grandjedi6
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That was my biggest question before. I'm glad there was a somewhat sane answer for it!
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Square Enix partners with NTT Docomo to bring Dragon Quest X to smartphones
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That was my biggest question before. I'm glad there was a somewhat sane answer for it!
RagingAvatar
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Oh my. This is going to suck big time.
Major fail.
Still, at least it'll keep the player count going up in DQX and I'll suppose I'll give the iPhone version a go.. as long as it runs on iPhone 4S. (I don't think it will..)
Major fail.
Still, at least it'll keep the player count going up in DQX and I'll suppose I'll give the iPhone version a go.. as long as it runs on iPhone 4S. (I don't think it will..)
Choppasmith
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mugurumakensei
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That would require effort from Square Enix. This does not since DoCoMo did all the heavy lifting. Square Enix essentially got it for free with the PC port.
RagingAvatar
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Can you explain?
Does DoCoMo have a cloud streaming system for PC games? Is that how this is going to work?
Wolf Akela
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mugurumakensei
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shinra-bansho
Member
Preparing the market for Puzzles and Dragon Quest XI.
Having not watched wrestling in awhile, is that gif an actual part of the show or is it a behind the scenes kind of thing? Because I'd be interested if it was the latter.
I was curious about this, too... So it seems SE got a lot of bang for their buck porting DQX to PC, then? I wonder how this will affect future business calculations. I mean, what's the precedent for this, especially in the AAA space? Not necessarily asking you, by the way, as I don't expect you to know the answer to everything. Mostly just thinking aloud, although answers would be awesome.
Glass Rebel
Member
crisis averted.
for now.
for now.
I welcome this move!
No really, the more people play it, the more enjoyable the DQX world becomes for veterans like me. And some people who will get hooked on smartphones might also get one of the non-cloud versions to play at home.
DQX needs to somehow become a multimillion seller like the other DQs, dammit.
No really, the more people play it, the more enjoyable the DQX world becomes for veterans like me. And some people who will get hooked on smartphones might also get one of the non-cloud versions to play at home.
FlyingSaucer
Banned
DQ is always on the winning platform.
Pack it up people : consoles are finished.
Pack it up people : consoles are finished.
This gif must be in the first post for every duckroll's announcement thread.
mugurumakensei
Member
This isn't for iOS though. It's for smartphones on DoCoMo's network and only on DoCoMo since it's on their cloud platform.
Nocturno999
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I'm not bitter anymore, I'm going to start collecting old JRPGs that I've missed over the years.
I'm not bitter anymore, I'm going to start collecting old JRPGs that I've missed over the years.
SporeCrawler
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seems like dqx is being regarded as successful in japan. i hope the wiiu or pc version will come over to na or eu
mugurumakensei
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Uh this works on android. It's not officially ported to smartphones. It runs on DoCoMo's cloud platform. A majority of DoCoMo's smartphones will support DQX.
Why?
It's already on 3DS and apparently coming to the west...
mugurumakensei
Member
massive lag during certain parts of the presentation. I assume DoCoMo will try to have any major issues fixed by DQ X release.
This seems really weird... I mean, it's not like current smartphones can't run DQX. And there are MMOs like Order and Chaos out there that are perfectly playable so I think NTT Docomo is paying SE a truckload of money just to have the game on their service.
Also, a video of it running at the event:
http://youtu.be/y_H7_Gh6mxo
Also, a video of it running at the event:
http://youtu.be/y_H7_Gh6mxo
It's also on Wii U...
Speaking if which, since they will have to implement touch controls for the menues on smart phones I hope they bring those to the GamePad as well. U version was quite lacking touch control feature wise, only using the touch screen as a keyboard.
Cow Goes Moo
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Can't say I'm surprised lol
Sho_Nuff82
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So with the success of FF XIV, a PS3/4 port is only a matter of time, yes?
RPGCrazied
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If NA gets any version, I bet its this one.
Sometimes I wish the smartphone game craze didn't take off as much as it has.
Sometimes I wish the smartphone game craze didn't take off as much as it has.
It won't be.
Exacly what I'm doing right now! Started Skies of Arcadia Legends recently and it's amazing.
It seems like Nintendo's locked down console exclusivity for DQX similar to how Sony's locked down FFXIV. It's been over a year since DQX Wii released so if a PS3/4/Vita port were happening I think we'd probably know about it by now.
Personally I'd like to see both DQX and FFXIV ported to about anything that could run them. The bigger your potential audience for an MMORPG, the better.
Porcile
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Bah. You don't deserve DQXI!
chertipros
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Why are people trying to spin this as negative news? This is great
Because smartphones.
Link1110
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First reaction: hahahahahahahahahaha
Second reaction: isn't there a way to at this game with nes graphics? With all the games like that on smartphone, this could work
Third reaction: this IS ios and android and not those phones like the ones with after years and ff dimensions, right?
Second reaction: isn't there a way to at this game with nes graphics? With all the games like that on smartphone, this could work
Third reaction: this IS ios and android and not those phones like the ones with after years and ff dimensions, right?
mugurumakensei
Member
Uh, how would this one get localized unless DoCoMo becomes an international company? It's not natively running on phones. It's cloud streaming.
this, can't be surprised by anything SE does anymore, reached my limit (><)
What in the world did you guys expect? Square-Enix finds many ways to literally ruin things even with negative hype. If they announce something, prepare for phones.
I will admit, if this was the event they brought out fucking Yuji Horii for, they're pretty desperate. Was he at an event for the PC announcement?
I will admit, if this was the event they brought out fucking Yuji Horii for, they're pretty desperate. Was he at an event for the PC announcement?
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Haha, think I heard a collective breath of relief from all the hardcore DQ fans.
BUT FOR HOW LONG WILL YOU BE SAFE?
BUT FOR HOW LONG WILL YOU BE SAFE?