Fable delayed until 2026

[Dark Drakan]

It has been announced on the latest episode of the Xbox Podcast by Head of Xbox Games Studios Craig Duncan that Playground Studios upcoming Fable reboot has been delayed until 2026.

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I just want to start with, really excited about progress, Really excited about where Playground are. We previously announced the date for Fable as 2025. We are actually going to give Fable more time, and it’s going to ship in 2026 now.

“While I know that’s not maybe the news people want to hear, what I want to assure people of is that it’s definitely worth the wait. I have unequivocal confidence in the Playground team. If you think about their history and legacy for Forza Horizon, the last few games, critically acclaimed, 92 Metacritic, award-winning, beautiful, play great.

"And just what they’re bringing to Fable as a franchise, just think of the visuals of what you expect of Playground games plus amazing gameplay, British humor, Playground’s version of Albion. So inspired by what’s gone before with the franchise but their take, in quite frankly the most beautifully realized version of Albion you’ve ever seen.

“So really excited about the plans, and really excited about the future. I want the community to understand that we do these things for the best of the games and the teams, and ultimately that results in the best game for the community.”

They did however release a short clip of new footage too.

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[Quistrix]

It's sad but I'm not surprised. The fact that the footage they showed off is from Pre-Alpha shows that a delay was inevitable. The footage looks promising to me. I just hope they intend to show more off soon.

 

[Dark Drakan]

It's sad but I'm not surprised. The fact that the footage they showed off is from Pre-Alpha shows that a delay was inevitable. The footage looks promising to me. I just hope they intend to show more off soon.

Fingers crossed they have a showcase of some sort and some solid info soon. As good as some of the footage has looked in the short teasers it hasn’t given us much to go off yet.

 

[Quistrix]

Fingers crossed they have a showcase of some sort and some solid info soon. As good as some of the footage has looked in the short teasers it hasn’t given us much to go off yet.

My biggest surprise was the addition of mounts. I remember the lack of them in the old games was because of an engine limitation. Hopefully this is all just the tip of the iceberg.

 

[Dark Drakan]

My biggest surprise was the addition of mounts. I remember the lack of them in the old games was because of an engine limitation. Hopefully this is all just the tip of the iceberg.

Indeed, the horse footage actually looked pretty good too.