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[Stafford]

Put the crack pipe down.

No way in hell they're launching Forza Horizon 6 next fall near GTA. Same goes for the Halo Remake.

Didn't some insider claim FH6 was planned for Q1?

As for Fable, I remember Jez saying there will be a character creator or something. Strongly implying it's not just that chick.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo, Forza, Gears, Halo.....

Even Phil acknowledged this meme; it's funny that it is not only true, but that Xbox hasn't even been able to move forward.

 

[JayK47]

Sounds too good to be true. Would like another Horizon for sure. Fable, in theory, but I have low hopes for that one. Kind of tired of Gears and Halo.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Am expecting Halo to be ok. (UE5 will let it down)

Fable will be below average.

Forza will be great.

Gears will be great but possibly content light.

 

[Unfortunatecookie]

Gears for me, but I'm not buying a new console/platform to play it. If it's not on PS5 or Series X then I'm out.

 

[WoeIsMe]

I really hope Fable will be a slam dunk.

Doubt it, but damn would it be great if Fable come back with a bang.

 

[HYDE]

Yawn…all dead series. No thanks

 

[L*][*N*K]

All of them will get 80s on MC, some snarky idiot will post their first week Steam CCP and that will be the topic of the week, come Game Awards neither of them will even get a mention, and that is 2026 on Xbox

 

[pnutboy]

Eh, I think we get two of em and the other two will be 2027. They prob push Gears and Halo out.

 

[Stuart360]

1. Forza Horizon 6.
2. Fable.
3. Halo.
4. Gears.

 

[mayham2199]

Am expecting Halo to be ok. (UE5 will let it down)

Fable will be below average.

Forza will be great.

Gears will be great but possibly content light.

Man I hope not Fable is the only one I'm looking forward to. Never really been a fan of Halo and I got tired of gears after the first three.

 

[EDMIX]

I'm not shocked most want to see Fable out of that bunch. There is just this Gears, Halo, Forza fatigue.

 

[AmuroChan]

Gears is different enough game that it shouldn't be affected by GTA6.

That won't make much of a difference. A vast majority of people who'd be interested in Gears will also be interested in GTA.

 

[SomeNorseGuy]

I'm porbably most hyped for a new Gears game. I'm up for some testosterone filled alien stomping.

Forza could be good, but depends on the monetization model for me. If you can buy any form of currencies/vouchers for real money ->

I will be pleasantly suprised if Fable turns out to be anything other than modern audience slop. But it's been in development for so long so who knows how it'll turn out. Would love for it to have an ACTUAL return to form.

Halo is whatever to me. Hope it gives fans what they want.

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Talking about Gears are there any strategy/tactics fans put there that can reccomended Gears Tactics? In theory it should be my jam.

 

[simpatico]

Only Horizon 6 will be good

 

[Sooner]

Fable, Gears, Halo, Forza and lots of other great PS5 games.

 

[clarky]

Halo is a remake, without multiplayer and with a sprint button, because then they can say they invested something to "improve" an already perfect campign.

CE's campaign is far from perfect. Not that I think these chumps can improve it. Top tier but plenty of rough edges that could be smoothed off in the right hands.

 

[diffusionx]

"next year will be year of Xbox" for the 12th year running

 

[Jinzo Prime]

Hype rating:

1. Gears - 9/10
2. Forza - 7.5/10
3. Halo - 6/10
4. Fable - 4/10

 

[Rockondevil]

I just want a good Fable.

 

[kiphalfton]

"next year"

 

[Shubh_C63]

Gears E-Day will be the only great game amongst these, except car racing.

Fable is exciting because of the potential. Probably will be AA mediocre Gamepass centric title.

 

[balls of snow]

Yes if microsoft can stop stepping on rakes for just one god damn year they will have a really good software release cadence in 2026.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Man I hope not Fable is the only one I'm looking forward to. Never really been a fan of Halo and I got tired of gears after the first three.

Newer Gears games usually have a solid step up in gameplay.

Hopefully we can get a step up over what was in Gears 5.

X360 Gears games lack a lot of mobility and fluidity that newer games have. CQC is so much fun in Gears 5.

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Would be surprised if Fable was anything more than serviceable. Pretty graphics is most I expect out of it.

 

[balls of snow]

All of these are incredibly strong titles being released. If they all launch, it would be an absolutely phenomenal year.

My only doubt is Fable. It's the one we know the least about, and I still don't believe it's wise for a studio to release two top games just a few months apart, as this could potentially sabotage or overshadow the success of their own projects.

Add to that, it's a year with other big titles and GTA VI... Perhaps early 2027 would be a better time for Fable than November or December, competing with GTA VI.

There's also Clockwork Revolution...

My predictions are:

1-FH 6 April/May/June

2-Halo Remake August/September

3-Gears E-Day October/December

4-Clockwork Revolution October/December

5-Fable January/February/March 2027

No chance Clockwork makes it next year. Fable could hit in May /June window ala Witcher 3 release. FH 6 I would guess September as usual for that series. Halo is just a remake and without mp could drop it close to Gta 6 for the anniversary idk but then cod is always gonna cramp the schedule. Gears gets the delay if Fable makes it.

 

[Jesb]

It's up in the air that any will be great. I'm looking forward to gears the most. I hope they give new life to the series. Also hopeful for the Halo remake. They desperately need something good to happen to this series.

 

[clarky]

It's up in the air that any will be great. I'm looking forward to gears the most. I hope they give new life to the series. Also hopeful for the Halo remake. They desperately need something good to happen to this series.

They are on a hiding to nothing with the Halo remake. Long term fans will be upset at the changes no matter how good or bad it turns out and any potential new audience won't care about it much.

 

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