Fable combat demo reportedly runs at 60fps on Xbox Series X

Xbox FanFest attendees in London got a look at a combat-focused Fable demo running on Xbox Series X at 60 frames per second in performance mode, according to The Verge's Tom Warren. The September 26 showing moves the reboot's combat demonstration in front of a broader event audience after Playground Games previously used Gamescom for press and creator hands-on sessions.

Warren said he was hearing “lots of good things” about the demo. That is an early reaction, not a technical test: his post does not include frame-time measurements, resolution details or a direct comparison with the game's other graphics settings. It also does not establish that the London build was identical to the one shown at Gamescom.

A closer look at Playground's combat system

The London report is brief, but Xbox Wire's earlier Gamescom hands-on provides a fuller picture of what Playground is building. That demo sent the Hero and Humphry into a haunted mine and let players switch among melee, ranged and magic without stopping to work through menus.

Two loadouts showed how differently those tools could combine. The hands-on paired a heavy two-handed hammer with dodges, parries and finishers; ranged choices included a deliberate Deepwood Bow and a faster Repeater Crossbow. Spells ranged from straightforward fire and lightning attacks to crowd-control tools that lift enemies, teleport the Hero behind a target or turn an opponent into a chicken.