Can MEA:2 be under development by Motive Studios?

Err... isn't the IP back in Edmonton anyways?

No. Not even close. Motive Studios made the story for Star Wars Battlefront II (while DICE made the multiplayer and Criterion made the vehicles). I have no idea what Motive's involvement is with Visceral's Star Wars game (Amy Hennig is writing the story), but Motive Studios is also tied to that Star Wars game. They are 100% all in on Star Wars. Mass Effect is a BioWare IP, and it will remain a BioWare IP. Unless BioWare Edmonton decides to do "MEA2," that will be the only situation we will get another Mass Effect game.

Technically, all of BioWare's studios have been collaborating on every major BioWare release since at least ME3 (the policy is known as One BioWare). In reality, BioWare Austin is dedicated to SWTOR. 

No, I.P is back in Edmontons hands.

However, the I.P can be given to Motive in the future. Technically the answer is always a yes...thats up to EA and BioWare really.

Doubtful cause motive isn't affiliated with the "bioware brand". Edmonton or a new studio would be the next developer of the new ME.

No and please don't, let Edmonton do the next ME plz.

It's way too early to tell. I think there may be another Mass Effect game at some point, but I don't think it will be a sequel to Andromeda. And by the time it happens, who knows which studio it will come from. I am basing this prediction off information I pulled out of my arse, but there you have it.

EA also thought SWTOR was going to "knock it out of the park.Both finacially and critically"  as well. Not saying it will or wont but from what little we have seen of Anthem it's to early to tell.

It could happen. It won't, but it could.

This whole Andromeda business is a total clusterfuck atm.

MEA2 will never be under development. Not as a direct sequel at least.

I doubt it. Ever since BioWare joined EA, all they've done is close down studios. Around 2010 or 2011, BioWare was put in charge of EA's entire RPG department, known as the "BioWare group." They had about seven studios under them (including Edmonton, Montreal, and Austin). All of those other studios have since shut down, like BioWare Mythic, BioWare Victory, BioWare San Francisco, and Waystone Games.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioWare#Structure

With BioWare Montreal's recent merging with Motive Studios, as well as a change in leadership from Aaryn Flynn to Casey Hudson, I suspect BioWare will stay small and focus on two studios (Edmonton and Austin) with fewer projects. They've already proven quality drops when they try to do too many games at the same time. I'd rather they just stay where they currently are, ideally.

I'm not so sure about "Anthem 2." Unless BioWare just piggybacks off of what Bungie is doing, which they haven't claimed Anthem will be a trilogy like Destiny is, I expect Anthem to be one game that runs for 10 years (if EA gets what it wants). I suspect that once Anthem is done, a portion of Edmonton will be allocated to support the service for the long-term. However, I anticipate the bulk of the studio to move onto DA4, and then potentially MEA2, if Casey Hudson decides to put ME back in the pipeline.

Austin is going to be committed to SWTOR for the forseeable future. They did try to do a prototype for a KOTOR game a few years ago. If BioWare Austin ever does another game other than SWTOR, I suspect it will be a single player BioWare Star Wars RPG.