Fable launches in late February after recent delay

# Fable launches in late February after recent delay Source: [https://www.theverge.com/games/939536/fable-xbox-games-showcase-2026](https://www.theverge.com/games/939536/fable-xbox-games-showcase-2026) [Skip to main content](https://www.theverge.com/games/939536/fable-xbox-games-showcase-2026#content) The game has been in development for a very long time, but it will launch next year\. The game has been in development for a very long time, but it will launch next year\. by Jun 7, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC [](https://www.theverge.com/authors/jay-peters) Jay Peters is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more\. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme\. Just a few days after pushing*Fable*out of 2026, Microsoft showed off more footage of*Fable*, the first new entry in the storied RPG franchise since 2010’s*Fable III*, at its Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday\. The company also announced a specific release date:[February 23rd, 2027](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iW1i78zFvk)\. Though if you get the Premium Edition, you’ll get early access starting February 18th\. The trailer from the showcase follows a[dedicated gameplay overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-vsKE1D6Nw)shown earlier this year\. Based on what Microsoft has shown so far, the new*Fable*looks like it could deliver on what people love about the original trilogy, including the fantasy RPG setting and a lot of British humor\. When it launches, it will be available simultaneously on Xbox, PC,[and PS5](https://www.theverge.com/news/865305/fable-xbox-playground-games-developer-direct-2026-ps5-pc)\. In[a blog post](https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/06/07/fable-cast-list-new-trailer-hayley-atwell-xbox-games-showcase-2026/)on Sunday, Microsoft also detailed the game’s cast, which includes Hayley Atwell as the game’s villain, Isabel\. *Fable*, developed by*Forza Horizon*maker Playground Games, has been in the works for a while\. Microsoft first announced the game[in July 2020](https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/23/21335535/fable-xbox-series-x-pc-windows-10-trailer-game-pass-rpg), promising that it would be a “new beginning” for the series\. It revealed[a first look at*Fable*in 2023](https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/11/23757089/fable-trailer-xbox-showcase-summer-game-fest)\. A year later, Microsoft gave*Fable*[a planned release window of 2025](https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/9/24173655/xbox-fable-game-release-date-2025-trailer), but it later[delayed the game to 2026](https://www.theverge.com/news/619046/microsoft-xbox-fable-game-delay-2026), and in late May,[pushed the release date again](https://www.theverge.com/games/939991/microsoft-fable-xbox-delay-gta-vi)\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Jay Peters ## The Verge Daily A free daily digest of the news that matters most\.