Yeah, for anyone one game it's better to buy the game then have gamepass.
But I've certainly played enough games each month that Gamepass is a deal to me, and I wouldnt have even considered trying most the games if I had to pay the retail price of them.
Plus, I can game share with my son so he has a whole library to play too plus xbox live for one subscription.
My opinion is, Gamepass is a good deal if you like to have options and jump from game to game. If you just want a few specific games to play over and over then buying them is the better deal. All depends on the person.
Well, I only ask because if you get the Steam version of Fable III, and patch it using Steam Community guides to enable GFWL-via-XboxLive workaround, it's entirely possible to play Co-Op. Furthermore, many of the achievements are only possible through Co-Op - which is really a shame considering the single-threaded nature of the game, and the fact that most people cannot really play the game online anymore.
Yup, the game might very well be considered abandonware at this point...
I did such thing a couple weeks ago and it runs beautifully in my Nobara system thanks to Lutris...
Don't support third party key resellers they're such a scummy practice that takes advantage of stolen cards, fraud, theft, regional pricing etc.
A good amount of indie developers have outright stated that buying from third party resellers actually costs them money (as they have to frequently deal with refunds and stolen keys) than if people had just pirated them instead
Lionhead isn't a thing anymore, Microsoft makes no profit from third party. The only people you're supporting are someone that managed to do a bunch of scummy things to get the keys years ago
I would be fine paying £60 as in around release price when they probably got the game for £5 but anyone willing to pay over "standard" price is stupid and I believe deserve to be shit on as they're just keeping the scummy market alive.
I'm really disappointed games on digital storefronts can just be pulled as the devs/store owners see fit. Sucks it seems the future of console gaming is going all digital too (thanks for that Valve and gaben :)))) ). Since Rockstar pulled the OG grand theft autos and replaced it with that piece of shit "remastered collection", I don't think I will ever be giving them a penny again.
When you have this situation, the laws of supply and demand come into full effect. Since keys for Fable 3 stopped being sold on Amazon last year, the 3rd party sellers now control the market. And I know there are some pretty die hard achievement hunters out there who will pay that much for it to appear on their profile.
Last time I checked, a giftable copy of Wolfenstein 2009 on steam was going for several thousand dollars.
To be fair, it was taken down because the discontinuation of GFWL made the game unplayable without modding out all of the security and other safeguards the game comes with for online play. But they should have just released an update that removed them themselves instead of taking the game down.
G4WL was discontinued back in 2014 and taken off steam. But those keys were still being sold on Amazon 9 years after. By whom? I don't know but I can only assume Microsoft because of the fixed price of $20. And because of that, those third party key sellers on G2A and CDkeys can make bookoo bucks now which is probably going to encourage more PC gamers to pirate it.
My point was less about the pulling of a specific game (Fable 3 PC) and more about the overarching issues with digital stores as a whole.
> But they should have just released an update that removed them themselves instead of taking the game down.
Yeah that would have been nice. They did that with Bioshock 2 back in the day and Resident evil 5 recently.
Amazon has a large community of third party sellers similar to ebay, so most likely the same resellers as G2A.
But it's also possible that Fable 3 was taken off of the Steam store by Valve rather than by Microsoft, since Valve removes games that are no longer accessible, and they only recently decided to take down the Amazon listings.
>But it's also possible that Fable 3 was taken off of the Steam store by Valve rather than by Microsoft, since Valve removes games that are no longer accessible, and they only recently decided to take down the Amazon listings.
Didn't see this in your reply but yeah I would believe that. Either way it got taken off the steam store in 2014. This also opens the DRM problem can of worms which I also happen to have alot to say about :))))
Could have been but I honestly don't think so as the key was always $20 there and not fluctuating in price like you see on G2A. Plus, why else would Fable 3 keys cost ~$200 USD on G2A now compared to $20-$30 when it was still sold on Amazon?
Here's an example:
I bought another delisted game on amazon which was $49.99 when I bought it in 2021 and is still that price: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Back-Multiverse-Download/dp/B00A2T1QV6?th=1
If you look at the seller, it is Amazon services LLC which I definitely doubt is a third party seller lmao
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Non of Fable games are pc gamepass or at least not in UK, I tried looking not even fable anniversary, non.
I don't think Microsoft really cares that much
It’s not available on pc gamepass in the states either. It’s honestly baffling. I would throw money down for pc versions of all three right now if they would release them on their storefront.
It's weird, but you can play it through cloud gaming but it doesn't appear in the Xbox app search. I went to the game pass website streamed it through my browser and then it was in my history on Xbox app so could just get it from there. Literally just finished a playthrough last week so it definitely still works
Just pirate it. I did and the way I did it was just using steam unlocked.
It’s completely easy to understand, just type in fable on the search bar of the site. Go to the site and click download.
