Fable III Natal and Microtransaction Support Confirmed

According to VG247, That Videogame Blog, and a couple of Twitter entries from reputable sources (here and here), Lionhead Studios’ Peter Molyneux announced plans to support Microsoft’s motion-sensing technology and microtransactions in Fable III during a speech earlier today.

Fable 3 will have Natal support. Is that an announcement? #molyneux

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During the speech, in which the veteran British games designer outlined his vision of the future of videogames, Molyneux announced that the forthcoming game in the Fable series will feature a in-game shop in which additional content will be available.

In Fable III’s shop, Molyneux is proposing that items such as swords will be available for a nominal fee of around £1, while access to new areas of the game environment – a notional ‘˜island’ was discussed, bringing to mind Fable II’s DLC Knothole Island – could cost more. Ultimately, the Lionhead boss and Microsoft Creative Director is looking to an in-game store to provide a more harmonious relationship between a game and its downloadable content.

Dangerous territory.