And so the sun sets on another edition of the Game Awards. Last year's ceremony was undoubtedly one of the most exciting in recent memory, though a couple of fan bases are sure to be aggrieved that their beloved series' didn't get a mention. Although you might expect the Fable fans to be disappointed, they're actually more aggrieved about a long-standing problem with the series.
Yes, we're all excited about Playground Games' new Fable, but also - why can't we play the entire series on PC in 2024? Fable 2 was an Xbox 360 exclusive so developing a PC port for that game is a more involved job, but Fable 3 is already playable on PC. It's just saddled with broken Games for Windows Live DRM that makes the game unplayable without a fan-made patch.
This topic was raised in the comments of a Reddit thread by perola23 about Fable appearing at The Game Awards (before the show aired). Although the chances of a new trailer certainly generated excitement, one of the most common replies was actually about Fable 2 and Fable 3 potentially releasing on Steam.
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