{"id":377205,"date":"2026-04-13T11:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377205\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:01:09","slug":"elder-scrolls-6-rival-looks-to-be-delayed-gta-6-to-blame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/377205\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder Scrolls 6 Rival Looks To Be Delayed, GTA 6 To Blame"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Elder Scrolls VI likely remains years away, which means that many of us are seeking an open-world fantasy fix elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s Avowed provided ample distraction, with several other titles set to continue that trend this year including Gothic 1 Remake and, more relevantly here, Fable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Developed by Playground Games, Fable is set to mark the comeback of the beloved franchise of the same name, arriving on PlayStation 5, Xbox<\/a> Series X\/S, and PC in mid to late 2026.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first new game in the franchise in 14 years.<\/p>\n

Add in the fact that Fable was announced six years ago and has already been delayed once, from 2025 to 2026, you can likely imagine how desperately fans are clamouring to get their hands on it.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, they might be in for quite the wait as reports have emerged suggesting that Fable has been delayed to 2027 – and Grand Theft Auto VI<\/a> is to blame.<\/p>\n

Fable Has Reportedly Been Delayed Internally, Prompting Worries Of A Clash With GTA VI<\/p>\n

Giant Bomb journalist Jeff Grubb is the source of this report, revealing that Fable has been \u201cpushed internally\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll say that I\u2019ve heard that Fable has been pushed internally,\u201d Grubb remarked on his Game Mess podcast. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that it\u2019s coming out next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cApparently, they\u2019re still trying to get it out this year, but they are worried about the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI, and so if it\u2019s getting delayed beyond the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, that could push it into December, which might make it a prime candidate to get delayed into 2027.\u201d<\/p>\n

As it stands, Fable lacks a release date, but it was expected to land in Q3 or Q4, so we\u2019re talking anywhere from July to December.<\/p>\n

\"Fable,\"Xbox Game Studios<\/p>\n

Grand Theft Auto VI is set to launch on 19 November so it\u2019s unlikely any major titles will launch in the day\u2019s preceding that date or even as much as up to a month after.<\/p>\n

After all, Grand Theft Auto VI is going to dominate chatter.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s with that in mind that as much as Playground Games and Xbox may be trying to find a suitable 2026 launch date, early 2027 doesn\u2019t feel out of the question.<\/p>\n

It depends whether Fable requires an extra couple of weeks in the oven or a considerable number of months; that\u2019ll be the factor that determines whether it lands pre or post Grand Theft Auto VI.<\/p>\n

As disappointing as it is when a game is delayed, it\u2019s arguably for the best as no one enjoys playing a buggy, rushed, or broken game.<\/p>\n

Fable is a game that many are expecting big things from. Heck, it could be Xbox\u2019s first first-party GOTY contender in over a decade if it plays its cards right.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Fable Includes Over 1,000 NPCs But Abandons Player-Favourite Feature<\/a><\/p>\n

Of course, Grubb\u2019s comments should be taken with a pinch of salt until any such delays are confirmed by Xbox.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s perhaps unlikely that we\u2019ll hear anything official for some time, with Xbox\u2019s annual Xbox Showcase confirmed for Sunday 7 June at 6pm BST \/ 10am PT \/ 1pm ET.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Elder Scrolls VI likely remains years away, which means that many of us are seeking an open-world…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":377206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9268,609,111,139,69,9510,10661,10664,145,196656,196657,37877,57420,57421],"class_list":{"0":"post-377205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-fable","9":"tag-microsoft","10":"tag-new-zealand","11":"tag-newzealand","12":"tag-nz","13":"tag-pc","14":"tag-playstation","15":"tag-playstation-5","16":"tag-technology","17":"tag-the-elder-scrolls","18":"tag-the-elder-scrolls-6","19":"tag-xbox","20":"tag-xbox-series-s","21":"tag-xbox-series-x"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=377205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/377205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/377206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=377205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=377205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=377205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}