This has definately been a bad couple weeks for Fable fans.  First thing we hear is that the online co-op will not be available at the launch of the game.  Now the news has come that the Limited edition of Fable 2 is getting stripped down.  There will be no Hobbe figure, fate cards or special box.  Now I had already started making room for my Hobbe between the assault riffle totting Master Chief and my miniature Wiimote (see I'm not a Wii hater).

At the very least Microsoft has dropped the original price of the limited edition from $79 to $69 to reflect the lost content.  The limited edition will still contain in game content so you will still have  ‘The Hall of the Dead’ Dungeon, ‘The Wreckager’ Legendary Cutlass Weapon and Spartan armor and energy sword.  This in game content is probably enough to keep me from downgrading my pre-order to the standard edition but I am disappointed I'm not getting a Hobbe.

Source:
joystiq.com