Fable is an action-adventure RPG video game series that is one of the top dogs of this genre, that has the world super excited right now.
Digital Foundry : Summer Game Fest! Xbox Games Showcase! The Digital Foundry crew has convened to cover both events, reacting to the major game announcements and developments.
I think everyone was really expecting to see the handheld at the showcase. I have a feeling they're not ready to show it because they're waiting on newer chips from AMD. It'll need a beefy mobile GPU/CPU to play these games. If I had to guess, it'll launch alongside Gears of War: E-Day and have a special launch edition.
If they can launch something like the Steam Deck but with the Xbox UI and a lightweight, gaming-focused version of Windows, it could be a real contender in that space. Especially if they can adopt some of the modularity of the Elite controllers. Easily swap sticks, triggers, buttons, custom shells, etc.
I'd love a Xbox handheld & for me new upgraded hardware is always welcomed but honestly not really neccessary for Xbox until next gen because face it, if you really care, PC is a natural option.
I was expecting real gameplay for fable, perfect dark and extensive look at avowed....didn't care about a handheld from Xbox at all.
Good showing all in all though
Just to put things into perspective, when Sony put a slim PS5 out there they redesigned the console and made the drive modular. They at least put some effort into it. Finally, a year later Microsoft just pulls the drive out and calls it a day. In that time Sony has readied a PS5 Pro to add insult to injury.
Don’t forget a price increase.
Though to be fair a PS5 pro is an absolute confounding waste. Might as well go PS6 in a couple of years instead.
This gen sucks.
Whether your plan on buying one or not, the thing is that PS is running circles around Xbox in the hardware department.
"Whether your plan on buying one or not, the thing is that PS is running circles around Xbox in the hardware department."
No.
It really comes down to price. The new S is the same but the series X with the extra terabyte is way overpriced.
I guess they justified $599 on the fact if you bought a regular X and upgraded the memory with a Seagate or WD external drive it would be the same or slightly cheaper. But internal memory bought in bulk couldn’t have added that much cost to the box.
Personally I wanted the show to be about games and it delivered! The crazy part is that we still have so many games under development by all companies!
Nintendo has a direct coming (probably more ports though) and an upcoming console early next year with a presumably stellar line up of launch games
Sony has already delivered highly rated third party games
Helldivers 2
FF7 Rebirth
Rise of Ronin
Stellar Blad
with more to come (Astro Bot, Silent Hill 2 Remake etc) in 2024 and many many more in 2025!
Xbox showed many good games and still has many to be revealed or showcased
Contraband
Clockwork Revolution
Everwild
Blade
Outer Worlds 2
OD (Kojima Project)
Project Mara
Project Maverick
Elders Scrolls 6
Fallout 5
We also have dozens of third party games announced this summer so I personally think that we have enough software to carry us throughout 2024-2025.
As for portable hardware, there are numerous options of handheld PCs that play PC/Xbox/Sony games (Steamdeck OLED, Asus Rog Ally X, Lenovo Legion Go etc) and thus It did not bother me that MS did not announce one.
They probably reserve the reveal for a more hardware centric event
Microsoft just gave us another look at the world of Fable, coming in 2025.
I love this series so much
I wonder if we can still customize our own character still or are they giving us a preset one
I'm sure they'll go the custom route. They seem to be sticking to it's roots. Just nail the story and give us an amazing world to explore and have the spells and weapons on point
Doubt it. Depending how you look at the protagonist it could be man or woman.
Customizations and good vs bad are based on how the ending antagonist says she will fix a dire condition somewhere. Can't wait to flip houses again. lmao
Definitely has the Fable feel to this. I'm getting a little excited by it now. One of my favourite series
Those graphics are absolutely insane. Absolutely INSANE. Haven't seen graphics like that since Hellblade 2.
Isn't this like the 10th trailer with the same quirky, British guy jabbering the same nonsense?
Is fable considered a top dog ?
They better figure our a release date because GTA might release late September early October so they better be smart about this.
Playground Games are good devs. I'm looking foward to this game.
XbITBP2P!
Quietly excited for this. It was one of my favourite series I really hope they don't tank it
lets hope it breaks the top 100