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.
VGChartz's Mark Nielsen: "While 2024 was by no means a weak year for games, it was a bit of a calm one when it came to big releases to established franchises. The same definitely cannot be said for 2025 - not, at least, as things look right now. Whether it's the return of long dormant series, the first follow-up to a well-received title, or another entry in a series that's been on a roll as of late, there's a lot to look forward to in 2025; so much so that even the five esteemed games on our shortlist feel like they only cover a small piece of it."
I dont understand why ghost of yotei gets a pass for looking like a ps4 game? Yet the same people want to jump on avowed for looking last gen.
Full scale production on Witcher 4 only began recently, so it definitely won't be releasing this year.
Xenoblade chronicles X DE (I know it's not "new") and kitori academy (this game looks so charming and cute)
I've already played Xenoblade Chronicles X but it will be new to 90% of the Switch user base. I will be picking up the DE day one.
IGN : From Avowed to Doom: The Dark Ages to the long-awaited arrival of Fable (we hope!) and more, here's a look at what we expect from Xbox in 2025.
2025 is packed with State of decay 3, perfect dark, everwild, fable, south of midnight, towerborne, Avowed, The Outer worlds 2, doom, Gears of War: Eday. Plus theres rumors of an Oblivion remaster and Forza Horizon 6 at the end of the year. Surely some of these will need to push to 2026, but even if half of them make 2025, that's a solid line up for xbox next year.
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"2025 is packed with State of decay 3, perfect dark, everwild, fable, south of midnight, towerborne, Avowed, The Outer worlds 2, doom, Gears of War: Eday."
I personally believe that Gears E-Day, Perfect Dark, State of Decay 3 and Everwild will be 2026 and beyond releases.
2025 is already packed with at least SIX first party games: Avowed, Towerborne, South of Midnight, Doom, The Outer Worlds 2 and a new COD game.
Not to mention the day one third party games on Gamepass like: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, Eternal Strands, Atomfall, Mixtape, Hollow Knight Silksong, The Alters and 33 Immortals just to name a few. O.o
Xbox is absolutely packed and Gamepass is just to good to be true.
Gears of War: E-Day launching in 2026 would be fitting for the franchise’s 20th anniversary.
I had hopes that Xbox would turn things around and finally, the games are coming! Not sure what you mean by first party as the games are coming to every platform. They are third party games, which is great for gamers (and MS gaming division) but not great for the Xbox console. The console space is a lot smaller with MS going the SEGA route
@SonyStyled first party means owned and operated by microsoft in this case. While i anticipate most of the bethesda games will make their way to playstation and switch 2, xbox will continue to still have at sizable library of console exclusives. For example, how many of those 15 or so xbox games mentioned for 2025 mentioned in this thread are coming to playstation or switch? 3 or 4? MS already said they would honor previous franchises like doom, outer worlds, etc. So that playstation isn't left out. I mean, if they go the sega route on day, that's great for everyone, but I feel you guys are setting yourself up for disappointment if you think it's happening any time soon. Maybe if their next gen tanks, they will consider it? Something to root for. 😀
South of Midnight looks way better than I expected! It has a modern Beyond of Evil feel! Graphics look pretty good too! Forza I'm kinda burnt out on, but hope they revitalize it, it is a beautiful game! New Gears, yes please! I have never played Fable, Avowed looking great, etc 2025 is stacked!
Gears: E-Day was not given a 2025 release date. In fact, I’d bet most of that won’t release in 2025.
To go third party mutiplatform whilst announcing additional games for PS5 at their showcase. As per Satya and Phil. There is no red line...
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Won't be .... its geared more towards AA RPG fans, than AAA God of War Ragnarok speedrunners.
It'll be a 7.5~8.5 game, imo.
But what makes you say 'DOA' ?
Whatever comes to PS5, I'll be sure to snag a physical copy for (Doom for example) Perfect Dark has my attention, as does Avowed and Fable for my Series S
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
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