User blog comment:TheToughGuy/Hot Topic: What Is Rockstar's Next Big Game?/@comment-2099017-20160307151020/@comment-1824274-20160307182730

Eh I mean I don't think they will ever release a Manhunt 3. Especially in this day and age with the advanced game engine R* runs their games on, where the violence will look more realistic and brutal than ever before.

Manhunt as a series isn't worth working on for R* because it won't sell as well as lets say, a Grand Theft Auto game or a sequel to RDR or even Bully. It's a very gruesome series and it can't appeal to a casual audience. I know a lot of ppl who love GTA but get squeamish when they play Manhunt. My theory is that because of the controversy it attracted back then is that they know better to not push their luck.

For example, Grand Theft Auto is a game that can be defended as you can play GTA as morally as you want, whereas the main idea of Manhunt is to be as brutal as possible. It got an AO rating for a reason.

Although it would be pretty cool to see a sequel to Manhunt 2 in this generation, I just can't see it ever happening for the reasons I listed above.