Microsoft has not commented on this publicly, but a single report is claiming that the firm has delayed Crackdown 3 for Xbox One yet again.

“Crackdown 3 will now be out in 2019, according to two people familiar with the game’s release plans,” a report in Kotaku states. “It’s an unusual move and another blow to Xbox’s already weak first-party lineup for the rest of 2018.”

Rumors of a new Crackdown 3 delay have been popping up for months, and Microsoft had already delayed the game twice previously; it was announced in 2014 (!) and was originally supposed to arrive in November 2017.

Just a week ago, however, Microsoft denied that it was delaying Crackdown 3. Well, sort of. When a fan tweeted that his preorder of the game was canceled, Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg said on Twitter that “the team continues to work hard on the game for our fans.” But he never followed-up on the many questions that ensued.

In any event, Kotaku says that the vague new schedule is “spring 2018” and that the delay was triggered by unspecified but severe development struggles.

Microsoft’s E3 press conference happens late Sunday, and many were hoping to see Crackdown 3 be a big part of that. I guess we’ll see how Microsoft handles this.

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