Crackdown 3 uses Microsoft's cloud for unprecedented digital destruction

Durning its Gamescome 2015 presentation, Microsoft and Reagent Games talked more about the upcoming Xbox One exclusive, Crackdown 3. A game that Reagent calls the "ultimate sandbox", Crackdown 3 is set in a new city, and the developer has put an emphasis on player freedom in taking down the city's criminal underworld.

The game features a new multiplayer experience, along with 100% destructible environments. Has stated when the game was originally announced, Crackdown 3's destruction is powered by Microsoft's cloud architecture, which is 20x more powerful than the Xbox One itself.

Check out the first look at Crackdown 3 below.

Stay tuned to the Windows Central keynote liveblog for more from Gamescom.

Joseph Keller