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Dragon Quest X for Switch launches this fall in Japan
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Immaculate
Banned
read the title too fast and thought it was 11
looked at the screenshots and was like the downgrade is real
looked at the screenshots and was like the downgrade is real
purseowner
Member
Intrigued now as to how XI will compare graphically to the PS4 version.
Herb Alpert
Banned
I was lost between the 3 streams and saw the end of what I belived was the DQ11 annoucement on switch. What a looser.
OK, let's see if it release overseas. probably not.
OK, let's see if it release overseas. probably not.
RPGCrazied
Member
And still no localization in sight for NA. Its been on the Wii/Wii U/PC and now switch? Is it really that hard to make it F2P with microtransactions? Would probably make them a little money.
Irishonion
Member
My turn to whine about no localization.
Gave up on this a while ago though.
Gave up on this a while ago though.
SinCityAssassin
Member
I wonder if the Switch version of XI will follow that in Winter.
Lol same thing happened to me
Sojiro
Member
You and me both, god I want this to come over so bad...
but have no expectations of it ever happening 
RyougaSaotome
Member
Damn. This'd be my preferred way of playing it, but ughhhhhh do they still block NA IPs?
I seriously hope this comes west. Every console has an MMO and games with MMO elements within them like FF14, Destiny, ESO, and The Division for example and iirc all of them are now successes. If this comes over I don't think it'll be on the same league as FF14 or Destiny, but if it comes to the switch (and other platforms) I believe it might be successful.
But DQ X was officially announced first, of course we're going to get news about that first.
But DQ X was officially announced first, of course we're going to get news about that first.
I think they took the block down once, but I think it's back up now.
NipplesAndToes23
Member
Square Enix is something else, they're never going to ship this to America.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
Every time I saw copies of this game in Japan, I cried and was so depressed I still can't play it. I even street passed with people on 3DS whose last game played was the 3DS version
ZombiePlatypus
Member
On the one hand I really wanna try this game. On the other, I barely have enough time for FFXIV so maybe not.
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They have this running on 3DS? An mmo? Good lord, the one dude on 8-4play wasn't joking when he said even his toaster runs DQX.
Every time I saw copies of this game in Japan, I cried and was so depressed I still can't play it. I even street passed with people on 3DS whose last game played was the 3DS version
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They have this running on 3DS? An mmo? Good lord, the one dude on 8-4play wasn't joking when he said even his toaster runs DQX.
This isn't coming to the west. Game is 5 years old already. Ship sailed, It's already too late. It would sell to like 60,000 dragon quest fans + curious mmoers on release and only keep dropping subs from there till SE is translating new content for 14,000 subs effectively wasting their time and money.
Time to let go, I know I have.
Time to let go, I know I have.
Hyrule Warrior
Member
I THINK the 3DS version doesn't run on the 3DS directly. It streams the footage to the system, kinda like PlayStation now or something.
ZSaberLink
Media Create Maven
Yeh it's a cloud version. Basically the 3DS is a light client is my understanding. Mobile also has this setup (it's where the 3DS version came from).
Yep, both the 3DS and Mobile versions do this.
FreedomFighter
Member
Downgraded geometrically at half the frame rate.
sensui-tomo
Member
I wish this came out, but i've always seen the reason it never did being, DQ9 sold well but we dont want to release a competitor to FF14 (before it even came out)... then ff14 happened and was utter shit which needed an extensive save in the form of A Realm Reborn. I loved DQ9 and i've always seen this as the next step in that direction. (in terms of multiplayer.
hold up, what in blue blazes is going on in DQ10 that warrants a toriyama sexy teacher character
Every time I saw copies of this game in Japan, I cried and was so depressed I still can't play it. I even street passed with people on 3DS whose last game played was the 3DS version
I know people tend to say it's because advertising, but I don't think that's the only reason why.
The first thing that stands out is that the only Dragon Quest game we got for the Playstation 1 was a 2.5D RPG, it came out at the end of the Playstation's life cycle and at that point people were already impressed by Final Fantasy 7, 8, and 9 people wanted more more visually impressive RPGs and they were looking forward to PS2 RPGs.
Which brings me to the next reason, there just wasn't enough DQ games being localizedd or developed to keep the franchise relevant in the west. During the Golden Era of Japanese RPGs (which I count as fourth gen to sixth gen) we only got 2 new titles mainline titles, 7 and 8. Even if 5 & 6 were localized (Enix NA got denied to localize 5 and went bankrupt during localizing 6 iirc), it was really the fifth and sixth generations of consoles that boosted the franchises in the west, FF and MegaTen are both examples.
I could be wrong, those are just my assumptions. I was only 2 years old when FF7 came to the west and didn't start taking the gaming industry seriously until midway to the 7th gen life cycle.
Is it really that crazy that such a concept exists considering this very game has been available on mobile and 3DS for years? DQX wasnt the first portable mmo then either.