The Head of Xbox Game Studios said the long-in-development State of Decay 3 is "coming on really well," in a recent interview, affirming Xbox's continued backing of the zombie game first announced in 2020.
Craig Duncan, who was previously the Studio Head at Rare and now runs Xbox Game Studios, had a lengthy interview with GamesRadar+ after last week's Developer Direct showcase. To close out the interview, Duncan was asked if we'll see more of State of Decay 3 this year, and said the following in response:
"I think the [PR] in this room will murder me if I give you the answer to that. So here's what I'll say: I have done a number of visits to that studio in the last six to eight months. I have sat and played the game with the team a bunch of times. It's coming on really well. We're very excited about the franchises and its potential. So I will certainly see a lot more of it in the coming year."
State of Decay 3 was first announced in 2020 ahead of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S' launch. Nearly six years later, it's still not out, and we haven't seen much more of the game outside of another trailer in 2024. This has left some worried that the project won't see the light of day.
In the time since State of Decay 3's announcement, a lot has changed at Xbox. Not only did a report alleging developer Undead Labs had a problematic work culture emerge in 2022, but in the years since, Xbox has not been afraid of canceling games or shutting down studios. Undead Labs and State of Decay 3 have made it through all that, and Duncan's comments seem to show Xbox Game Studios is still committed to the project.
His comments still don't shed much light on when we'll see the game next, though, and State of Decay 3 still doesn't have a release window. For now, we should just expect Xbox Game Studios to release Kiln, Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Gears of War: E-Day in 2026.
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Craig Duncan, who was previously the Studio Head at Rare and now runs Xbox Game Studios, had a lengthy interview with GamesRadar+ after last week's Developer Direct showcase. To close out the interview, Duncan was asked if we'll see more of State of Decay 3 this year, and said the following in response:
"I think the [PR] in this room will murder me if I give you the answer to that. So here's what I'll say: I have done a number of visits to that studio in the last six to eight months. I have sat and played the game with the team a bunch of times. It's coming on really well. We're very excited about the franchises and its potential. So I will certainly see a lot more of it in the coming year."
State of Decay 3 was first announced in 2020 ahead of the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S' launch. Nearly six years later, it's still not out, and we haven't seen much more of the game outside of another trailer in 2024. This has left some worried that the project won't see the light of day.
In the time since State of Decay 3's announcement, a lot has changed at Xbox. Not only did a report alleging developer Undead Labs had a problematic work culture emerge in 2022, but in the years since, Xbox has not been afraid of canceling games or shutting down studios. Undead Labs and State of Decay 3 have made it through all that, and Duncan's comments seem to show Xbox Game Studios is still committed to the project.
His comments still don't shed much light on when we'll see the game next, though, and State of Decay 3 still doesn't have a release window. For now, we should just expect Xbox Game Studios to release Kiln, Forza Horizon 6, Fable, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Gears of War: E-Day in 2026.
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