I stedet for at lave singleplayer og multiplayer for sig, bliver det kommende Crackdown en slags mashup af begge dele. Det fortæller Ken Lobb fra Microsoft i et interview med OXM
"Crackdown was on of the first drop-in, drop-out co-op games, but we're going more towards 'there's just the game'. You're playing the game, it's single, it's co-op, it's a mash-up. Choose at will in the game, instead of hiding behind menus and loads and lobbies. Just make the gameplay as if it's one big thing."