Fable delayed once again

We first heard about Playground Games' Fable reboot all the way back in 2018. It has also been around six years since the game was officially announced. Now, just months ahead of its planned release date, the game has been delayed again. 

Fable is no longer coming out in 2026. It would seem that the game fell into the GTA 6 trap and would have released closer to November than August. As a result, Fable won't be coming out this year at all and is now targeting a February 2027 launch date.

Microsoft says the delay is to give more of its upcoming games their own time in the spotlight. However, February itself is a historically busy month for videogames. Avowed had to compete with the likes of Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 and Civ 7 in 2025. Just this year, February was dominated by Capcom's Resident Evil Requiem, and we will no doubt see a couple of other big games announced for February 2027 in the coming weeks.

Now due to the number of delays and the near decade of development time, not only are player expectations going to be higher, but there is going to be a higher revenue bar to clear in order to be profitable.

KitGuru Says: Fable was supposed to be the biggest Xbox game of the year. Now, it is going to release in a very crowded 2027 instead, due to the number of other games being delayed to avoid GTA 6. 

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