{"id":1958378,"date":"2026-05-27T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958378"},"modified":"2026-05-27T15:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T12:49:30","slug":"dragon-quest-40th-anniversary-event-reveals-dq12-restart-with-new-title-dq11-switch-2-port-and-the-return-of-dragon-quest-monsters-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1958378","title":{"rendered":"Dragon Quest 40th anniversary event reveals DQ12 restart with new title, DQ11 Switch 2 port, and the return of Dragon Quest Monsters series"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-quest-xii-the-flames-of-fate\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Dragon Quest XII: The Flames Of Fate<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Dragon Quest 40th anniversary event reveals DQ12 restart with new title, DQ11 Switch 2 port, and the return of Dragon Quest Monsters series<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Questin&#8217; 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An update has indeed been shared, but it&#8217;s not what we were expecting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> kicked things off by addressing the elephant in the room: Where the hell is DQ12 after such a long wait? Well, as confirmed last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yes-dragon-quest-12-is-still-in-development-says-series-creator\">it&#8217;s still in development<\/a>, but it&#8217;s transformed into an entirely different entry.<\/p>\n<p>The new subtitle is Beyond Dreams, and it seems it&#8217;ll be a while before the game is fully ready to go. &#8220;We&#8217;re hard at work on 12, but due to a reshuffle of the team and a restart of development, it&#8217;s going to be a bit longer till it&#8217;s in your hands,&#8221; producer Yosuke Saito explained. &#8220;I believe it was the right [decision] to ensure the next Dragon Quest game will be one that all you fans of the series will really love,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QsYz_CVdowA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QsYz_CVdowA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QsYz_CVdowA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, fans can look forward to two other games, the first of which is Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition (yes, that&#8217;s a lot of title), now coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Graphics and performance-oriented modes have been confirmed, and it&#8217;s coming on 24th September, 2026.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Op9YgXhjgNM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Op9YgXhjgNM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Op9YgXhjgNM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Second (and finally), Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World has been revealed. Nothing is known about the plot or new gameplay features, but as usual, expect this new spinoff entry to continue the monster-taming tradition of the DQ Monsters series. It&#8217;s coming to PC, Xbox Series X\/S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 1 &amp; 2, but no release window was provided beyond &#8220;coming soon&#8221;. There&#8217;s a teaser for it too:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World - Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z1bxybh9DyE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z1bxybh9DyE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World &#8211; Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World &#8211; Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z1bxybh9DyE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-quest-11-echoes-of-an-elusive-age-review-a-staunchly-traditional-return-for-the-stately-rpg-series\">Eurogamer&#8217;s original (unscored) review of Dragon Quest 11<\/a> called it a &#8220;sumptuous, generous, and absolutely gorgeous RPG that isn&#8217;t quite the measure of Dragon Quest&#8217;s illustrious past&#8221;, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-quest-11-s-edition-review-an-epic-rpg-revisited-and-redefined\">revisiting its improved edition a year later<\/a> was a more satisfying experience: &#8220;It&#8217;s not as if the fundamentals of Dragon Quest 11 have been altered &#8211; far from it &#8211; and rather that they&#8217;ve been buffed and polished to the point where it&#8217;s easier to appreciate what they&#8217;re really getting at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>It&#8217;s been a few years since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/dragon-quest-xii-the-flames-of-fate\">Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Fate<\/a>&#8216;s announcement, so fans were logically expecting news during today&#8217;s 40th-anniversary stream. An update has indeed been shared, but it&#8217;s not what we were expecting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/square-enix\">Square Enix<\/a> kicked things off by addressing the elephant in the room: Where the hell is DQ12 after such a long wait? Well, as confirmed last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/yes-dragon-quest-12-is-still-in-development-says-series-creator\">it&#8217;s still in development<\/a>, but it&#8217;s transformed into an entirely different entry.<\/p>\n<p>The new subtitle is Beyond Dreams, and it seems it&#8217;ll be a while before the game is fully ready to go. &#8220;We&#8217;re hard at work on 12, but due to a reshuffle of the team and a restart of development, it&#8217;s going to be a bit longer till it&#8217;s in your hands,&#8221; producer Yosuke Saito explained. &#8220;I believe it was the right [decision] to ensure the next Dragon Quest game will be one that all you fans of the series will really love,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QsYz_CVdowA?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QsYz_CVdowA\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Update from the DRAGON QUEST Team<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QsYz_CVdowA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, fans can look forward to two other games, the first of which is Dragon Quest 11 S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition (yes, that&#8217;s a lot of title), now coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Graphics and performance-oriented modes have been confirmed, and it&#8217;s coming on 24th September, 2026.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Op9YgXhjgNM?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Op9YgXhjgNM\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age &#8211; Definitive Edition\uff5cNintendo Switch\u2122 2<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Op9YgXhjgNM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Second (and finally), Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World has been revealed. Nothing is known about the plot or new gameplay features, but as usual, expect this new spinoff entry to continue the monster-taming tradition of the DQ Monsters series. It&#8217;s coming to PC, Xbox Series X\/S, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 1 &amp; 2, but no release window was provided beyond &#8220;coming soon&#8221;. There&#8217;s a teaser for it too:<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World - Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z1bxybh9DyE?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Z1bxybh9DyE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World &#8211; Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>DRAGON QUEST MONSTERS: The Withered World &#8211; Announcement Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z1bxybh9DyE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-quest-11-echoes-of-an-elusive-age-review-a-staunchly-traditional-return-for-the-stately-rpg-series\">Eurogamer&#8217;s original (unscored) review of Dragon Quest 11<\/a> called it a &#8220;sumptuous, generous, and absolutely gorgeous RPG that isn&#8217;t quite the measure of Dragon Quest&#8217;s illustrious past&#8221;, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/dragon-quest-11-s-edition-review-an-epic-rpg-revisited-and-redefined\">revisiting its improved edition a year later<\/a> was a more satisfying experience: &#8220;It&#8217;s not as if the fundamentals of Dragon Quest 11 have been altered &#8211; far from it &#8211; and rather that they&#8217;ve been buffed and polished to the point where it&#8217;s easier to appreciate what they&#8217;re really getting at.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Dragon Quest XII: The Flames Of Fate Dragon Quest 40th anniversary event reveals DQ12 restart with new title, DQ11 Switch 2 port, and the return of Dragon Quest Monsters series Questin&#8217; around. 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