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Fable Has Been Restarted Internally - Rumor
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Ah my bad. I get them and Colt Eastwood confused
Riky
$MSFT
I didn't say it was set in stone, just like any release date for any game. I just don't believe they would make the statement after the first delay as they would be fully aware of the optics.
Gudji
Member
Okay that's something but they could have decided to change/reboot since then.
blah blah blah.
While you are trying to create poems about "Xbox's track record" I tend to verify level of bullshit in rumors I read on the internet.
So. Again. According to rumor, game switched engines around august? Right?
And PG is still advertising "custom proprietary engine" in their job ads one month ago? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/...fi6J4M0LSylgMvbg63g==&trk=d_flagship3_company
Thebonehead
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Dude,
You're frothing at the mouth creating histrionics for something you will never play.
Relax and chillout
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Riky
$MSFT
Probably not since it's already using Unreal Engine.
feynoob
Member
Emotion is high when people are "you vs me".
Couple of threads ago, we had people get mad because Phil got award from 3rd party organizations.
That is how far we are now.
feynoob
Member
Makes no sense, if they are going that far getting recruitment.
The guy on 4chan even messes up his rumor.
That should be a red flag.
Mibu no ookami
Member
Listen to what you just said. Regardless of whether individuals there have experience, they're essentially a start-up working on one of Microsoft's most legacy franchises, who are basically in charge of delivering a banger GOTY experience for 2024.
How is this not a repeat of 343 and Coalition? Teams like this need time to gel and learn to work together before hitting their stride.
Respawn is one of the most successful studios like this and Titanfall had mixed reception (and was original IP).
Ultimately, it's just way too much pressure without nearly enough experience and cohesion. The idea that they started development on this game in 2017 and in 2023 have yet to show anything, isn't a great sign either.
I just think it comes down to mismanagement. We'll never know the true dev cycles for all of these games, but I'm convinced Microsoft has been cancelling/restarting development on games for years because of GOTY pressure, which is kind of the only way you have an entire calendar year without a major release and ultimately it'll probably be 18 months or more between the release of Halo Infinite and Starfield.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
It seems that this is the problem now = carte Blanche without check and balances.
Yes. The racing game developer
remember_spinal
Banned
I’m not 100% sure i trust the rumors but it wouldn’t surprise me after they brought Eidos in to help. I could see them switching to UE5 to make development easier on both teams
Maybe starting over is faster than trying to work around the forza tech engine
Maybe starting over is faster than trying to work around the forza tech engine
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
That is what I am saying.
Again. Time will tell.blah blah blah.
While you are trying to create poems about "Xbox's track record" I tend to verify level of bullshit in rumors I read on the internet.
So. Again. According to rumor, game switched engines around august? Right?
And PG is still advertising "custom proprietary engine" in their job ads one month ago? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/3412376467/?refId=Nnl2Pkq2iIVEeGoPFXGHgQ==&trackingId=Zchfi6J4M0LSylgMvbg63g==&trk=d_flagship3_company
Topher
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I certainly hope they don't have to even consider it. Where did Jez make that statement about Starfield? Twitter?
Riky
$MSFT
Exactly.
Game has been in development since 2018 and they can start again and have it ready next year. Sounds totally plausible.
Next year would be pretty good though as we'd have Fable, Avowed and Perfect Dark potentially.
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Mibu no ookami
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It was early days and they wanted to get people excited about Xbox Series X/S. They don't want to fall behind out of the gate.
Not a terrible strategy in my book, but they need to show other things. Their next showcase has a lot riding on it.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
In modern day, how many people even care about a new Fable?
Sleepwalker
Member
That's what ive been thinking. Was this IP actually big? Never felt it was as big as other rpgs tbh.
Okay?
Xbox's reporter extraordinaire wouldn't be surprised if true. Let that sink in.
You stated that the rumour is not even about Unreal, it clearly has Unreal being used as the new engine in the rumour.
I didn't argue about accuracy of the rumour, just your comment.
Mibu no ookami
Member
I mean it's the exact reason why The Witcher 4 is going to be done in unreal. There's been a mass exodus at CDPR and they need an infusion of talent and it makes more sense to use Unreal than to train people up on the outdated Red Engine. You get people who already have experience and don't need to be training up. Time to code reduces drastically. You can now also bring in contractors who only have UE experience.
But even if this is a trolling rumor, the game itself has been in development hell based on reports from staff that the game started development in 2017 and they still haven't shown anything. It almost certainly started as an Xbox One game and has shifted to Series X/S since.
IFireflyl
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I don't know about a total number, but I definitely care about Fable. If this rumor turns out to be true then I'm going to be totally bummed. I think
adamsapple
and
CatLady
are pretty useless typically (major console warriors), but if they weren't banned I'd ask them to get the details on this rumor from Phil the next time they are doing the horizontal shuffle with him.
Hobbygaming
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
I dont even remember what comment. My first comment was a about my prediction and MS never disappointing.
Other dudes automatically assumed I was taking this rumor as true.
McCarth
Member
I really hope MS can figure this stuff out this gen, internal studio management is more important than the studios themselves.
It’s easily the most impressive thing Sony has done in the last 15 years and with how much trouble MS is still having I wonder if we never gave them enough credit for that.
It’s easily the most impressive thing Sony has done in the last 15 years and with how much trouble MS is still having I wonder if we never gave them enough credit for that.
It’s a separate team.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
And now is exponentially more difficult. Because the name of game for AAA development are the support studios.
bxrz
Member
This rumor is trully something
Xbox hate is so strong that morons would believe a random 4chan post that could be made by literally ANYONE
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Doing a fast google check, Fable 2 sold 3.5M. Fable 3 did 3M sales with a goal of 5M. Those numbers were at a point of time, so maybe they edged up years later with more sales and bargain binning. But unless someone has better data I missed skimming the net, it looks like maybe 4M each tops. I'm probably not far off.
At those sales, it's not even a big franchise. But what it did do well across those 3 mainline games is churn out consistently every ~3 years getting good scores. So expectation is Fable next gen would be a good game.
Okay. So I'll add last post that should drive a point home. This is Turn 10 dev (ForzaTech) 3 months ago
McCarth
Member
Very, very true. The Assassin’s Creed / Rockstar model of massive outsourcing/costs on a single game for everything outside the absolute highest grossers, the return just isn’t there (look at Ubi now).
bentanchorbolt
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If a rumor on 4chan is enough for you I shudder to see what else you may believe so easily.
Not sure I believe this rumour but I still remember people arguing 3 years ago when the CGI trailer was shown at the XSX showcase. people were saying it wasn't CGI because the game is a long way out. They were saying that the game had been in development for 4 years already so will come out in 2022/23. Some nut was even trying to say it was as far along as Horizon Forbidden West. Well that turned out to be bollocks.
If the 4 yrs thing from 2-3 years ago is true we are up to 6-7yrs now with nothing to show for it. Can we at least now agree that it was announced way too early to pad the Xbox Series showcase?
If the 4 yrs thing from 2-3 years ago is true we are up to 6-7yrs now with nothing to show for it. Can we at least now agree that it was announced way too early to pad the Xbox Series showcase?
It's fine, I was just replying to post #79
Post in thread 'Fable Has Been Restarted Internally - Rumor' https://www.neogaf.com/threads/fable-has-been-restarted-internally-rumor.1649129/post-267261565
I don't know what your first comment in this thread was but ehh.
I am now wondering about the comment about how working with UE5 would make the external studios working on Fable and Perfect Dark lives easier but honestly this game is too far off and not important to me so going to forget about it pretty soon.
Kacho
Member
This rumor is trully something
I’m actually relieved lol
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