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State of Decay 3 Might No Longer Launch Day One on Xbox Game Pass

Undead Labs is to be sold off by Xbox, potentially ending State of Decay 3’s day one Game Pass plans.

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State of Decay 3 has been a long time in the making, and it’s finally targeting a release in perhaps the most turbulent time in developer Undead Labs’ 16-year history.

Undead leaving Xbox could affect state of decay 3 Game pass launch

Undead Labs joined the Xbox family of first-party studios in 2018 when Xbox went on a big buying spree that saw the likes of Ninja Theory, Playground Games, and Compulsion Games also join an at-the-time thin lineup of Xbox studios. The move was largely celebrated, as Xbox was in dire need of more first-party talent and the first State of Decay was a big Xbox Live Arcade success the generation prior. It’s now been a whole six years since Undead revealed State of Decay 3, and after years of silence, it’s finally aiming to come out next year, in 2027.

It’s safe to say that State of Decay 3 is approaching its long-awaited release at a very rough time. Xbox is........

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