Dragon Quest writer Sq. Enix is about to relaunch one other fan-favorite instalment, this time Dragon Quest 7: Fragments of the Forgotten Previous.
In line with MP1st, inside paperwork leaked to the outlet have detailed plenty of upcoming unannounced tasks, together with a remake of the seventh mainline Dragon Quest sport.
Curiously, while different remakes have been particularly marked as HD Remakes, that is not the case right here — or at the very least, not based on MP1st — suggesting this time, this shall be greater than only a graphical overhaul or a reskinned remaster. Precisely what that’ll entail, we’re unsure, although, and it could be a while earlier than we get official affirmation.
The leaked doc suggests we’ll get to play this new model of Dragon Quest 7 someday between early 2026 and 2027, to stick with Sq. Enix’s subsequent fiscal yr and monetary forecasts.
In associated Dragon Quest-shaped information, do not forget Dragon Quest 1 & 2 HD-2D Remake will launch on October 30, 2025, on PC (by way of Steam and Microsoft Retailer), PS5, Swap, and Xbox Collection X/S. Sq. Enix has simply confirmed the RPG can also be coming to Nintendo Swap 2, too. We additionally not too long ago had an replace on what, precisely, gamers can get in the event that they pre-order the sport upfront, in addition to particulars of an all-new Collector’s Version.
Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii not too long ago confirmed Dragon Quest 12: The Flames of Destiny has not been canceled. Although Dragon Quest 12 was introduced as a part of the collection’ thirty fifth anniversary celebration again in 2021, signalling the primary mainline entry since 2017’s Dragon Quest 11: Echoes of an Elusive Age, it has been fairly quiet ever since, and the final we heard about Dragon Quest 12 was in February, when Horii broke his silence to say the event workforce at Sq. Enix is “working arduous.”
“Sure, certainly, I can not say something, I apologize,” he mentioned in Might. “I’m making it, placing numerous work into it… I can solely say that the subsequent work shall be nice too, [I’m] working actually arduous. Please sit up for it’s the solely factor I can say.”
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