Actually sales in the west for the game were rather lackluster compared to expectations, and most sales were from Japan.  Also the game had a poor release window with a lot of competition on PS4.

Having said that the release window on Switch is a lot better and many people (myself included) passed on the PS4 version to wait for the Switch release.  Either way, it is a win for SE because the game will undoubtedly sell very well on Switch.  I would not be suprised in the least if it sold more in the West for this version however, and that is good for everyone as it shows increased interest in an IP that SE seemed to think had a smaller audience outside of Japan.

No matter what version you prefer, if you are a fan of DQ and do not live in japan, you should be cheering this version of the game on rather than downplaying it.

What are you even on about? Are you even reading what you're replying to? The first line about not taking into account content that was added is the complete opposite of what I posted as if you read my post you'd see I flat out said they took new content and changes into account that's the whole point this reply tells me you didn't know what I said at all you've just tried to read between lines that aren't there with your reply.

Side by side the new elements in DQXI S aren't in the other version that factors into the score, XV doesn't have that situation it was more of a GOTY type deal.

Well this articulates what you're trying to say better than your other post what you're ignoring here is although RE is a better version of the game first reviewed the are factors that can stop it scoring higher for example in the years FFXV was released we had BOTW, Horizon, Nier:A etc... games that changed the shape of standards for open world games so by the time RE was releasing the standards had moved on some what as reviews also look at how something stacks up to what's out. DQXI released after such games adhering to the standards set by them and since it's initial release these standards haven't moved on as significantly as things did post FFXV as a result RE felt like it was playing catch up while DQXI S just feels like a better version.

You do something simple you ask.

The confusing part is not what I've said it's people using XV because when you say older version it's means nothing when that version has the same content you're arguing in comparison to the version reviewed at launch while we're looking at the version when RE released when you're comparing them. Reading your other reply is what actually helped me understand what you're trying to argue.

I've been saying since RE released that had the game been delayed and released years later in the form RE launched in it and had the cancelled DLC in the season pass would have been received a lot better. I think the development was just chewing up money and they wanted it out the door but they did so at a time where in the long run it gave a negative perception as looking at the open world games that have come out since 2016 (RDR2, BOTW, HZD, GOW, N:A) they all knock it out the park, I don't know if IGN still do their second opinion reviews like they did before.

In regards to identical ports it can depend on a number of things like the outlets reviewing for example the X1 version would have more Xbox specific outlets reviewing while no PS and PC specific outlets will be reviewing as well as the number of reviews which likely could be less than the other versions if the are no repeat reviews from multi-platform outlets, if an identical version was ported to PS5 I could see it scoring lower (although not by muc) due to outlets doing repeat reviews and the identical content being more noted by them. N:A is also one of the best games of the gen as well it's part of the line up that has helped shaped the new modern standard which thus far hasn't shifted much so high scores for another version during this time wouldn't be too surprising, another factor is N:A is also a unique game the aren't really any games out there like it so even with shifting standards it still would retain a certain appeal when compared to other games.

Wait a minute why this thread from DQIXS review turned into Playstation fans meltdown thread?

Wanted to know why it scored higher than PS4 version?

1. There are only 25 reviews for the switch vs 84 reviews for PS4
2. Graphically not much changed from PS4 to Switch aside from resolution output 900p to 720p but getting a new graphical feature of 2d mode
3. Performance is pretty much identical that locked at 30 fps
4. New Story content for every character
5. New improved orchestrated soundtrack for the west
6. New Japanese VA
7. QOL improvement such as speed modifier
8. Bunch of extra contents like lying NPC and etc

And we have a winner...

Framerate does matter, but you are taking this to a ridiculous extreme. 30 FPS is fine for most games. Games are reviewed according to the hardware they are on. Removing points from a PS4 game because it can't do 4k and 60 FPS at the same time, is as asinine as removing points from an OG Gameboy game because it's monochrome. Can you imagine a reviewer in 1996 being like, "Poke'mon is great fun but it doesn't display in full color, so I'm docking points here, even though no GB model at this time can display in full color!"

This is obviously the Nintendo bias, any game on the switch gets extra points from the critics, I have never seen a old game being rereleased at full price getting a higher score especially when it doesn’t perform as well, graphics aren’t that important but the frame rate makes a big difference, people also complain about loading times, the game has extr content but dq games tend to overstay it’s welcome so I don’t see it as an improvement, the only thing I really like is the the soundtrack but that’s because the original music was unacceptable, the n64 sound quality was a big fu from square Enix.