Lionhead wanted to make a “darker and grittier” Fable 4 instead of $75M Fable Legends

Plus, Lionhead knew fans wanted a Fable 4 on Xbox One, not the F2P competitive multiplayer Fable Legends.

“Very few people wanted to make Fable: The Journey and almost nobody wanted to work on Fable Legends.

Over time the team grew especially disheartened with development of Fable Legends, which according to sources started out as Project Opal.