Rumor: Fable Release Window and Launch Plans Revealed

Fable (2025)

By Derek Nichols

Published Jun 7, 2024

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Fable (2025)

Highlights

Excitement is building for Summer Game Fest, with hints that Fable's release could be in 2025.
Rumors also indicate that Fable and South of Midnight will remain Xbox console exclusives, at least initially.
Reports suggest Fable will have a big presence at the Xbox Showcase, showing off the game ahead of a potential 2025 release window announcement.

According to a new rumor, Playground Games' Fable is being prepped for release in 2025, and it won't be following other Microsoft games to other platforms. With Summer Game Fest now only hours away, there's plenty of excitement throughout the gaming industry over upcoming announcements. Geoff Keighley's Summer Game Fest looks to be setting off a wave of new reveals, followed over the next few days by additional events from companies like Microsoft, Ubisoft, and more.

Alongside the summer events comes a wave of leaks and rumors, of which there has seemingly been no shortage of in recent days. Microsoft again finds itself in an interesting position with its Xbox Showcase set to arrive on June 9 and already, fans are trying to predict what the company has on the way with its huge stable of franchises and IPs. With games like Gears of War 6 and even a potential Xbox Handheld being heavily rumored, fans are also expecting updates on previously announced titles like Avowed, Starfield DLC, as well as Playground Games and its reboot of the Fable franchise. New rumors seem to indicate that fans may be getting their wish this weekend.

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According to a new report from The Verge and Tom Warren, Fable is likely going to have a big presence at the show. Considering all the reports of Fable's rough development, the team at Playground Games seems to be ready to narrow down the game's launch window to 2025. While unconfirmed, many fans are hoping to see actual gameplay this year, which would also help to hammer home the point that Fable seems to be beyond the reported troubles that seemingly plagued its development earlier on.

Will Fable be an Xbox Exclusive?

Recently, Microsoft has seemingly placed a bigger emphasis on bringing former console exclusives to more platforms, with Sea of Theives, Pentiment, Grounded, and Hi-Fi Rush all recently making the jump to PlayStation. However, new reports also indicate that both Fable and Compulsion Games' South of Midnight are not being considered for Project Latitude, Microsoft's rumored internal plan for games that make the jump to other platforms. Essentially, if this is true, this means that Fable and South of Midnight are planned to remain Xbox console exclusives at least at launch. Microsoft could easily change its mind months or years after the fact.

In addition to Fable and South of Midnight, rumors have been swirling about other potential Microsoft announcements at its upcoming showcase. It appears that a new DOOM game could be revealed and not only that, it could very well be getting a multiplatform release as well. However, for many fans, the big announcement may be the long rumored Xbox Handheld Console finally being announced, at least as a teaser. It's currently unknown what sort of device this portable Xbox would be, whether it would mainly be streaming oriented or actually attempting to go head-to-head with Valve's Steam Deck or Asus ROG Ally.