New Fable gameplay footage? Also delayed to 2026.

This dropped. Not really following this game but wonder if anyone who does saw this yet.

Is it trying to go for souls like combat (0:37 in the video)? Also cinematic combat?

It looks like Fable will have a variety of different combat options, including wielding swords, hammers, and magic spells. There also seems to be seamless transition between cinematic cutscenes and combat.

Apparently the game has been delayed to 2026.

"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," Duncan explained. "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."

Better to delay it and not ship it when it isn't fully baked.

Was going to post this but didn't have time before leaving the office. Happy you did. ;)

best to delay and get it right..

besides, everything needs to get out of the way of GTA6..

That sucks, but I'm glad that they're not rushing.

woke game. will flop. shut down studio.

@ghosts4ever:

Nah, who knows, they may have got the memo and taking some of that outta the game hence the delay. ;o

Besides, no way Playground Games Studio gets closed down. :P

While I am very much looking forward to this game I’m totally fine with it being delayed.

At what point does Fable get the Duke Nukam forever treatment? There are few games I'd rsther play right now than a new fable.... But that game has been teases for like a decade... At some point it's like eff you.

2026 GOTY

It's ready when it's damn ready

@TheEroica:

Was just announced 4-5 years ago? :P

Yea, I'd imagine being in the fall with GTA 6 is not a good idea

They need to polish it up for the ps5 release

Looks abit.. "any rpg"

Lacks the cartoon aesthetics that gave it character.

It'll definitely be on PS5, just not day one............for some reason.

Ugh.... So it'll be what 6 to 7 before it launches? Who does it help to announce games this far in advance. Often times they announce and by the time the delays are done I've lost interest. Why not just keep our mouths shut until we can show something nearing completion?

To be fair, MS had nothing (literally, lol) at the time and were trying to build

I assume all of the games announced back then were an attempt to keep people interested in the platform. Fable, Perfect Dark, Everwild, ES6 all announced around that time and MS only had 5 studios I believe

What's with the chicken abuse!? 🤬

I dig the small amount of combat we've seen. Hopefully it doesn't disappoint.

@Chutebox: Maybe they are doing an homage to Zelda.

This looks amazing, but it's Playground games so what did I expect.

Wish people wouldn't obsess over how the main protagonist/other people look so much, but oh well.

So you'd rather pay 80$ to play this on Playstation than play it for free on your Xbox?

Talk about dedication.

Like Zelda, it's been a "feature" in all of the Fable games.

I never understood it either, just assumed it was a part of the British humor of the Fable games

Doesn't look too bad, hope it'll be good.

Yeah, that's a shame.

@R4gn4r0k: How do you play it for free?

I gotta say, the Ginger girl looks way better than the reveal so that's a huge improvement if I ever saw one for a new Fable. The combat looks interesting than Avowed IMO of course. That said, I'll always support delays if it helps polishing the game itself and I always say no need to rush it. Take as much time as you need. "A delayed game is eventually good. A Rush game is forever bad" and I stand by this quote to this day!

Why does everyone keeps pointing out GTA6 as if it'll be the best thing since slice of bread. GTA6 maybe a juggernaut but it sure is not for everyone IMO.

Looks really good. Playground Games ain't no joke they will deliver something great.

No problem with the delay i'll be to busy playing all the great games currently on Game Pass and also Oblivion remasterd this summer. So a delay is fine and get it right and polished.

I agree with you, and I dont plan on buying it until it comes to PC. (I'm also 43 so i've kind outgrown it).

I'm in the minority though, and it is going to sell 50+ million and sell consoles/PCs because people are hyped about it.

I'm not saying anything about QUALITY, I'm strictly speaking objectively about SALES and industry impact.

I didnt think GTA5 was an amazing game either, but the industry impact is undeniable

It is not FREE on Xbox. Stop it

Dam near if you know how to source. I just got another monthly Game Pass subscription for a measly $7.24

You short changed Xbox again ensuring they didn't get a dime then claiming that Xbox is going to be making money hand over fist. Then you wonder why the games are ending up on Playstation

Speculation going around is that the delay is to make sure the PS5 version is ready to go on day 1.

FFS with that woke abomination still. We better be able to make our own characters like the old games. Also, this game lacks the art direction of the old games. They went with a generic realistic look which doesn't suit the franchise. They should have went with something more along the lines of Kena: Bridge of Spirits.

That's great for the studio!

... And gamers. Only a boot licking corporate shill would feel different.

The gameplay definitely needs more work done.

@TheEroica: I agree. I would kill for Metroid on ps5

@BassMan: Touting mediocre all because you are triggered by the protagonist in Fable.😂🤣

@BassMan: Kena was awesome. 👍

I've lost all faith in MS, I was looking forward to Fable, but I'm gonna cross it off my list now, they just can't get it right.

I currently have no games on my list now. Went from 3 to 0 in a month, Phil sure knows how to disappoint 🤦‍♂️

On todays episode of, But wait, Phil said…

“From a PR standpoint it would be really easy for me to put a trailer on screen, but then I know the game is not coming for another two and half or three years, so I didn't want to do that."

They average 3 years and 1 month from announcement to time of release, and it’s getting worse…

I am hoping Fable, Gears E-Day, Perfect Dark Reboot, Everwild, State of Decay 3 finally release and turn out good so I have a reason to buy an Xbox Series X

Doubt it since the MC is still ugly af. The delay is more likely a PS5 thing.

They should've stuck to making Forza Horizon although there is propably another team working on 6.

Let the game cook. I only played the 1st two fable games, but I never thought they where top tier, Kind of too simple and short. If they have more time to refine it and make a great game then go for it.

Low expectations can lead to being satisfied with your original thought or breaking them and it being better than you imagined it would be. The former of which is where I stand with this game currently, and the later which hopefully holds true.