Why are there people posting here who clearly don't even have an xbox let alone played or even looked at a copy of Crackdown???

If you enjoyed Crackdown, you will enjoy Crackdown 3. The only thing going against it is the soundtrack is crap compared to the first.

I guess it has sold a lot since then. Noted. 

Isn't ninja theory the only one who has released amything note worthy? Aside from the studios that already made exclusive xbox games.

Excuses are bound to run out eventually. At least the pray and wait for Phil wont last longer than the begining of next gen. One more year for that.

Actually I would also consider this one of those uninformed opinion.  You really do not know what it took to get the budget to purchase these companies.  You have no clue how long contract talks, benefits all the things that are worked out in the purchase of another business.  Just from the experience on the company I worked for just the purchase of one company took 3 years working out the deal.  If the company wasn't up for purchase at the start it could take even longer until you offer the right deal and money.  Just because you see in 6 months 3 studios purchased does not show how long it took to get to this point.  This is why sometimes I have a problem with how gamers view things.  For some reason you all believe things just happen right away.  MS started 6 months ago woeing these companies and bam it happen.  

Base on what? Have you played the game? I played over 15 hours last weekend, I think Gamespot review totally missed it's mark.  the 5/10 would make sense if it included the multiplayer but the campaing is actualy pretty good (7.5/10 - I would give it). The game is not a master piece and the power of the cloud is bad marketing joke at this point. But I had tons of fun playing the campaign and will go back to finish the game. 

Your either seriously miss-informed or just wanted to make a stupid comment on Microsoft commitment to create 1st party exclusives. They've double the numbers of 1st party studios and have create a whole new studios that will make AAA Microsoft exclusives with The Initiative. 

They might not reach Sony level of quality output but it's pretty dumb statement to say that Microsoft isn't making 1st Party exclusives. 

I would say Ninja Theory and Obsidian were the most notable studios.

The other studios have success with more niche titles or middling games. I would imagine MS bought all of these studios because they had interesting projects as well.

People had very low expectations for the Killer Instinct reboot solely because it was being developed by a studio that made numerous underwhelming games. But with MS's money they made a fantastic fighting game. Hence, the studios can potentially grow under MS.

I'm gonna recommend you watch the Digital Foundry video for Crackdown 3, the campaign video. Because some of the things you're saying just aren't reality. For a UE4 game, its one of the more polished games using that engine. MS played trailers at numerous E3s, many delays allow that to happen, but that doesn't make it AAA. Also, the game didn't appear to change much since the 2017 trailer.

I don't think anybody is arguing the game should be praised though. I think the reviews were harsh given the game isn't buggy, it actually is polished and its fun. Its probably my favorite game to ever score that low. I'm actually less bothered by the critics and more bothered by people like you that haven't played the game but have opinions.

To anybody that wants to have an opinion without actually playing, at least try watching the Digital Foundry video covering the campaign. Especially if you're the kind of person that makes claims its not polished.

I actually like the soundtrack. Not as good as the first, but still a good listen and fits well with the game. I am disappointed there isn't any radio stations in this game like the first.

I never said that they aren't making them. I was implying that the failure of another high profile 1st party game might dampen their efforts and enthusiasm in making many more of them. You should read what I write and not what you want to read.

As for my impressions and the vast majority of critics, it turned out to be right. The game was early announced and rarely talked about, the first preview we got looked like a 360 game without any life and that whole thing with the cloud was complete bullshit from the start anyway. So yes, my and many people's first impression was completely justified. In my opinion the game should get a default 5 point deduction for that whole cloud bullshit, where MS was actively lying to consumers. So anything above 5 is a reward for this game.

Also, unless a review is is talking untruths it cannot be wrong.

While I tend to agree with you, if you meant it to mean dampen their efforts then that's what you should have said. wondering if it's the last nail in the coffin conjures up all sorts of worry and angst to those of us who have no idea how many nails MS have left, and since you brought this up you've made us worry that they may have ordered screws by mistake because if that happened they would be well and truly, drumroll please Screwed.