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Fable fans are more excited about being able to play older Fables on PC than Fable 4.
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A Fable 2 port on PC is the community's dream scenario.
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The new Fable didn't make an appearance at The Game Awards, so we'll likely see more in the new year.
And so the sun sets on another edition of the Sports Awards. Last year's ceremony was undoubtedly one of the most exciting in recent memory, although some fan bases are sure to be upset that their beloved series was not mentioned. While you might expect Fable fans to be disappointed, they're actually more concerned about a long-running problem with the series.
Yes, we're all excited about the new Fables on the Playground game, but also – why can't we play the entire series on PC in 2024? Fable 2 was an Xbox 360 exclusive so developing a PC port for that game is more involved, but Fable 3 is already playable on PC. It is saddled with broken games for Windows Live DRM which makes the game playable without fan-made patches.
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This topic was raised by Perola23 in the comments of a Reddit thread about Fable appearing at The Game Awards (before the show aired). While the prospect of a new trailer certainly generated excitement, one of the most common answers was actually about Fable 2 and Fable 3 potentially being released on Steam.
24OuncesOfFaygoGrape writes, “If they do this, I'll be a very happy man.” “If it includes all the currently unavailable content from Late Fable 2.com, I'll buy it immediately,” Damon-Blackbear replies. The age of downloadable content originating on inactive websites has passed, but that still plagues those who want to see the full breadth of Fable 2.
As other commenters have rightly pointed out, the community has released unofficial patches for Fable 3 that fix the DRM issue and include unavailable downloadable content. Unfortunately, you can no longer officially buy Fable 3 on Steam, so potential players won't be able to take advantage of this hard work.
As for Fable 2, it was never released on PC. Although the port is too much to ask, Fable 2 is often regarded as the best game in the series and currently the only way for PC players to play the game is by streaming the game through Xbox's cloud gaming service. However, the game doesn't run particularly well on this service. “Honestly, I like this more than the Fable 4 news,” says ErraticNymph, summing up the sentiments of many commenters in the thread.
As for the new Fable, the last trailer we got for the game was back in June. The game is still scheduled for release next year, and we'll likely see more about Playground Games' latest venture on Xbox Direct early next year.
Fable is an upcoming RPG for Xbox and PC. It will reboot the classic series, this time developed by Playground Games – best known for its work on the Forza series of racing games.
