They've done it before with Nier Automata (it was a bit delayed but it still counts). It seems that they've settled in nicely with the platform and probably will continue doing so from now on.
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DRAGON QUEST XI coming to PS4 and Steam on September 4, 2018, Switch ver. coming "Much later"
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The reason is that Koichi Sugiyama (composer) wants to sell concert tickets. I'm not kidding. He wants orchestrated performances to be reserved for people who pay to come to his concerts.
The steam version also didn't do well and even then they think it was enought to justify a port, while the 3DS version already exists.
Kinda curious what this thread would look like if it was the other way around and the PS4 version came out "much later"
I mean this is stupid because the PS4 version is already out and the Switch version isn't in the region where it'd sell the most so... maybe its just not ready?
Unless you think Square is taking checks from Sony to not release the game on Switch in Japan for some reason... which seems dumb.
Also amazed at how many people think this game will flop. Think it'll do pretty well for itself considering the popularity of the platforms its on now instead of where its been in the past, still no Switch is a bummer though
Every single DQ game on DS, 3DS, Wii and Switch have been localised and/or published by Nintendo. Meanwhile, every single DQ game on PS1, PS2 and PS4 were brought over by Enix themselves.
Holy shit, for real? That's....man, I'm not sure what to say, lol.
I'm honestly just glad its coming and only a little more than a year after the Japanese release. There was a time not so long ago where this just would not have been possible.
Are people more sad at not having the 3DS version from that version of the 3D gameplay, loss of 2D version, or lack of portability. Two of those are definitely issues for me (and why I'll eventually double dip for a Switch version for off-TV playing) but I can't say I will be missing the art direction of the 3D version of the 3DS game.
Are people more sad at not having the 3DS version from that version of the 3D gameplay, loss of 2D version, or lack of portability. Two of those are definitely issues for me (and why I'll eventually double dip for a Switch version for off-TV playing) but I can't say I will be missing the art direction of the 3D version of the 3DS game.
What are you even trying to imply here lmao. The game is already on PS4 in Japan.Kinda curious what this thread would look like if it was the other way around and the PS4 version came out "much later"
To be fair I am in the group who doesn't think real Switch Development began until the fisrt versions were done. So last year at the earliest.
That makes sense. Shit happens. The real issue as always is poor communication about it.
I'd love to see Square get all the games up and running on all platforms. This is a series that will only benefit from more access.
That makes sense. Shit happens. The real issue as always is poor communication about it.
I'd love to see Square get all the games up and running on all platforms. This is a series that will only benefit from more access.
Are you suggesting SE are Sony fanboys, and that is what drives their business model?
Sugiyama also owns the license for his own music right? So he's literally the one who makes the call I think. I wish they'd just drop the dude already. Final Fantasy can survive without Uematsu. Dragon Quest can survive without Sugiyama.
How long was the Japanese game? I got bored of the 80 odd hours I spent in VIII and haven't touched others in the series. If it's as long, I guess it'll be a pass from me. Looks pretty though.
Needlessly trying to incite console wars. What if we lived in a timeline where all versions launched at the same time, including a 3ds and xbone version? Too bad we don't.Kinda curious what this thread would look like if it was the other way around and the PS4 version came out "much later"
Steam version? This is the first mainlain DQ on PC in the west, wtf are you talking about?
The last time the series performed well in the West was on the DS, with Dragon Quest 9, Dragon Quest 4 Remake, and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker. Then Square-Enix literally squandered all that goid will with how they handled Dragon Quest 5 Remake, Dragon Quest 6 Remake, and Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2. Sales on the 3DS are a symptom of that, in my eyes.
They added a hard mode, so I doubt they're going to touch the default difficulty.
What did I just read? I 'm the one jumping to conclusion? In one sentence you admit to see stuff that is there and the next your following stuff to their natural conclusion. Check my previous post as it addresses your second paragraph.
That would be nice for everyone and I don't think anyone here is against it, but we live in the timeline where people complained non-stop about the Switch version holding this back (not true) and now they tell people to deal with it instead of expressing their disappointment. The bias is strong.
It doesn't exist in the JP release. It's new for the western version.
They are comparing a mainline Dragon Quest game with Heroes. A bad port of Heroes if I may add.
That's just something only a niche will ever touch. It will be judged by the default difficulty.
Kinda baffling how they wanna expand their IPs NOW in the west, but never tried that stuff on a DS or 3DS.
It isn't like that these machines never sold well in the west or did I miss something here?
Capcom (with MH) and Square Enix (with DQ) never bothered to bring the games over to the west by themselves. Nintendo had to step in to do this and I'm thankful for them for that.
And sorry, but I don't own a PS4 and don't trust Square Enix with PC Ports at all.
I wanna play this, like Xenoblade 2, on my Switch so I can play this HUUUUGE game anywhere with ease.
It took me so long to finish the original Xenoblade due to not being able to play it on the go or at my parents house and to pause the game for a week or two and then trying to get back into it.
Xenoblade 2 was done before 2017 ended.
And seriously, how long do we need to wait? 2 years after the initial JP-release? Is it the 90s again?
It isn't like that these machines never sold well in the west or did I miss something here?
Capcom (with MH) and Square Enix (with DQ) never bothered to bring the games over to the west by themselves. Nintendo had to step in to do this and I'm thankful for them for that.
And sorry, but I don't own a PS4 and don't trust Square Enix with PC Ports at all.
I wanna play this, like Xenoblade 2, on my Switch so I can play this HUUUUGE game anywhere with ease.
It took me so long to finish the original Xenoblade due to not being able to play it on the go or at my parents house and to pause the game for a week or two and then trying to get back into it.
Xenoblade 2 was done before 2017 ended.
And seriously, how long do we need to wait? 2 years after the initial JP-release? Is it the 90s again?
Yeah probably most common change would be
Loto -> Erdrick
However the one I really disliked was from DQVI
Hassan -> Carver.
On another note, you are also right Aeana, DQ threads in this forum is somewhat a mess.
Nier made a lot of money on steam so they think it's worth the effort
SE stance over Nintendo system's versions of DQXI is questionable to say the least. No 3DS localization and how they are acting over the Switch version is like they are undermining any interest into this version. Remember, this was the first game ever announced for Nintendo Switch, so this long delay is unjustificated unless there is some exclusive deal with Sony for consoles (and probably there is).
The standard difficulty mode is easy for the first half and then gets a fair bit more difficult. I don't think it's that bad. The epilogue stuff definitely posed quite a challenge, too.
How it doesn't? People are using the sales of remakes that SE didn't support to justify the lack of 3DS version of XI.
Bravely Default was a million seller.
Nothing, they just were localized super late, well after the good will had been expended, and only because Nintendo aggressively pushed for them. Also, I would argue the remake of 6 is strictly worse than the original, since it dropped monster taming, but that's disconnected from the point I was trying to make.