Playground’s work on Fable leads Matt Booty to think it might be a “high-quality release”

Fable was announced in a one-minute preview during the Xbox 20/20 game showcase in July. That short trailer only held out the promise of a new Fable magical adventure and enough of that iconic Fable humor to enthuse fans for the next installment in the franchise. To fuel this further, Matt Booty, director of Xbox Game Studios, recently said, “Everything I’ve seen as the game progresses tells me this is going to be a very high-quality release.”

Speaking to The Guardian, Booty said Playground’s success with the Horizon series was a major factor in the studio’s favor. “I just look at what Playground has done with the Horizon series,” Booty said: “That attention to detail, the ability to represent these naturalistic landscapes. They also have a true passion for IP and a unique point of view on what is essential. to fable. “

Booty also briefly discussed how this upcoming Fable game could differ from what came before. “With any type of franchise like that,” he said, “where you have had existing versions, there is always that balance between what you are going to present, what still remains and what you want to add that is new.” Booty compared it to doing a new addition to the Star Wars series, saying, “It’s like the challenge of making a new Star Wars movie: There are things everyone wants you to bring, but then you have a responsibility to take that on to new places and I trust Playground has good vision for that. “

Fable was definitely one of the best moments of the July event. We discussed this in our recent Xbox 20/20 Games Showcase Special Edition podcast, so if you’re interested in hearing what we think about it, be sure to check it out!