User blog comment:Patstriker25/My thoughts on Mass Effects Commander Shepard/@comment-1440333-20130722111923/@comment-1440333-20130722130758

Possibly. Bioware havent said anything at this point - as I said they even said the next game may not be a sequel and asked fans not to call it Mass Effect 4 for that reason. Theres so much speculation and rumour but no actual facts yet.