https://www.polygon.com/e3/2018/6/11/17451396/crackdown-3-delay-explained-microsoft-xbox-interview-e3

Microsoft’s decision to delay Crackdown 3 leaves the publisher with a relatively slim collection of exclusives for this holiday season. So why did the project get delayed yet again? And what can it tell us about Microsoft’s new strategy?

Booty’s answer speaks to Microsoft’s big investment, from the investment of time and money in games to the acquisition and formation of entire studios.