The Head of Xbox Game Studios stated the long-in-development State of Decay 3 is “approaching rather well,” in a latest interview, affirming Xbox’s continued backing of the zombie recreation first introduced in 2020.
Craig Duncan, who was beforehand the Studio Head at Uncommon and now runs Xbox Game Studios, had a prolonged interview with GamesRadar+ after final week’s Developer Direct showcase. To shut out the interview, Duncan was requested if we’ll see extra of State of Decay 3 this 12 months, and stated the next in response:
“I feel the [PR] on this room will homicide me if I provide the reply to that. So here is what I will say: I’ve carried out a quantity of visits to that studio within the final six to eight months. I’ve sat and performed the sport with the workforce a bunch of occasions. It is approaching rather well. We’re very excited concerning the franchises and its potential. So I’ll definitely see much more of it within the coming 12 months.”
State of Decay 3 was first introduced in 2020 forward of the Xbox Sequence X and Xbox Sequence S’ launch. Practically six years later, it is nonetheless not out, and we’ve not seen far more of the sport outdoors of one other trailer in 2024. This has left some nervous that the undertaking will not see the sunshine of day.
Within the time since State of Decay 3’s announcement, so much has modified at Xbox. Not solely did a report alleging developer (*3*) emerge in 2022, however within the years since, Xbox has not been afraid of canceling video games or shutting down studios. Undead Labs and State of Decay 3 have made it by means of all that, and Duncan’s feedback appear to point out Xbox Game Studios remains to be dedicated to the undertaking.
His feedback nonetheless do not shed a lot mild on after we’ll see the sport subsequent, although, and State of Decay 3 nonetheless would not have a launch window. For now, we must always simply count on Xbox Game Studios to launch Kiln, Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Halo: Marketing campaign Advanced, and Gears of Battle: E-Day in 2026.