

We figured it wouldn't seem unnatural."Įxecutive producer Yuu Miyake also brought up the more practical, financial side of running a successful MMO. We also live in an era where there's nearly one PC for every household, and for people who grew up with Dragon Quest, PCs have been a natural part of their entire lives. The biggest reason was that, when thinking about which platform was most likely to be connected to a network, the PC was the first that popped into our minds. Why put DQ10 out on PC? "I'm sure a lot of people were surprised," producer Yosuke Saito told Famitsu magazine, "but the drive to release a PC version was there from the start of DQ10 development. An English-language release still isn't anywhere in sight, but Square Enix surprised more than a few people a week or two when it announced that a PC port is in the works.

The game first came out on the Wii in August 2, 2012, with a Wii U port hitting Japanese stores in late March. You may not have noticed, but Dragon Quest 10, the MMORPG installment in the most beloved role-playing series in Japan, is approaching its first birthday.
