Til trods for at vi alle fik et godt, langt kig på spillets singleplayer-del under årets E3, og at spillet er en af de hovedsageligt grunde til at fans bør investere i en Xbox One X til efteråret, så har Microsoft valgt at forsinke Crackdown 3 igen. Nu udkommer spillet i løbet af foråret 2018.
Microsofts egen Shannon Loftis bekræftede forsinkelsen i en meddelelse til Polygon, hvor hun forklarer at spillet har brug for mere tid:
"We're very excited about Crackdown 3, and so are many fans, and so it's a difficult call to move the release date. However, we want to make sure to deliver the right game, with the right quality, and at the right time. Crackdown 3 is a hugely ambitious game and we want to ensure we deliver the right experiences all the way through every part of the game, whether that's campaign, co-op multiplayer or our competitive multiplayer mode, Wrecking Zone. Getting the balance right between the three modes is important, and we are going to take the extra development time to ensure that. Gamers can expect Crackdown 3 in Spring of 2018."
