| Kyuu said: DQXII will probably skip the Switch regardless of Sony's involvement. I think they intend it to be darker, more western-friendly, and action-based, and it's being developed with Unreal Engine 5 which -combined with the other information- hints to some very high production values. Evidence suggests that they're trying to pull a Monster Hunter World. Focusing solely on Japan is a very outdated approach for a AAA title. |
Dragon Quest 11 was originally going to be only on PS4, but they changed their minds and made a 3DS version because of the high sales of the 3DS. If they need to make 2 different versions of DQ12 to make this happen just like DQ11 then they will.
While focusing only on Japan can be bad for a lot of AAA games DQ is one of the few franchises that doesn't need the West to succeed. If Square Enix made a DQ that leaned more toward the West than Japan then they will lose Japanese sales just like they are with Final Fantasy. With Final Fantasy the West is making up for the lack of Japanese sales, but there is no guarantee DQ will have a big boost in the West even if they made it more Western friendly. The much safer bet is to continue what they're doing since DQ11 sold around 4+ million in Japan alone with the PS4, 3DS, and Switch versions.
