Xbox says its “sorry to get your hopes up” following Perfect Dark and Fable Twitter account discovery

One of these accounts had an Xbox employee as a follower and the other was registered to a Microsoft email address, making fan hopeful that new games for both franchises are in the works. 

Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has been quick to dismiss any rumours of upcoming Fable and Perfect dark titles, stating that both accounts have been “inactive for years” and that “it’s standard practice to secure social handles for our (Microsoft’s) IP. With this comment, Greenberg squashed all rumours surrounding these franchises. 

Curiously, Greenberg’s statement has already been proven false, as the @PerfectDarkGame placeholder account hasn’t been registered by Microsoft. Furthermore, the Fable account was only registered in March, which doesn’t support Greenberg’s “inactive for years” claim. 

I know everyone is hungry for news, but sorry to get your hopes up. These accounts have been inactive for years, it’s standard practice to secure social handles for our IP.

— Aaron Greenberg ????????‍??? (@aarongreenberg) June 28, 2020

 

The @PerfectDarkGame Twitter account is now operating under the name Joanna Dark, the name of Perfect Dark’s protagonist, and in a recent Tweet the owner of the account confirmed that they are just “a normal guy who got the @.” 

After accepting kens follow I sent him a message saying that if you needed the @ I’d be happy to give it up, I am still waiting for a replay. I never thought it reach Greenberg, sorry to disappoint everyone I’m just a normal guy who got the @. (2/2)

— Joanna Dark (@PerfectDarkGame) June 28, 2020