Things get more and more interesting for Regent’s Crackdown 3 which will be published by Microsoft Game Studios and made quite the splash at Gamescom 2015 for its environmental destruction. Earlier today, Regent said that the full scale of the destructibility would only be in the multiplayer. Single player would have some but it would be more about traversing the environment and garnering collectibles.

In a new tweet, the official Crackdown Twitter has now clarified that only the multiplayer will be available in Summer 2016. “Had a blast showing #Crackdown3 this week! Can’t wait for you to jump into MP in summer ’16 – will share more on full game’s release soon.”

The strategy is interesting here – Microsoft wants to keep players busy with something Crackdown-related while Regent takes more time to create a full-fledged single-player campaign. Or at least that’s the hope. We’ll find out more in the coming months what exactly Microsoft and Regent have planned.

Microsoft’s Crackdown 3 looked pretty cool when it was finally revealed at Gamescom 2015 and the power of the Cloud was praised for the level of destruction that can be provided. There are some catches though because of course there would be, but Regent’s Dave Jones provides some solid reasoning to IGN.

Firstly, the multiplayer will only have this level of destructibility because it uses an internet connection. As such, the developer doesn’t want to force anyone to head online. “Yes, [destruction is] exclusive to the multiplayer mode. You have to be online for multiplayer, and at that point we can connect to the cloud and really expand the experience”

There’s also the fact that the gameplay style of the series has been about traversing the environment and netting collectibles as much as blowing things up. This is what the campaign will provide though the destruction will obviously be toned down to facilitate different activities.

Crackdown 3 will be out in 2016 for Xbox One. What are your thoughts on the differing levels of destruction in single player and multiplayer? Let us know in the comments.