State of Decay 2 , one of Microsoft ’s most forebode game of 2018 , is set to release next calendar week and it turns out there ’s lot of Easter eggs for diehard Microsoft rooter .   Ray Cox IV , who holds the Earth platter for most achievement points and is better known by his gamertag Stallion93 , post two screenshots from the approaching survival of the fittest biz showing off some of the cool reference . The first tease is found in one of the biz ’s houses , where players can find an original Xbox and a Duke controller lay around .

The upcoming survival zombie plot is an Xbox One Play Anywhere title , which means thatState of Decay 2will characteristic cross - platform manoeuvre on Xbox One and PC . Not only will players on different systems be able to play together , but those who bet on on consoles and personal computer will only take to purchase one transcript of the claim to work on both . grouchy - save functionality see that players get a seamless experience , even when jumping between the two ecosystem , the same as it was forSea of Thievesearlier this year .

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The second reference comes in the form of one of the passive actions the role player can take part in . By running a " console plot tournament , " players can add 15 esprit de corps for an hour . The substantial kicker   comes in the form of the action mechanism ’s description , which   says " Anyone up for some 1v1 on Blood Gulch ? No pistols . "

That verbal description is a unclouded reference to the original Xbox ’s most popular biz , Halo .   Blood Gulch is one of the most iconic maps in the first - someone shooter series and has been remade several prison term throughout the years . Beyond appearing in the original , it was also remake inHalo 2as Coagulation , was featured in the real - prison term strategy twist - offHalo war , and was playable inHalo : Reach .

One thing is clear from these two Easter egg , and it ’s that developer Undead Labs is a immense sports fan of Microsoft ’s gaming history . Both of these are great reference to the past , whileState of Decay 2serves as an of import reminder that Xbox ’s play present and futurity is still very much relevant .

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State of Decay 2releases on Xbox One and PC on   May 22 , 2018 , although those that clean up theUltimate Editionwill gain access to the game four day too soon .

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State of Decay 2 Has a Hidden OG Xbox & Halo Reference

State of Decay 2 Has a Hidden OG Xbox & Halo Reference

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