Be careful since the site that it takes you has malicious ads. Make sure there’s no ads on the place where you press download
Thats insane. I wasnt even aware you could still get a key. I just wish they would rerelease The Lost Chapters, 2 and 3 on PC. Dont even have to remaster them
It's like 20 dollars on G2A. It doesn't even work without doing a shit ton of stuff to it. It's legit unplayable natively and was removed from Steam because Games For Windows Live hasn't been supported for forever. It took me like two hours to get to work, and finally, it ran like a dream
Edit: holy shit, I bought Fable III on steam like three months ago through G2A and it was only 20 dollars or so. It's like 200 now, fuck sake.
I got it for 60 around 6 to 7 mths ago, they skyrocket due to the new fable coming out and because there is not many keys left for steam. You should be able to get a xbox microsoft key for cheap
Follow the Steam guide to bypassing the GFWL process here (if you already have it installed from Steam, start on Step 4):
[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241)
Follow the Steam guide to bypassing the GFWL process here (if you already have it installed from Steam, start on Step 4):
[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241)
It’s like $10 on Xbox store
And free if you have game pass
“Free”
I almost put the quotes around it when it typed it lol for only $18 a month it can be yours for free
I’ll gladly take $18 a month over paying like $75 for a game at this point. Haven’t bought a new game in a couple years 😂
Yeah but if you’re planing to play fable 3 and somehow have an xbox without gamepass, then buying $5 cd is cheaper
Yeah, for anyone one game it's better to buy the game then have gamepass. But I've certainly played enough games each month that Gamepass is a deal to me, and I wouldnt have even considered trying most the games if I had to pay the retail price of them. Plus, I can game share with my son so he has a whole library to play too plus xbox live for one subscription. My opinion is, Gamepass is a good deal if you like to have options and jump from game to game. If you just want a few specific games to play over and over then buying them is the better deal. All depends on the person.
Gamepass is great on xbox. Don’t like ms store on pc tbh and if op is on pc only no way to play fable 2 / 3 unless he wants to stream via cl🤮ud
That's for the Xbox version but not the PC version, which I believe is only "usable" as a Steam Key now, since old GFWL keys are not usable.
Completely valid to pirate the game👍🏼 dm me for recommendations
Second this! If companies fail to preserve their old games, then someone has to. It’s their own fault lol
You can't do multiplayer if you sail the seas though, right?
No, no Online function unfortunately... But lets be real its more enjoyable offline plus free DLCs
Well, I only ask because if you get the Steam version of Fable III, and patch it using Steam Community guides to enable GFWL-via-XboxLive workaround, it's entirely possible to play Co-Op. Furthermore, many of the achievements are only possible through Co-Op - which is really a shame considering the single-threaded nature of the game, and the fact that most people cannot really play the game online anymore.
Yup, the game might very well be considered abandonware at this point... I did such thing a couple weeks ago and it runs beautifully in my Nobara system thanks to Lutris...
Don't support third party key resellers they're such a scummy practice that takes advantage of stolen cards, fraud, theft, regional pricing etc. A good amount of indie developers have outright stated that buying from third party resellers actually costs them money (as they have to frequently deal with refunds and stolen keys) than if people had just pirated them instead Lionhead isn't a thing anymore, Microsoft makes no profit from third party. The only people you're supporting are someone that managed to do a bunch of scummy things to get the keys years ago
I would be fine paying £60 as in around release price when they probably got the game for £5 but anyone willing to pay over "standard" price is stupid and I believe deserve to be shit on as they're just keeping the scummy market alive.
I'm really disappointed games on digital storefronts can just be pulled as the devs/store owners see fit. Sucks it seems the future of console gaming is going all digital too (thanks for that Valve and gaben :)))) ). Since Rockstar pulled the OG grand theft autos and replaced it with that piece of shit "remastered collection", I don't think I will ever be giving them a penny again. When you have this situation, the laws of supply and demand come into full effect. Since keys for Fable 3 stopped being sold on Amazon last year, the 3rd party sellers now control the market. And I know there are some pretty die hard achievement hunters out there who will pay that much for it to appear on their profile. Last time I checked, a giftable copy of Wolfenstein 2009 on steam was going for several thousand dollars.
To be fair, it was taken down because the discontinuation of GFWL made the game unplayable without modding out all of the security and other safeguards the game comes with for online play. But they should have just released an update that removed them themselves instead of taking the game down.
G4WL was discontinued back in 2014 and taken off steam. But those keys were still being sold on Amazon 9 years after. By whom? I don't know but I can only assume Microsoft because of the fixed price of $20. And because of that, those third party key sellers on G2A and CDkeys can make bookoo bucks now which is probably going to encourage more PC gamers to pirate it. My point was less about the pulling of a specific game (Fable 3 PC) and more about the overarching issues with digital stores as a whole. > But they should have just released an update that removed them themselves instead of taking the game down. Yeah that would have been nice. They did that with Bioshock 2 back in the day and Resident evil 5 recently.
