Both are scheduled for release within the 30th anniversary year (2016). I'm sure the PS4 version will be later than the 3DS one though.
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Dragon Quest 11 Announced! [PS4/3DS (simultaneous), NX (tentative)]
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Both are scheduled for release within the 30th anniversary year (2016). I'm sure the PS4 version will be later than the 3DS one though.
Which one? 3 was originally announced for PS3, so I would think that the Wii was out when it was announced there, but maybe my mental timeline is off. Monster Hunter 4 was similarly absurd in that it was announced alongside 3 Ultimate, but the 3DS was out already out by then.
Sparrowhawk
Member
So who are Orca, exactly? I can't find anything online. Was really hoping for Level-5. :\
Can we speculate which version will come to NX?
KZXcellent
Member
I feel like a PS4/NX localization is realistic.
The Spoony Hou
Member
Yes, this. It was a false flag. Same for Spike Chunsoft.
mocolostrocolos
Member
What are the chances of DQXI being an NX release game?
Dark_castle
Junior Member
It really is the best of both worlds. I'm very impressed.
Hours Left
Member
Yeah, just from what we've seen they look like they'll be completely different experiences.
The tenuous position of the series in the west is what's worrying me most right now. I want to be excited, but we're still getting the cold shoulder treatment. I hope this is the start of a change in that regard. (And they can begin with releasing VII and VIII in English too.)
Orca co-developed DQ10.
Green Yoshi
Member
Can I still ask if the NX-version is based on the PS4-version or the 3DS-version?
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Awesome announcement! Everybody wins!!!! 
I am glad they took the Ninokuni aproach, means they can go full out on the strengths of both platforms.
I am glad they took the Ninokuni aproach, means they can go full out on the strengths of both platforms.
Yep Icould see the 3DS version out just in time for the 30th Anniversary day and then PS4/NX in the Fall/Winter
Shouta
Member
They're the team that does DQX for S-E. Their work on DQX is fantastic.
Any word on multiplayer? I know it was said a while back that it will be an offline game, and I hope that it is as the story normally suffers if it has mp, but I really enjoyed the mp on dq9 so I'd probably get it on both 3DS and PS4. Although I'll probably just get it on PS4 unless I can be convinced otherwise.
Primethius
Banned
Per Verendus, DQXI is definitely coming to the west. I don't know about DQX though but I hope so.
I hope the 3DS version gets localized too given that it's the same story. I want to double-dip so damn bad.
You won't get your answer though lol
Sparrowhawk
Member
Oh, thank you!
i hope kyle bosman is scrambling for a feel-good episode, because all of this was aaaaalllllll right.
but first off, a few nitpicks:
1. xb1-only owners don't get anything. actually really weird considering what just happened at the very end, but i think the decision was, like all previous dq games, made with japan in mind (i am not jonesing for an xb1 release, just noting that not eeeveryone gets to enjoy what happened just now).
2. did we get a release date...?
but this was mostly awesome:
1. the ps4 version of the game looks really pretty and has that wide-open world that appealed to me with stuff like skies of arcadia, xenoblade chronicles, and dragon quest viii. the battle system might even be something different from previous dragon quest games.
2. the 3ds version actually looks really charming and it has a fantastic idea for the two screens. the thought and care that has been put into both was really sweet.
3. the nx gets its first game(s) announced when i'm pretty sure very few people expected the platform to be mentioned at all.
4. this comes after months and months of concern trolling and hand-wringing over what platform the game will come out on, and i think everyone just came away really excited for both versions.
i've actually rarely seen a multiplatform release been announced where the reaction was positivity all around. no bewilderment, or resentment towards the 'lesser version.' just good feelings.
but first off, a few nitpicks:
1. xb1-only owners don't get anything. actually really weird considering what just happened at the very end, but i think the decision was, like all previous dq games, made with japan in mind (i am not jonesing for an xb1 release, just noting that not eeeveryone gets to enjoy what happened just now).
2. did we get a release date...?
but this was mostly awesome:
1. the ps4 version of the game looks really pretty and has that wide-open world that appealed to me with stuff like skies of arcadia, xenoblade chronicles, and dragon quest viii. the battle system might even be something different from previous dragon quest games.
2. the 3ds version actually looks really charming and it has a fantastic idea for the two screens. the thought and care that has been put into both was really sweet.
3. the nx gets its first game(s) announced when i'm pretty sure very few people expected the platform to be mentioned at all.
4. this comes after months and months of concern trolling and hand-wringing over what platform the game will come out on, and i think everyone just came away really excited for both versions.
i've actually rarely seen a multiplatform release been announced where the reaction was positivity all around. no bewilderment, or resentment towards the 'lesser version.' just good feelings.
Chances for that are between 0 and 100 percent.
UE4 version is probably there because of the international market. And who knows, maybe NX will get that UE4 version.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
We don't know what NX is yet. It could easily just be getting a more polished version of the 3DS version so I wouldn't jump to conclusions as to whether it can run FFXV.
Orca are a relatively new-ish developer made up of former Cavia staff members. They worked on DQX as development support, and developed the smartphone companion app for DQX. Earlier this year they mentioned that they were working on a new Dragon Quest project. it was unclear until now what it really was. I thought it could have been Builders instead, but this is a pretty huge gig for them.
Sometimes the search database lags behind the actual state of the forum; it's probably not caught up yet.
I have a feeling the PS4 / NX version is a while off and the 3DS version will come out before them. I wonder if they had started 3DS development first a while ago then the company decided to strategically shift focus back to consoles due to the handheld vs mobile situation, so they decided to also develop a PS4 / NX version of the same game.
I am thinking, like announcing FF7 remake for PS4 early, a lot of these early announcements are about increasing console sales in Japan before these games come out.
I am thinking, like announcing FF7 remake for PS4 early, a lot of these early announcements are about increasing console sales in Japan before these games come out.
DaSorcerer7
Member
Thank you Iwata
KillerMan91
Member
Damn. I want both. I guess we could see more footage of PS4 version in Sonys TGS presser?
Zeyphersan
Banned
Iwata's last gift
.Thank you Iwata
This is not the thread for that.
BodiesWithoutOrgans
Member
NX really?
Nintendo comesback game in full swing
Nintendo comesback game in full swing
Wat?! They're remaking Dragon Quest II for PS4/3DS/NX?!? :O
It's why the UE 4 version looked so much like a fancy DQ X.
Alex_Mexico
Member
Such a weird way of announcing the very first NX title for a console we know nothing about but it's code name.
I guess we can confirm it will be a home console and that it will be powerful enough to run UE4 right?
I get the feeling Nintendo at the last second told Square "say it's coming to NX too. We'll figure out later the details".
I guess we can confirm it will be a home console and that it will be powerful enough to run UE4 right?
I get the feeling Nintendo at the last second told Square "say it's coming to NX too. We'll figure out later the details".
Graphics Horse
Member
I would expect the PS4 version on handheld albeit cut-down a little.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
Dat unholy engine scaling - from 3DS to PS4.
Primethius
Banned
I was surprised about a lack of release date too. I was expecting a year, though I do think the 3DS version will hit next year regardless.
Not sure why an X1 version would get announced, given the reliance of the series on Japan.
Sparrowhawk
Member
Thank you, this makes me feel much better.
Roman numerals look so much better, though.
Just include a chart in the OP lol.
This should cover us for a while.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Good point. I did not expect to come out of this stream willing to buy 2 (or perhaps 3) copies of DQXI.