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[Lucifers Beard]

Hopefully this isn’t true but if it is, scrap the game and move on. What an absolute waste of resources.

 

[CrimsonSquall]

Internally? Lol how else would it be restarted. This will come to the surprise of nobody

 

[GymWolf]

umm...how can the game be ready for 2024 if they were at 15% in august 22 and they have to restart?

Good luck, they are gonna need it.

 

[RoboFu]

Yeah it’s sucks but they really need to get that one right. They do not have anything else like it to rest on. Like If FH5 was bad they still had forza 8.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Holy shit.....please don't be true.

 

[johnjohn]

Clearly coming from a troll with absolutely zero understanding of game development lmao.

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah it’s sucks but they really need to get that one right. They do not have anything else like it to rest on. Like I’d FH5 was bad they still had forza 8.

I'm the biggest illiterate here dude, get in line.

 

[Banjo64]

Yeah, for no issue with 4chan since they leaked Bloodborne, but I’ll wait for other reports to back this source up. If it’s true it would be hard to keep a lid on it.

 

[Thabass]

Not surprised. We haven't heard a lick of it since the official announcement. If they're switching engines, then Unreal Engine 5 will be fun to see how the game is realized.

 

[Godot25]

Yeah sure...
So they are switching engines...
...and targeting to release the game in less than 2 years time?

Sounds like a complete and utter bullshit.

Also. I find it hard to believe, that they have 15% of a game playable. They are working on this game since 2018. Sure they are game developers and not some retarded monkeys.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Restarting and releasing in 2024? Lol

I didn't expect fable until 2024 anyway

 

[Akuza89]

Wait so it's unplayable after 2 years, so they're starting over and it's only going to 2 years to make a whole new game from scratch?
yeah maybe drop it for now put it on the back burner..not a good look for microsoft

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Is just the second day of the year and one of my predictions has been fulfilled. MS never disappoints.

 

[Panajev2001a]

umm...how can the game be ready for 2024 if they were at 15% in august 22 and they have to restart?

Good luck, they are gonna need it.

Well, hopefully they are not rebuilding all the game assets and levels (maybe some work on tools to port them from one engine to the other, but I hope not much).

 

[funkygunther]

was the only reason Playground got to make this 3rd-person action adventure RPG because they're British?

 

[Gudji]

Time to put 343 on it they're experts on rebooting.

 

[Solrac]

 

[ahtlas7]

Back to Fable one for me then.

 

[Markio128]

* if * this is true, then it really was a match made in hell.

 

[cireza]

Launching rumors is super easy.

 

[GHG]

Meanwhile:

Phil Spencer - Man of the year.

 

[Godot25]

Is just the second day of the year and one of my predictions has been fulfilled. MS never disappoints.

*sees random rumor on 4chan*

 

[Banjo64]

Phil Spencer meeting his studio leads;

 

[ungalo]

Well if it's true it's another disaster but i don't believe this is a credible leak, doesn't sound right, rebooted for Q4 2024 ?

That's not impossible though.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

*sees random rumor on 4chan*

And you believe Phill Spencer?

Xbox's track record has been doing the talking for the last and current generation.

There is also the rumor of 343i changing Halo infinite's engine to Unreal 5.

 

[sendit]

Retrospect. Using a engine made specifically for racing games = bad.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Has 4chan ever been wrong?

 

[Robb]

Would suck if true but the “source” is an anonymous post on /v/?

 

[bentanchorbolt]

Playground is talented. Not super worried about it. Mostly because Fable was never a big title for me.

 

[Jennings]

This is actually great news, it shows an erudite and ruthless production team willing to make the hard decisions in order to bring players the absolute best game without all the baggage that comes with trying to flesh out a world on top of rampant foundational faults and fractures. They've just made huge gains in the public eye by showing the entire world they're not stupid enough to go down the fallacious path of the sunk cost.

These special events are what come to pass when all the best minds have the opportunity to work together as a team.

Or the news could be the work of a compulsive Fable addict trying to manipulate Playground Games into going on the defensive and revealing something to prove everything is A-OK. Who's to say?

 

[Drew1440]

Didn't this already get scrapped and restarted back into development?
Fable Forever

 

[bluecowboys]

I call BS on this. If this game is being restarted from scratch, it isn't coming out in 2024 as indicated by the "leaker". AAA games take around 5 years to make.

 

[nani17]

this has got crackdown 3 vibes

 

[Godot25]

And you believe Phill Spencer?

Xbox's track record has been doing the talking for the last and current generation.

There is also the rumor of 343i changing Halo infinite's engine to Unreal 5.

Did Spencer said anything about Fable lately? Because I don't think so. So I don't know why did you brought him into conversation, but okay.
And that doesn't mean I will jump on every dumb random rumor from 4chan (4chan JESUS CHRIST).
Rumor that has more logical holes than cheese in my fridge.

