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sc94597 on 23 July 2015
celador said:
Samus Aran said:
Namiirei said:
Samus Aran said:
 

And not making an exclusive DQ mainline game for the 3DS is inexusable


Why ?

Compare the userbase of 3DS with PS4 in Japan.

What about the active userbase of 3DS and PS4 in japan when this actually comes out?

For dragon quest active user base = user base. Plus the 3ds is still very active in Japan.



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vivster on 23 July 2015
Samus Aran said:

I think no one will be able to claim that third parties aren't biased against Nintendo if it is on PS4.

Because there's simply no way that a PS4 DQ game will make as much profit on the 3DS. I'm sure people will try to bring "The West" argument into this debate, but they're ignoring the fact that DQ has never been big in the West and MH4U on the 3DS is the fastest selling MH game in the West to date. So it's not like third party games in the West are doomed to fail on the 3DS...

So there is only the binary choice between hating Nintendo and loving Nintendo? No middleground where developers decide which platform is more suited to release the game on?

You know, not every game developer wants his game violated by small pixelated screens.



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Faelco on 23 July 2015

The creator of Dragon Quest said (at Japan Expo, in Paris) that Dragon Quest 11 was developed for home consoles (only one or multiplat, don't know). So it shouldn't be on 3DS.

Nintendo is pulling the plug for the Wii U and the PS4 leads easily the sales worldwide. If they want to sell DQXI in the West, it will be on PS4. If not, it could be on Wii U, but I think it's too late for that and too early for the NX...



Angelv577 on 23 July 2015
darkknightkryta said:
Samus Aran said:
Barkley said:
 

There's nothing to argue, your post is ludicrous and anyone with basic reasoning and logic should be able to see that.

So you got nothing.

DQ's fanbase is mainly located in Japan. Japan games mostly on handhelds. So yeah, A PS4 DQ game would be skipping the dedicated handheld where most of the fans are. That makes no sense for a company to do.

Dragon Quest sells itself.  By your reasoning putting Monster Hunter on the 3DS was a bad idea because the fanbase was on Sony consoles.

You would have a better argument if you have said that it's pointless to make monster hunter on console because the fanbase are on handheld.  If their vision is on handheld, 3DS is the logical reason right now but if they plan to make the game on console, ps4 is the logical reason in this case.  Still, I don't understand why they don't consider a ps4/Wii U multiplatform release.



Faelco on 23 July 2015

For all users who missed the news a few weeks ago :

http://gematsu.com/2015/07/dragon-quest-xi-will-be-offline-for-home-console



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Aerys on 23 July 2015
Ka-pi96 said:
sc94597 said:
celador said:

What about the active userbase of 3DS and PS4 in japan when this actually comes out?

For dragon quest active user base = user base. Plus the 3ds is still very active in Japan.

Dragon Quest 11 to sell 18+ million copies in Japan alone if released on 3DS confirmed!

Wow crazy, those leaks from insiders of the futur are interesting



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PotentHerbs on 23 July 2015

Finally a true DQ console game again!



Wagram on 23 July 2015
Samus Aran said:

So you got nothing.

DQ's fanbase is mainly located in Japan. Japan games mostly on handhelds. So yeah, A PS4 DQ game would be skipping the dedicated handheld where most of the fans are. That makes no sense for a company to do.

Actually, it does make sense for them to skip a 3DS version. They're trying to revive the console market in Japan. Increasing that install base ensures that future titles in Dragon Quest, Final Fantasy, or entirely new IPs have a decent base. DQ11 could sell fantastically on 3DS for short term profit, but Square-Enix is very concerned about the long-term here. They're a diverse company and putting all your eggs in one basket is a bad move. It's better to hedge and take multiple paths rather than one viable one.



Samus Aran on 23 July 2015
celador said:

What about the active userbase of 3DS and PS4 in japan when this actually comes out?

The game would've already been out and making money had it been on handhelds. Now it's another FF XV and KH III lol.

And the difference is so big that 3DS will always win.



celador on 23 July 2015
Samus Aran said:
celador said:
 

What about the active userbase of 3DS and PS4 in japan when this actually comes out?

The game would've already been out and making money had it been on handhelds. Now it's another FF XV and KH III lol.

And the difference is so big that 3DS will always win.

But as others have pointed out, they want to make it on home console. Perhaps it will be a PS4 and NX game, it could be years away.