This Week on Xbox: February 17, 2017

This week we're looking at the year ahead and chatting with some of the amazing creators behind some of the biggest games in 2017, like Crackdown 3, Sea of Thieves, Halo Wars 2, State of Decay 2 and many more.

[KingKionic]

This is one of my most anticipated titles this year. Very important game for pushing gaming forward with the cloud destruction in the multi. But it sounds like the singleplayer is looking hawt too. Crackdown is a game that really is in a position to push gaming forward with its destruction. I have lots of hope for it.

[MyDietEqualsGames]

I'll agree when I get a hands on demo, till then, it's big talk that needs backing. I am pretty excited to see how this turns out, if anything. I want to see a completely destructible , physics-based environment.

[conanlifts]

I agree. For me i wonder if the destruction will be a big feature in scorpio, but less so in a standard xbox. Its probably a bit ambitious for the cloud to handle alone.

[Letthewookiewin]

All boom no substance. This should have been cancelled instead of Scalebound.

[bouzebbal]

Is it me or I don't see the point or the use of a fully destructible environment ?
Can someone explain please

[LordMaim]

I'll be pissed if this sucks. I'm hoping they took the feedback from the second game to heart and make it feel more like the first game.

[Last_Boss]

Check out Earth Defense Force 2017 then. Fun game.

[UnSelf]

As a diehard Sony fan, I mean this with all sincerity, there is no game im looking forward to more than Crackdown 3. I bought an Xbox 360 for the first one; Sold my 360 when i bought the 2nd one smh; and now Ima have to get a Scorpio for the 3rd one.

I cannot waitttttttttt

[RosweeSon]

Sounds like your a die hard crack head... uh I mean crack down fan ✌🏻😉🤓

[cleft5]

If this is like every other Microsoft exclusive it will be on PC as well. If you want the optimum Crackdown 3 experience than it would seem investing in a beefy PC would be the way to go.

[objdadon]

You have to be the 1st person to ever say they bought a console for crackdown and will buy another console for crackdown🤔 to each his own i guess....

[gangsta_red]

It will be good to see if the level of destruction and physics will be as advertised and if so I would want to see it in a lot more games moving forward.

[RosweeSon]

Those are mighty high hopes considering Crackdown 1 was the best and 2 was a decent game, Decent not outstanding not amazing not something I'd go back and play, 3 has got a long way to go before it's gonna be any GOTY contender or push anything forward if it can't get basics right it's a waste of time and money. Let's hope the clouds hold up.

[Nintentional]

The people disagreeing with you have never played Crackdown smh. They're truly missing out on such a fun franchise.

[XanderZane]

The people disagreeing don't even own an XB1. lol!! Just more trolling of XB1 articles.

[Skillz1215]

u are in a dream my friend....

[chrisx]

I don't hear much about the clouds and the powers it will use on this game anymore

[KingKionic]

Your right they didnt mention cloud tech in the interview but im sure its still a big focus for there multiplayer. Microsoft is very tightlipped currently for info it seems for State of Decay and Crackdown 3 and are waiting for E3 from Major nelsons interview.

[freshslicepizza]

well it will either take lots of clouds or a beast like scorpio to get this kind of boom. fortunately microsoft has both

[ApocalypseShadow]

http://www.develop-online.n...

You'd better hope so. But if cloud was already supposed to be 3-4 times as powerful as Xbox one, then there really wasn't a need for Scorpio. Unless cloud, although can work in theory, was a sham to overshadow the shortcomings of Xbox one compared to PS4.

[KingKionic]

"You'd better hope so. But if cloud was already supposed to be 3-4 times as powerful as Xbox one, then there really wasn't a need for Scorpio."

Its vastly more powerful for that destruction they showed.

You think that was possible on scorpio?

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Highly unlikely.

Theres no game currently showing full scale buildings failing down into pieces and stay in the game for players to use as a weapon.

I definitely dont see any reason for it to be a sham.

[freshslicepizza]

@Apocalypse Shadow
"You'd better hope so. But if cloud was already supposed to be 3-4 times as powerful as Xbox one, then there really wasn't a need for Scorpio. Unless cloud, although can work in theory, was a sham to overshadow the shortcomings of Xbox one compared to PS4."

and what's stopping sony from putting ps4 games on the playstation now service?