 

[Pelta88]

When they keep telling you to wait and you keep falling for it

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Did Spencer said anything about Fable lately? Because I don't think so. So I don't know why did you brought him into conversation, but okay.
And that doesn't mean I will jump on every dumb random rumor from 4chan (4chan JESUS CHRIST).
Rumor that has more logical holes than cheese in my fridge.

Philly Spencer as in a Xbox executive and the head of gaming. (it could be another name).


Logical holes? There has been reports of Playground struggling with their engine while creating Fable.

 

[sendit]

This is actually great news, it shows an erudite and ruthless production team willing to make the hard decisions in order to bring players the absolute best game without all the baggage that comes with trying to flesh out a world on top of rampant foundational faults and fractures. They've just made huge gains in the public eye by showing the entire world they're not stupid enough to go down the fallacious path of the sunk cost.

These special events are what come to pass when all the best minds have the opportunity to work together as a team.

Fable 4 since Nov 2021 has been in development for ~4 years. It is now 2023. If these rumors are true, the decision to flip to Unreal happened in 2022. This is 5 years of attempting to prototype sell-able gameplay to management.

Reference

 

[Halo2redvsblue]

If this rumor comes out that it's true then Microsoft needs to have more control of the developers again. Give them too much. Freedom is just making them lazy. They need some form of vision to get shit done.

 

[Gudji]

When they keep telling you to wait and you keep falling for it

Don't worry next year we'll find out.

 

[Pop]

Phil better hurry and purchase more proven studios for their "first party" output

 

[Godot25]

Philly Spencer as in a Xbox executive and the head of gaming. (it could be another name).


Logical holes? There has been reports of Playground struggling with their engine while creating Fable.

Like think for a second. Game is in development from 2018. Expectations is that it will come out around 2024. And you want to tell me that PG is switching engines and will still manage to release a game in 2024? Doesn't it sound like bullshit to you? Also, do you really think that developers found out that engine is not suitable for their type of game after 4 years of development? While using ForzaTech since studio was founded? Please.

I mean. Outside of fact that even I can send a random stupid rumor about every videogame on 4chan. At least pick one that is more logical and more probable. Like every Destiny 2 4chan rumor in existence.

And if you are quoting that December thing from Jez Corden about supposed problems with Forza tech during Fable's development, you should also know that Jez extrapolated this "situation" as a classic roadblock during development and not something huge. But of course, triggerhappy people posted "Fable has problems with engine" without his full info. And seeing you, it's really effective.

And I should add that I don't know if they really switched the engines. But I'm sure as shit not believing random 4chan rumor. Because it's 4chan for god sake. How much true vs. bullshit rumors did you saw on 4chan? maybe 1 vs. 1000

 

[remember_spinal]

I feel like we are starting the yearly cycle again where a microsoft studio game is rumored to be in development hell and then everyone denies it only for jason shrew, jeff grubb or tom henderson or someone to go on to confirm it actually is true.

 

[Hobbygaming]

2024 is too optimistic if this rumor is true. With it being an AAA RPG I'd say 2025 is just hopeful

Realistically I'd say 2026 seems more likely

 

[Fafalada]

umm...how can the game be ready for 2024 if they were at 15% in august 22 and they have to restart?

2 years cycle with extensive pre-production (which is what 'pre-reboot' work amounts to, essentially) isn't exactly unreasonable. Though admittedly that normally doesn't include rebooting your tech (if that's indeed what's happening).

That being said - when projects run this long (5+ years) you're never gonna get anyone greenlight a +4-5 years for a direction shift, you'll get increments from 6-18 months and try to either get to launch or get another extension at the end of it.

 

[Ronin_7]

Will probably be cancelled Sooner or later.

 

[Ansphn]

The hits keep coming. All these studios but can't make or release games.

 

[Represent.]

Microsofts New Years Resolution needs to be competent studio management. This would be unacceptable if true.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Like think for a second. Game is in development from 2018. Expectations is that it will come out around 2024. And you want to tell me that PG is switching engines and will still manage to release a game in 2024? Doesn't it sound like bullshit to you? Also, do you really think that developers found out that engine is not suitable for their type of game after 4 years of development? While using ForzaTech since studio was founded? Please.

I mean. Outside of fact that even I can send a random stupid rumor about every videogame on 4chan. At least pick one that is more logical and more probable. Like every Destiny 2 4chan rumor in existence.

And if you are quoting that December thing from Jez Corden about supposed problems with Forza tech during Fable's development, you should also know that Jez extrapolated this "situation" as a classic roadblock during development and not something huge. But of course, triggerhappy people posted "Fable has problems with engine" without his full info. And seeing you, it's really effective.

Again. Xbox's track record baby. As simple as that.

At this point, giving them the benefit of the doubt is not in the table.

Sowrry.

 

[GHG]

Fable was never a big title for me.

It begins.