It's been a long time since fans have heard anything on Forza Horizon 5 studio Playground Games – after Fable creators Lionhead Studios was closed in 2016. According to a developer working on Fable 4, the game has been in the works for at least four years – meaning it started development shortly after Lionhead's closure.
After the cancellation of the ambitious finally being confirmed as actually happening in July 2020.
Since the Fable reboot hasn't had anything released barring a CGI teaser trailer and barely any news in over a year, it's easy to assume that it's still quite fresh in development. However, according to the lead engineer at Playground Games, Fable 4 has actually been in the works for at least four years.
Developer Tom – @deltaflux on Twitter – posted his congratulations from Playground for having been working there for four years, which Tom specified as "four years of working on Fable". While it's good news that Fable is further along than many thought, this does mean it began development in 2017 – just one year after Microsoft closed Lionhead, the series' creators, down.
4 years of working on Fable at @WeArePlayground. So excited for this game. pic.twitter.com/KO099HnYSd
— Tom (@deltaflux) November 5, 2021
There's still Elder Scrolls VI, but then again, most games probably will be.