricken from the credits. All of the ongoing success of their work is then claimed by the new owners. Always a massive blow.
CDPR always seems to have things rolling years before anything is ever announced. And we don't tend to hear about much until they're sure they'll make an impression. It's a great approach, really...but I'd like to know, too!
We already have a good Shadowrun games, a trilogy in fact (i.e. Shadowrun Returns, Dragonfall, & Hong Kong), albeit a CRPG genre games. Harebrained Schemes did well with what they had in terms of budgets.
In the contrary, Battletech is also one of thoses games which have been milked.