[Aenea]

At the moment they have neither...

[freshslicepizza]

@Aenea8h ago
"At the moment they have neither..."

educate yourself on microsoft's cloud services

[Aenea]

"educate yourself on microsoft's cloud services"

Please enlighten me where I can find games that use the Cloud for physics like MS has promised....

[Muzikguy]

@Apocalypse

I agree it was a sham, for sure. People fell for it though, and are still waiting. Why have all this power in the cloud when we could just have a box do it for us faster and more efficiently "on the ground"?

Definitely a sham

@moldy

What's PS4 games on PSNOW have to do with Azure and Crackdown3? Lol

[frostypants]

"lots of clouds"

I hope this was a joke...

[PlayableGamez-]

MS is really good at hyping up bullcrap and when it doesn't live up they sweep under the rug like it never existed. Look at the Kinect 2! lmao

[blackblades]

Was that halo lens? Nvm

[RosweeSon]

But they are definitely not removing Kinect2 from bundles. 🤔🙄😉

[annoyedgamer]

Yea like 3D gaming and motion controls, oh wait that was Sony.

[XanderZane]

Didn't Sony do the same thing with the MOVE though? Then completely stopped supporting it? Maybe we should sweep you under the rug for the bullcrap post.

[conanlifts]

I think its probably called scorpio now. Even without the destruction it should be a good, but i think it will be limited destruction without scorpio.

[RosweeSon]

Don't hear much at all let alone see anything oh there's trailers from last years E3 🙄 Only Sony announce games early tho, not like Nintendo didn't announce smash bros a Wii bit early but yeah Crackdown the only contender for a decent game coming up on Xbox as rest have been cancelled third party aside No Banjo 3 Xbox really needs some games and buy another top developer just don't put them all on Kinect duty like rare.

[Godmars290]

Thing is why is Crackdown 3 the only major project that promised to show what the cloud could really do. There should be dozes of Xbox title that do that. Especially if it's main purpose was to make making games easier.

[ApocalypseShadow]

You would think right? I mean, besides "ghost cars" for a racing game, we have seen nothing.

Technologically speaking, it would be interesting to see. Just like resistance fall of man or mag was able to handle multiple players, I think we'd all want to see destruction on a large scale happen. But if that's the only game, and Microsoft doesn't have the studios or game line up to make more, it's really not much.

We'll see soon enough I guess.

[RosweeSon]

There should be dozens of Xbox titles fullstoo there's barely a handful. Games of all shapes and sizes. Really bare exclusive wise.

[Z501]

This.

[rdgneoz3]

@Apocalypse Shadow Loved MAG. When you got into those 256 player battles, it was fun and intense. As for the cloud, it basically boils down to a fancy way of saying servers, which MMOs have been using for years. And with servers, you need to be always online in order to use them. For single player games, if your connection goes out when you need more than just your system to display all the physics and such, then you're screwed.

Hopefully this game can show the possibilities that MS has claimed for years, as they have a lot riding on it and they are gonna hear about it if it fizzles.

[Godmars290]

@Apocalypse Shadow:
Yeah that's another thing.

When Sony does something "innovative" its usually for one game. A new technology is introduced, tried out, and if - *IF* - it catches on its then further developed. Maybe, if there aren't other facts to consider such as servers

By contrast when MS does something new its fully adapted while never really proving itself. Kinect was never more than concept, as much as it's flagship title Milo, yet before they ever got it working to half its promised potential on the 360 they built the XB1 around it.

[RosweeSon]

Nor do I care I don't like stuff tied into online on my single player games I know it's used for the multiplayer but seems to be taking all the focus. It's bad enough when I load halo collection and it's saying syncing with server... for my save files? or to even access the game? Nah.

[PizzaSteve]

The cloud was all talk and hype. You need better hardware to run a game like this which XB1 don't have and that's why Scorpio is coming.

[Muzikguy]

Me either. Imagine that

[crazychris4124]

Can we see it or are they going to keep talking?? Is it too much to ask for a 30 second gameplay clip of destruction? E3 is a long way off and a clip would ease people's concerns.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

I to would like MS to start teasing images or small clips of this game and others like little developer diary of sorts here and there. E3 is still a little ways off feel like we something.

