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**EvilBoris** · 02-06-2018, 19:38

Originally posted by tonyk100 View Post

just a amazon balls up. i'm hoing for a E3 available 'right now in game pass' announcement

Same. Which might be the reason for the cancellations.
Amazon have fallen out with Sony over digital downloads too

**Neon Ignition** · 07-06-2018, 10:32

Crackdown delayed to 2019

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2018-06-07-crackdown-delayed-to-2019

UPDATE: Microsoft has confirmed Crackdown 3's delay into next year, saying it will now launch in February 2019.The news…

Looks like the delay till TBC 2019 is true

This should help make MS's E3 this year interesting

**MartyG** · 07-06-2018, 10:33

Cloud still not powerful enough.

Microsoft have managed to dig up $7.5 Billion to spend on acquiring GitHub, perhaps they can find some extra money to invest in some first party exclusives, they're rapidly running out.

**Digfox** · 07-06-2018, 10:48

Do you think it's because the game has or is evolving into more of a GaaS than a story-driven game it might have been conceptualised when it commence development all those years ago? Or is it that they are adding a Battle Royale mode?

The recent rumours of Halo: Destiny version make me wonder if MS is going with the big publisher trends.

**wakka** · 07-06-2018, 10:54

Could be [MENTION=2982]Mgear[/MENTION], or it could be that the game is a bit of a mess. 'Not meeting the quality bar' as they say. Two full years of delays makes me think it's that to be honest.

A Destiny type Halo might not be a bad idea if MS can bring something new to the table at the same time. That's a series that badly needs a kick up the arse to get it back on the hype level of Sony's top exclusives.

**fishbowlhead** · 07-06-2018, 11:09

Originally posted by Mgear View Post

Do you think it's because the game has or is evolving into more of a GaaS than a story-driven game it might have been conceptualised when it commence development all those years ago? Or is it that they are adding a Battle Royale mode?

The recent rumours of Halo: Destiny version make me wonder if MS is going with the big publisher trends.

It would make sense given that virtually all the talent that founded Bungie have either left or been forced out, and have migrated back to MS under 343.

**huxley** · 07-06-2018, 11:12

Cant say I`m surprised.

**Digfox** · 07-06-2018, 12:17

Originally posted by wakka View Post

Could be [MENTION=2982]Mgear[/MENTION], or it could be that the game is a bit of a mess. 'Not meeting the quality bar' as they say. Two full years of delays makes me think it's that to be honest.

A Destiny type Halo might not be a bad idea if MS can bring something new to the table at the same time. That's a series that badly needs a kick up the arse to get it back on the hype level of Sony's top exclusives.

Although some innovation would be nice. Clearly 343 have failed to execute a Halo that was as good as it's predecessors. And based upon the evidence of their two (or should that be three) games doesn't have the ability to. So, yea, maybe a move in a new direction is needed. Just worry it'll be a bad Destiny clone.

Originally posted by fishbowlhead View Post

It would make sense given that virtually all the talent that founded Bungie have either left or been forced out, and have migrated back to MS under 343.

Actually one of the two founders is still there and the other left in 2004. Although I think you meant long serving team members. From a quick google Bungie appear to have suffered the loss of staff to create indie projects or move on to other companies but I'm not sure that attrition is any worse than other developers.

**Neon Ignition** · 07-06-2018, 12:23

I could imagine a Destiny cloned Halo would work out alright for MS, but if they do that and it's supposed to be Halo 6 rather than a straight sequel I reckon the fanbase will continue to burn good will again.

**EvilBoris** · 07-06-2018, 15:18

The company who is making the cloud tech has been sold to Epic earlier this year, I wonder if that has caused problems.

**Neon Ignition** · 07-06-2018, 20:53

Given how little they've shown of the game over the 5 years it'll end up having been I'm curious as to what the ambitions of the game are. In theory a third entry is pretty straight forward, the Crackdown formula is pretty straight forward unless either big changes were planned or things have gone massively wrong. My interest is more reliant on how little else MS has to offer more than the idea of another entry in itself being as appealing as it once was but I hope they eventually get it done... and MS has back up planned for XBO.