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Fable was delayed due to technical reasons and gameplay tweaks, not the rumoured PS5 port

Semir Omerovic

Published: 09:41, 26 February 2025

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Fable was delayed due to technical reasons and gameplay tweaks, not the rumoured PS5 port

Fable wasn't delayed so the rumoured PlayStation 5 version can launch simultaneously with PC and Xbox, it's claimed

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Fable, a highly anticipated Xbox RPG, has been delayed and will now launch in 2026.
The delay was initially speculated to be due to a planned PlayStation 5 port, but an insider revealed that it was solely due to technical reasons, optimization, and gameplay tweaks.
The game's development requires more time due to the Forza engine, which was originally made for racing games and needed significant work to adapt to a complex RPG like Fable.

Fable wasn't delayed so the rumoured PlayStation 5 version can launch simultaneously with PC and Xbox, it's claimed

Insiders speculated that Microsoft pushed Fable into 2026 so they can launch it simultaneously across PC, Xbox and PlayStation 5 but that's apparently not true.

Xbox's blockbuster RPG Fable which was supposed to launch this year has been moved to 2026, it's been confirmed yesterday by Xbox Game Studios head Craig Duncan on the Xbox Podcast.

Shortly after, speculation arosed that the reason for the delay could lie in the planned (but not officially confirmed) PlayStation 5 port. Apparently, Xbox may want to launch Fable simultaneously on PC, Xbox and PS5, so they are giving Playground Games more time to finishing the porting to Sony's console.

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However, reliable insider extas1s reveals that there's no truth in those claims and that Fable delay was solely down to technical reasons, optimisation and gameplay tweaks.

The insider states that Playground Games need more time for the development and quality control because of the Forza engine which was made for racing games and needed a lot of extra work for a complex RPG like Fable.

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One thing that Fable fans could find worrying is the information that the game didn't seem very fun at first hence the gameplay tweaks, according to insider. extas1s also states Playground are also tweaking the pace of the progression and all of this requires additional time.

The Fable delay would probably be disappointing to many Xbox fans if not for many other games that are coming out in 2025 including Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight and several other big releases.