[81BX]

https://youtu.be/EWANLy9TjR...

[YEP414]

I'm ready for crackdown 3 ,state of decay 2 ,playing halo wars 2 , sea of theirs ... I'm good with Xbox one exclusives

[XanderZane]

@81BX
That gameplay video was back in 2015 at Gamescom. I can only image what the game looks like now.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[Lennoxb63]

They have about an hour or more of gameplay footage out there. Either you weren't looking or wasn't interested in the first place.

[TFJWM]

I think he meant recent gameplay and visuals...

[RosweeSon]

In the business we are in tho gameplay footage from last June? Prob looks ropey as now, specially as the game will be changing as development goes on. Sure they could make another mini trailer or something to show off some progress, people could then go wow that's still looking promising. It's been nearly 9 months and they've just been giving yeah gonna be amazing and yeah it's about the Boom... no it's about the gameplay. Don't mess it up or Xbox reslly got nothing for this year so far. Not to mention the footage they showed at E3 was prob from March/April/May in prep for E3 so we're basically getting on from a year since the original footage was created most would have game out by now if not a massive trailer, preview blowout.

[gangsta_red]

I'm sure we will see more gameplay when it gets closer to release like most games.

But yes, I am very curious on what this game will look like and how it will play.

[ShadowKnight]

E3 2017

[gangsta_red]

http://t.qkme.me/35ptyq.jpg

[ItMatters]

They showed that back in 2015 on a 2014 build and its only gotten better since then. I'm really looking forward to it. Scorpio can't handle the destruction by itself, you need the cloud.

[nowitzki2004]

If they showed it back then and its better now, then why hide it all this time?

[RosweeSon]

Microsoft don't show off anything outside of E3 these days.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Sounds great can't wait to see it.

[Automatic79]

I can't wait to see this game. Loved Crackdown 1.

[81BX]

Never liked crackdown but this one has me hopeful

[BlackTar187]

if you didn't like any of the crackdowns then the only thing you like about this is the destruction?

[81BX]

No. As i get older my reflexes arent as good so i look toward campaigns and co op more

[XStation4pio_Pro]

Really looking forward to this one

[cfc83]

I think it will deliver. Hopefully it's well polished. Alot of folk out there looking for any reason to attack xbox.

[DeadlyOreo]

Nope no attacking. It's just that Crackdown has never been a AAA franchise. Why are so many Xbox fans treating it like it's anything close to what Sony have to offer? Plus there has been barely any gameplay apart from that cloud rubbish.

[Phill-Spencer]

If you have nothing else to look forward to , you even hype up the most average games ever. Crackdown is the biggest game microsoft has in near(?) future while sony would release this title as digital only.

[nitus10]

I suppose it's too much to ask for but does this game even have a story other than destructible environments which were also done in the Red Fraction games? Obviously, if the whole idea is to destroy everything without any thought to a story (if there is one) then knock yourself out.

Basically, Crackdown 1 on the Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) was "Run and Gun" and had a very loose story. Crackdown 2 appears to be more of the same although to be fair it does have a story if not a very cliched one.

[Phill-Spencer]

@nitus
crackdown 1+2 were both on xbox360. They are open worldgames where you have to complete specific missions to progress the "story". They both were lackluster, fun for a very short time and then boring af.

[81BX]

Ur weirdos
Its ok honey. When crackdown drops you can still not play it and complain about it

[Phill-Spencer]

81bx

No problem i've played the first two, wouldn't force myself to chore through #3.

[Kribwalker]

Crackdown never a AAA franchise....smh the first one sold more then your AAA TLG, GR2, and Nioh combined (over 1.5 million right off the bat). It was made by the guys that invented grand theft auto and was a wicked open world game for its time with a AAA budget behind it. Never AAA 🤦‍♂️

[RosweeSon]

Cos it's not warranted at all? Get some games out that's the biggest problem solved give people some great games to (play*) and they won't have time to complain, although they prob still will, but Scorpio great as it might be needs games and not just XB1 games or 360 BC It needs Scorpio Top end AAA games. I don't have high hopes currently.

[Critic4l_Strik3]

Xbox Exclusive Crackdown 3 is all about saving Microsoft

[Razzer]

Hope this game is going to be great. I like what I've seen so far.

