Square Enix unpleasantly surprised: Dragon Quest XI S for Xbox, PS4 and PC will be a simple port with Nintendo Switch

Japanese company last night Square Enix announced Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age for Playstation 4, Xbox one and PC… The appearance of the legendary series on the platform Microsoft will happen for the first time. At the same time, subscribers Xbox Game Pass will receive the game immediately upon release.

This momentous event was followed by two bad news. First, buyers of the original PS4 and PC will have to re-purchase the extended edition.… There will be no free updates. Second, Dragon Quest XI S for stationary platforms will be a direct port to Nintendo Switch with worse graphics than the base game on PlayStation 4… This is directly indicated on the official website.

The publisher plans to compensate for the disadvantages with more content. In addition to the content of the original game, Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age includes a scattering of new features. Among them, the ability to switch between HD graphics and 16-bit picture in a retro style, side quests in which users retreat to the past worlds of Dragon Quest, a new symphonic soundtrack, additional storylines of individual characters, and much more.

The full version of the role-playing game Dragon Quest XI will be released on Xbox on December 4, 2023.

Comparison of the original game and the port of Dragon Quest XI S for Xbox One (trailer) and PC (screenshots from Steam):

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