Crackdown 3 might be delayed, but is that such a bad thing?
After the news broke earlier today, I found myself flooded with messages on social media about Crackdown 3`s delay, which now moves over to Spring 2018. News like this is always controversial with the hardcore crowd, with Xbox detractors using it as a means to gloat and proselytize the downfall of the entire platform.
Microsoft`s struggles with second party studios are pretty well documented at this point. Games like Ryse, Quantum Break, and Scalebound – exclusives built by contracted non-Microsoft studios – struggled in various ways, with the latter being canceled altogether.
It was reported that Crytek and Microsoft had a falling out over the Ryse IP, while Quantum Break`s developers, Remedy Entertainment, announced plans to hit PlayStation almost immediately after shipping their much-hyped time-bending third-person shooter. And we all know what went down with Scalebound. What I`m saying here is, the fears f...
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