[343_Guilty_Spark]

I hope this cements Crackdown as one of the new pillars of Xbox.

[Razzer]

Needs to be, imo.

[HarrisonMode]

They needed to come out with something positive to combat the behemoth that is Horizon:Zero Dawn.

[PhoenixUp]

Seems like the only thing this game has going for it is the boom. Other than the destruction that the "powah up da clowd" allegedly provides, there hasn't been anything else shown for people to get excited for this title.

You never saw this amount of attention for Crackdown 1 or 2 besides that they came bundled with betas for Halo 3 and Reach respectively. They were quality games, but they never garnered as much hype as this latest third installment has.

[Wallstreet37]

One game averaged an 83 (which is not bad) and another a 70 (decent but not great) so the hyperbole and hype around 3 lol is just fanboy dribble and Microsoft pr machine hard at work given the games history. I'm sure it will be (hopefully) a good game but I don't see the hype. The cloud? I think ppl knowing Microsoft's history with boasts and not following through have tempered most in that regard.

Some comments on here remind me of Quantum Break thread and we know how that ended.

[gangsta_red]

I dont see hype, but I do see the same excitment that even you expressed for the game. The same type of excitement any of us have for any new game that is anticipated for any console.

I really think you are making up your "hyperbole" and then applying it to what is actually happening. I'll never understand this thinking that people should not be excited for certain games or that excitment equels hype.

Quantumn Break ended up with a 77 so I would say that is above decent if you consider Crackdown 2 at a 70 decent.

Crackdown 3 has potential to be better than the first most definitely. If the destruction works as they showed it then the mp part of the game will be completely insane.

[Wallstreet37]

Gangsta...

Well let's hope Microsoft knocks it out the park and we end up getting something special. My "S" is ready.

[Vasto]

I have no doubt that Crackdown is going to be amazing.

Looking forward to new IPs though.

[DarXyde]

I really wish they could've just settled for "Crackdown 3 is coming this year ".

When you throw out phrases like, "imagine the first two games times ten", "it's all about the boom" and more, you're really not doing your product any favors. When development of said product takes as long as we see now, you really introduce the element of expectations that you may not be able to meet.

Let the product speak for itself through footage, trailers, and objective developer diaries that tell you what the game features, not personal impressions of how cool you think it is (of course you do, you made it).

[alb1899]

People ask and he responds......Is it that bad.
I wish every líder do that, but I know, it is just me.
They can't spoil the e3 show. We have to wait.

[ocelot07]

Enjoyed the first 2 ill be getting this for PC for sure.

[Razzer]

Never played the first 2, but looking forward to this on PC as well.

[alb1899]

I will get it with the Scorpio for sure.

[XanderZane]

Will get it for Scorpio as well. Play it in 4K with HDR, it will look incredible.

[Donnie81]

Lets see it then. I'm ready!

[opinionated]

This is the only Xbox game I'm hyped for right now. They better kill it at e3 with software.

[joab777]

This is NEEDED for the Scorpio launch!! By fall, Sony will have positioned themselves very well. Even if Scorpio launches at $400, Sony can cut their Pro price or bundle it with U4, Horizon or possibly GoW (if it releases).

[RosweeSon]

Just can't see it yet

[XXanderXX]

Yeah , awesome 4k and on Scorpio.

[Hendog1981]

Looking forward to getting my destruction on

[ZayBo06]

So what happens, if is possible, when everything( buildings, bridges, etc....) is destroy?

[Silkside]

I said it once and I'll say it again, the cloud technology will be no where near what they have shown or say it will be.
The cloud tech will be a watered down version and I bet my account on this.

Please book mark this post and call me out when the time comes.

[senorfartcushion]

This has a Scorpio vibe....

[gamer7804]

This game has been in dev a while, and so far nothing has been shown but some people shooting and buildings falling down. They need to show more substance before i can get excited about this as a game. They need to stop relying on old franchises, instead of cancelling anything thats new.

[esmittystud101]

I'm just wondering what's the point of destroying a building for five minutes to bring it down when the enemy vacated two minutes before you even get there. Just wondering how this is going to work. Especially when mp games already lag on every console.

