Ultima's Future

GameSpot is reporting that Andy Hollis, the designer responsible for many MicroProse and Jane's flight sims, has been hired to head Electronic Arts' Austin studio and oversee the Ultima franchise's next steps. Here's a little something about the rumored Ultima X:
While the focus of the conversation was on Ultima Online, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to ask about other Ultima projects. Asking about the Ultima game that's been rumored to be in development since the appearance of a leaked "Ultima X: Odyssey" title screen image, we received a unison response of "No comment." Hollis reiterated that Origin isn't going to work on anything that competes with Ultima Online. Yet other comments hinted that other teams are working at Origin, in addition to the 15 to 20 people dedicated to Ultima Online.