Crackdown 3 delay means Microsoft has just one big new game this holiday

The next Crackdown will not hit PC and Xbox One until 2018. Microsoft has delayed its open-world action shooter to next year to ensure it can produce a high-quality single-player and multiplayer product. That’s a bummer for Crackdown fans who have waited since the original (the sequel was disappointing) for a worthy successor. But by delaying Crackdown, Microsoft will have almost no major games debuting this holiday season.

Crackdown 3 is now due out in the Spring. Microsoft Studios Publishing boss Shannon Loftis confirmed in a tweet, as well as an interview with Polygon, that Microsoft is concerned about getting the game right.

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