[ItMatters]

Just so you know you probably can't destroy buildings that fast. in the demo they had to increase the power of the bullets and explosions for time purposes. Imagine five people online are in a building taking shots at you and your friends, imagine you have a bunch of C-4 and Rockets. Now blowup that building, throw trucks at it. Get them to leave the building So you can give chase, climb buildings jump off of buildings, jump over buildings. You basically do whatever the hell you want to have fun with people online. Have you never seen the video of the buildings cascading into each other and collapsing ? it looks amazing. We're going to be able to run up the side of the building as it's falling. I'm sorry guys but how can you not see how fun this game is going to be ?. On the original crackdown me and my brother-in-law were on top of the agency tower throwing explosive barrels at each other across to the other buildings. It allowed you to make explosive barrels just to use iand explode. I made Domino's with explosive barrels.

[SaveFerris]

Although no gameplay has been shown, the developers are no doubt working hard to meet the 2017 launch window. It would be a disaster for MS if it didn't launch with Scorpio.

[ItMatters]

You are just like the people that said the Internet was impossible rocket flight was impossible walking on the moon was impossible. There's always gonna be doubters with new technology. The technology and Crackdown 3 is the culmination of years of hard work and money. Why would they have showing the technology that is being first use a game they haven't released yet ?. To the guy that asked why would someone want full destruction, give up your gamer card right now bro.
Crackdown is not some story driven game that's going to make you girls cry, it's about throwing buses at your friend online blowing up the building he is using as sniper cover explosion explosion explosion is it's just a fun game people. Crackdown is most definitely a AAA title. Technologically it's doing a lot more stuff than horizon zero Dawn, ask any developer. Infamous second son doesn't even hold a candle to crackdown let alone crackdown 3. If you like superhero games this will be the best superhero sandbox game ever released imo.

[Tango316]

At least crackdown 3 won't turn up to be no mans sky. Lmao

[Tango316]

Plus gears of war is garbage

[Tango316]

Hello

[MilkMan]

If all of this BOOM is going to take place only in multiplayer, with the perma-destruction and all that. Then it was a failed attempt. Also if it doesn't have substance, as in Crack Down 2, it will fail.
Game design has passed this title by even when it debuted. If you want to make this property relevant it must speak to more than a bunch of people shooting each other on-line.
That's where the real effort is.

[PainUzumaki]

They havent shown anything or nothing about this game in months maybe years....and its suppose to big one their big exclusives smh

[Darkfist_Flames]

it gona be hilarious if this game sucks xD, also what happened to the power of the cloud xD

[S2Killinit]

Coming up next Crackdown is all about badabeem badaboom. How about you release some games?

[CP_Company]

blah blah blah,we need to counter super positives news about Horizon.i thought is going to happen like this :) all the time when Sony shoot to the stars, after that m$ comes next day with staff like this,how many bullets,how many windows got broken,how that game going to vow us and so on...when they got tired of this fart?

[Tango316]

Not true

[Tango316]

I think all of you are dumb dumbs. You need to grow up and get a job and a life. This world would be a better place if got off your couch and do something that matters in life. That is all

[AmUnRa]

Unbelievable that people still believe that PR b*llshit that Microsoft is spitting out.
The cloud is what it is a dream. When the cloud can make Xbox one games better why is Microsoft not using it for the last years and now? Cous it is PR b*llshit, nothing more.
But blind fanboys will never accept that.

[ItMatters]

Because it's not ready yet crackdown 3 is the first game to use this technology for destruction. Can you tell me how a company is supposed to show something before it's ready ?

[CrimsonWing69]

hope it's better than the last 2... can't say those were like phenomenal games. The first was fun to just mess around in.

[sullynathan]

Very little has been shown of this game and coming from the fact that the previous games we're mediocre, that is not good

[ItMatters]

Crackdown was anything but mediocre. People thought it was just going to be a lame game because it was included with halo 2 but it wound up being a pretty good game and really fun.

[sullynathan]

It was mediocre through & through

[YEP414]

Crackdown 3 ...buying day 1 !!! Sony fans keep hating!!!!!

[shayureppa]

Most anticipated exclusive game for Xbox. Either [A] Will be cancelled like Scalebound or [B] Broken on launch.

[bluefox755]

Da kleeeeewd.