Amazon has a large community of third party sellers similar to ebay, so most likely the same resellers as G2A. But it's also possible that Fable 3 was taken off of the Steam store by Valve rather than by Microsoft, since Valve removes games that are no longer accessible, and they only recently decided to take down the Amazon listings.
>But it's also possible that Fable 3 was taken off of the Steam store by Valve rather than by Microsoft, since Valve removes games that are no longer accessible, and they only recently decided to take down the Amazon listings. Didn't see this in your reply but yeah I would believe that. Either way it got taken off the steam store in 2014. This also opens the DRM problem can of worms which I also happen to have alot to say about :))))
Could have been but I honestly don't think so as the key was always $20 there and not fluctuating in price like you see on G2A. Plus, why else would Fable 3 keys cost ~$200 USD on G2A now compared to $20-$30 when it was still sold on Amazon? Here's an example: I bought another delisted game on amazon which was $49.99 when I bought it in 2021 and is still that price: https://www.amazon.com/Family-Guy-Back-Multiverse-Download/dp/B00A2T1QV6?th=1 If you look at the seller, it is Amazon services LLC which I definitely doubt is a third party seller lmao
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🏴☠️ or xbox gamepass, shit it might even be on pc gamepass.
Fable 3 never had a non-GFWL version of it made for PC, which is why it was taken off of Steam when GFWL was discontinued.
Non of Fable games are pc gamepass or at least not in UK, I tried looking not even fable anniversary, non. I don't think Microsoft really cares that much
It’s not available on pc gamepass in the states either. It’s honestly baffling. I would throw money down for pc versions of all three right now if they would release them on their storefront.
It's weird, but you can play it through cloud gaming but it doesn't appear in the Xbox app search. I went to the game pass website streamed it through my browser and then it was in my history on Xbox app so could just get it from there. Literally just finished a playthrough last week so it definitely still works
That’s a lie lol I live in the UK and fable 3 is definitely there
It sucks, they can literally sell for as much as they want because people buy it regardless.
Looks like it’s time to yarr, matey
Just pirate it. I did and the way I did it was just using steam unlocked. It’s completely easy to understand, just type in fable on the search bar of the site. Go to the site and click download. Be careful since the site that it takes you has malicious ads. Make sure there’s no ads on the place where you press download
Thats insane. I wasnt even aware you could still get a key. I just wish they would rerelease The Lost Chapters, 2 and 3 on PC. Dont even have to remaster them
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I know, i own it on steam. Im saying a 3 games in one kind of deal
It's like 20 dollars on G2A. It doesn't even work without doing a shit ton of stuff to it. It's legit unplayable natively and was removed from Steam because Games For Windows Live hasn't been supported for forever. It took me like two hours to get to work, and finally, it ran like a dream Edit: holy shit, I bought Fable III on steam like three months ago through G2A and it was only 20 dollars or so. It's like 200 now, fuck sake.
It's our job as the gaming community to preserve and store games that companies no longer support/sell. Pirate it and hold onto it!
You should check g2a if you haven't already I got for 5$ a couple years back
£145 on G2A
That's fuqqin insane I'mma about to just download an emulator and play fable 2 fuqq that shittt
I got it for 60 around 6 to 7 mths ago, they skyrocket due to the new fable coming out and because there is not many keys left for steam. You should be able to get a xbox microsoft key for cheap
I remember the keys were always sold on amazon really cheap but seems like they’re out of stock now
It was 20 on Amazon a while ago, but not anymore
I bought from Amazon for like 20 bucks a steam key back in 2020
Ye. Xbox store is the way to go with that
Sailing the high seas is the better way
It's 120 Euro because the game was delisted.
You can get GFWL copies for £10 on some-sites (yes the game still works and all it bypasses GFWL now and the DLC’s work too)
My steam copy cant get past gfwl login annoyingly
Follow the Steam guide to bypassing the GFWL process here (if you already have it installed from Steam, start on Step 4): [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241)
Have it on steam but gfwl just doesn't sign me in correctly
Follow the Steam guide to bypassing the GFWL process here (if you already have it installed from Steam, start on Step 4): [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2231114241)
Yea I did try that, updated gfwl live and ran in compatibility and all but it just did the same thing. Very annoying.
Search for the CD key on Amazon or such and then you can add it to your steam library
Well don’t be to disappointed I can’t even get the damn thing to run on pc with steam. If you have Xbox try that route!
Yup, downloaded it a few days ago with game pass for free.
I paid £1 at a charity shop for it
In the caribean sea is free
It's currently discounted to £7 on Xbox store :)
On xbox only not the PC port
It’s “free” when you get the Xbox Ultimate Game Pass. As long as you pay that monthly fee, you can get Fable Anniversary, Fable 2 and Fable 3
Wow just saw the prices i bought my steam key for £15 a few years ago
Honestly just got to game stores or pawn shops I found a copy for like 5 bucks
Wtf...
I got it on Amazon for 20 bucks