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Fable has officially been delayed to February 2027, Xbox has confirmed. Originally scheduled to release in late 2026, the next game from Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games has instead been shifted to Q1 2027. Talking about the delay, Xbox chief content officer Matt Booty explained that while Xbox is confident with how Fable is shaping up, it wants to give the game a “window” to shine all on its own.
“We’re excited about where the game is. We want to make sure that the game has a window of its own, so we are going to move it from this fall to February,” Booty said in the Xbox podcast.
While he didn’t outright mention it, Booty’s comments do suggest that Microsoft wants to avoid competing with Grand Theft Auto 6, which launches on November 19. Fable originally had a nebulous release date of Fall 2026, but signs of a possible delay cropped up earlier this year when Playground stopped signing off messages to fans with a Fall 2026 release date at the end.
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“In order to plan our game launches through the holidays, in a way that works best for players, we’re moving Fable to February 2027 so it
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