Xbox pushed Fable to February 2027, giving the RPG reboot room away from GTA VI and a brutal holiday release pileup.
Key takeaways
- Fable was supposed to give Xbox a major autumn 2026 RPG beat; instead, Xbox moved it to February 2027 because the holiday calendar is already too loud.
- The reboot from Playground Games had been scheduled for autumn 2026, between September and November, but Xbox now says the game needs room away from a pileup that ...
- > “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 can have the dedicated mome...
- That line is the story. This does not read like a standard “needs more time” delay. Xbox is openly saying launch timing itself became the problem.
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