Why Undead Labs Is Sticking with Game Pass for State of Decay 3 Despite the Xbox Split

Undead Labs Credits Xbox Game Pass for Most of Its Players!

The now-independent development team acknowledged that Microsoft’s subscription service played a significant role in helping them reach 25 million players.   During Xbox’s major “reset,” Microsoft had originally intended to sell Undead Labs to a third party. However, that plan changed when the studio bought itself out and returned to independence. In his first interview following the studio’s major changes, Philip Holt, the studio head since May…

Why Undead Labs is sticking with Game Pass for State of Decay 3 despite the Xbox split

Undead Labs boss Philip Holt explains why State of Decay 3 will still launch on Xbox Game Pass despite the studio’s split from Xbox, highlighting the service’s role in growing the franchise and supporting its four-player co-op ambitions.

Undead Labs explains why State of Decay 3 will still launch into Xbox Game Pass

Undead Labs has shared why it still plans to launch State of Decay 3 into Game Pass

State Of Decay 3 Dev Explains Why It'll Be On Game Pass Despite The Company Leaving Xbox

"Of the players we capture, we capture for a long time".As you probably already know, State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs is officially no longer part of Xbox Game Studios, with the company having transitioned to becoming an independent studio in recent weeks.Nevertheless, State of Decay 3 is still launching into Xbox Game Pass as a "day one" title in 2027, and the folks over at Game File recently caught up with studio boss Philip Holt to ask…