The Fable Reboot Is Reportedly "Under Consideration" For Switch 2

I watched the deep dive from yesterday and I think the game looks pretty good.

If it's not highly compromised, I'd be interested in a Switch 2 version.

I loved the way it looked during yesterday's Developer Direct, and will probably go the Xbox Play Anywhere route regardless of a Switch 2 release. I'd have to wait for reviews though to ensure it plays well on the ROG Ally X though.

I was hoping to see more from Microsoft for the Switch 2, but perhaps thats being saved for a future Nintendo Direct.

I’ll buy two copies if they port it to Switch 2. Hell may even buy a third just to give to a friend or random internet person that wants it but can’t afford it.

“Shut up and take my money!”

@Divide_and_Wander I thought the same. Knew it was only going to be 4 games, but I figured there would be some sort of Switch / Switch 2 mention. Then I remembered we should have a Direct on the horizon, and Nintendo LOVES to save announcements for that. Honestly would not surprise me if Fable was announced then and everyone is verbally dancing around that until Nintendo confirms with a Direct.

I do hope for more Xbox/Nintendo love in the next Direct, and if the rumors about FO3/NV remakes are true, I’ll finally understand why they never ported those titles to S1 and instead waited to launch remakes on S2. I don’t expect to see them in the direct though, that would likely be something that MS would want to officially announce themselves. I am hopeful for Oblivion and Avowed ports however. Those would do well on S2

Fable series is overhyped, had the first two for Xbox & Xbox360. First one was fine if a bit bland. Barely touched the second one, but the character classes fit the overly simplistic 'archer, fighter or mage' triangle which I hated as it just becomes a mishmash.

Was hoping for either Kiln or Beast of Reincarnation.

MS sits on a trove of already-made games that are suitable for the Switch 2 that I am more interested in. Lets see how their ports of current-gen games that are announced turn out.

This is awesome news, regardless of how one feels about the game!

@CaptainQuo Yeah watching Beast of Reincarnation there was nothing that screamed at me the S2 couldn’t handle it. Especially after seeing Outlaws and FF7R in action on S2. However, I’m unsure of the engine Gamefreak is using…. If it’s Unreal 5, then that could be why. So far it’s had hiccups working on S2 sadly as noted by the BL4 delay.

What's Seth Rogen got to do with this?

I will buy the ***** out of that game if it comes to switch 2.

It's a reboot now and no longer a sequel?

Blew me away at the showcase yesterday. Might be the game I want to play most this year now. Even over GTA.

Ok then...

What's Fable?

@somnambulance if MS has games in the pipeline for S1/S2 then Nintendo and MS would be smart to host a dedicated developer direct just for them to highlight and showcase the games coming to the platform. I’m holding out hope that’s what they’re doing. But it may also be the case that S2 just doesn’t have the install base yet to warrant porting games. A standard port of a game that’s already made costs between 2-6m to port typically. So the simple math would say you need to sell at least 250k copies @ $30 just to break even. Currently there’s about 10m S2 units sold, so at least 2.5% of the current install base would have to buy whatever game is ported and at $30. Most of the time however, they want ports to sell at least 300-500k copies and usually at $40-60 so they can make a profit. Thats a bigger ask and gamble given the current install base.

Once S2 hits the 20-30m mark the ports will flow easier, and after 50m ports will be all but guaranteed

Said it during the reveal "trailer"
Game looks like crap and not like fable.

I'd rather they just port over the enhanced versions of the first three games

If not just port the original 3 to switch, maybe remastered versions?

Also still waiting on those so called Xbox first party games to make it's way to my favourite console

@ParrakerriRush back in 2004 Microsoft answered a question we didn’t know we had…. “What if Zelda was made for adults?”

For its time it was mind blowing. Very good graphics (for the time), mature themes, and you could live out the fantasy of being a hero or villain. You could buy houses, shops, get married, etc. Was truly amazing for its time.

This is a reboot of the series. And from the looks of it it would seem to be almost medieval Red Dead with magic. I’m truly excited and impressed.

Oh man, that'd be a hell of an addition. I love the first two games and this one's shaping up to be a worthier successor than Fable III.

@somnambulance Yeah if it runs on Series S it’ll run on S2. The only caveat there is Unreal 5. So far it’s had hiccups. Hopefully that’ll be resolved soon, and we’ll see how it plays out with Borderlands 4. No clue what Fable is running on though. And I keep forgetting that Nintendo was stingy with the dev kits.

I do believe that once Square, Ubi, and Capcom show off sales figures on S2 that other devs will want to jump in, provided they have the dev kits to do so. Would love to see how some of these major third party games have fared on the system so far.

I'd get a Switch 2 version of Fable DAY ONE! Bring it on, Micro!

But hey, don't forget that Indiana Jones you're already working on, and the Fallouts. Ah yes, and Hi Fi Rush, Starfield, Sea of Thieves, the Psychonauts, Call of Duty... Damn, just bring over every game of yours!

But give Fable priority, pretty please. It looks amazing!

@Jigu Glad i wasn’t the only one that thought Fable 3 was much “lighter” than Fable 1 or 2…. The Magic glove system, while nifty for making mixed spells, was meh overall. Think that was mainly introduced just because Oblivion was doing its “create your own spell” system. Overall tho the flow of Fable 3 was off and didn’t feel like you were living in a fairytale like F1&2 did.

I'm surprised Forza wasn't announced, considering the Switch 2 is doing record numbers in Japan and that is where the game is set.

I think with both a Switch port is possible the biggest issue is likely to be the sheer size of these games. I loaded Horizon 5 onto my ROG Ally and it was 140GB(appreciate this isnt optimised like a Switch game would be) and FH6 is 5 times larger!

That may be actually the most anticipated game of the year for me. But I'll get it for my PS5 Pro anyway.

@Axecon I think it has always been considered a reboot.

They should do 1-3 on Switch at least.

I’m over Microsoft, they keep saying they will port games to switch and still nothing has arrived.

@ketchUP_reLoaded Unfortunately 2&3 never made it off Xbox, they don’t even have pc versions! So in order for those to release on modern platforms they’d have to be remasters. Currently as it stands you either have to emulate 360 or own the 360 versions and play them through 360/Xb1/Series S/X. I was remote playing them from my Series X on to my steam deck and just dreaming of having the complete series on Switch. Man that would be amazing

I never was less blown away with a game than I was with fable.

1. If they will release the game at all, lol.
2. It's not a real Fable like the 1st game.