TVexperto
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yes because restarting development on a game screams talent lol
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Fable Has Been Restarted Internally - Rumor
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Eddie-Griffin
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This game is being made by playground games.
This isn't a studio usually known for having development issues, and we were told by Phil, Booty, and another person all at least twice except Phil who was once, that the game was looking good and they would have something to show "soon" so this is very strange.
This isn't a studio usually known for having development issues, and we were told by Phil, Booty, and another person all at least twice except Phil who was once, that the game was looking good and they would have something to show "soon" so this is very strange.
Hobbygaming
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Fable trying to run on an engine tailored to racing and radio
mansoor1980
Gold Member
Again...PG's track record baby
. As simple as that.But if you want to believe that PG is so incompetent that they spent 4 years making game on one engine, but they are at same time such a wizards that they will make an engine switch and manage to release a game in 2 years, than be my guest. Because I'm sure switching all assets from proprietary ForzaTech to Unreal Engine 5 is simple task that can be completed in days.
Like...that rumor would be way more believable if it said that game will come out in 2026 after restart.
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bentanchorbolt
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Huh? Their previous track record speaks for itself. I suppose this unsubstantiated rumor though is what really counts.
John Marston
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Meanwhile Beyond Good & Evil 2 is polishing its Championship belt
bentanchorbolt
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ChorizoPicozo
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In what?...Racing games?.Lol.Again...PG's track record baby
Is not about incompetence is about how hard video games are to make. An studio with expertise in one genre does not equate to be experts in any genre.
We shall see.
TVexperto
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thats true but they only have a trackrecord for driving games and this is sth completely different ?
bentanchorbolt
Banned
I’m not going to argue about this lol. Tag me when the rumor has verified sources.
DonJorginho
Banned
Microsoft can't catch a break with their first party studios, what a bummer, was so excited for this.
Forces outside the actual development team, e.g. Phil Spencer or someone else in management. Duh.
StealthGoblin
Banned
If the first part is true about how far back this has been reset, this won’t make 2024 and with that, pretty much the bulk of my interest in Xbox Studios this gen.
Hope it isn’t true. Was announced way to early, but this would be a kicker.
Hope it isn’t true. Was announced way to early, but this would be a kicker.
Mr Hyde
Member
Matt Booty was on record just a couple of months ago, saying he's seen gameplay footage of Fable and wanted to show some publicly, but the team said no because they felt it wasn't the right time. It sounded like development was going pretty smoothly. Hard to believe the game's been rebooted from scratch.
https://nordic.ign.com/fable-next-g...-but-the-developer-wants-it-to-be-ready-first
https://nordic.ign.com/fable-next-g...-but-the-developer-wants-it-to-be-ready-first
graywolf323
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at some point people need to recognize this falls on Phil Spencer, he became the head of first party studios back in 2008 and then the head of Xbox in 2014, the state of their first party quality has declined under his watch for the past 15 years but so many are willing to turn a blind eye towards it because he’s gotten Nadella to give him the money to buy publishers & developers with their games coming to GamePass (best deal in gaming™)
this is why some of us are concerned about the state of Xbox even with GamePass being a legitimately nice feature because this isn’t the Xbox we became fans of during the OG Xbox and early 360 era when they were at their best, Phil’s been in charge of this for 15 years and going on 9 with him as the head of all things Xbox yet somehow he isn’t held responsible at all by the fanboys for these messes
hopefully this rumor isn‘t true but what about how the past 3-5 years have gone for XGS gives anyone any faith that it isn’t?
So you don't find it strange that not single position on PG's page requires experience with Unreal Engine? Or say something along the lines "experience with Unreal Engine is an advantage"?
And multiple current employees of PG on LinkedIn are talking about proprietary engine on their profiles while working on a Fable game?
Okay then.
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TheThreadsThatBindUs
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What a fucking clusterfuck of mismanaged devs studios is MGS, if this one is true.
From The Initiative to 343i, to Rare, to now Playground (who used to be a gleaming feather in their cap), they just can't seem to get their games out the door. What is going on? And why does Booty still have a job there?
From The Initiative to 343i, to Rare, to now Playground (who used to be a gleaming feather in their cap), they just can't seem to get their games out the door. What is going on? And why does Booty still have a job there?
gothmog
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He also said it was a bit of a head scratcher as well that they gave it to them. I imagine if the rumor is true Matt may have liked it but it did not impress anyone else so was rejected.
It's a bummer either way. We never get rumors of positive news about Fable. For once I would love to hear a "everything's great and it's looking like a 2024 or early 2025 title" on this.
Saiyan-Rox
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remember_spinal
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MarkMe2525
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Why do we even give this type of content the time of day? Cue the 7 pages of back and forth nonsensical bs over a throw away 4chan post. There is literally nothing to discuss here other than "our feelings" on a project we know absolutely nothing about other than its name.
DeaDPo0L84
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Showing that CGI trailer a year or so ago was a mistake. Microsoft really need to learn to be patient and wait until they feel pretty confident in the project before getting people excited.
ChorizoPicozo
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This rumor is not even about unreal. Is about Xbox's consistency at mismanaging their studios.
3liteDragon
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"Basically starting from scratch in Unreal, the old Forzatech version will never see the light of day."
Your takeaway may not be about unreal but the rumour is
Rumor specifically mentions Unreal.
And IF it didn't. To which engine would they switch after abandoning their tech? id Tech?
analog_future
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Why are we sharing random posts on 4chan as if it's some type of news? Literally any rando can say whatever the fuck they want. It means literally nothing.
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Because it adds to "Xbox has studio mismanagement problem" narrative and people tends to have confirmation bias.
Same 4chan rumor about *insert random PlayStation studio* would not be even posted here
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HerjansEagleFeeder
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Just cancel it and do something else.
bentanchorbolt
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Simple. Most people here love supporting the narrative they already are onboard with. True or false, it doesn’t matter. If they can help substantiate their position then it’s all fair game. The age of due diligence is over.
analog_future
Banned
Your defense of the equivalent of "my uncle who works at Nintendo said..." is hilarious.
Anyone can post anything completely made up anywhere. You might as well say "I read a YouTube comment that said Xbox is leaving the gaming industry" and post it as a "RUMOR" here because that's as reliable as the information presented in this thread.
bxrz
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Like every week lol
Ghost of Caelid
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Idkif this is true, but I If a game is in a bad place reset it. I’d rather wait longer for a great product than an okay product rushed to market. Been over 10 years since the last. If it comes out in 2 years or 4 isn’t going to make a big difference.
SlimySnake
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this could explain why they havent shown it almost 5 years after it supposdely started development and 2.5 years after its CG reveal. typically, you'd get a realtime trailer a year later and then gameplay two years after the og cg reveal.
State of decay, fable, avowed, everwild and perfect dark are all in development hell considering the fact that they were first revealed over 2 years ago.
Abysmal studio management. Shouldve never had the studio make Forza horizon 5 if they were beginning work on new ip. Should’ve been all hands on deck from day one.
State of decay, fable, avowed, everwild and perfect dark are all in development hell considering the fact that they were first revealed over 2 years ago.
Abysmal studio management. Shouldve never had the studio make Forza horizon 5 if they were beginning work on new ip. Should’ve been all hands on deck from day one.
bxrz
Member
About to make a "Factions 2 delayed indefinitely" as we speak.
When they keep telling you to wait and you keep falling for it
Easier to fall for anonymous leaks on 4Chan, eh?
Last leak from that site turned out to be a complete dud, but ok
chromatic9
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Well if true I think they could have a lot of work done that can be transported over quickly. Perhaps the impressive things that have been seen are from UE5 experiments.
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