Square Enix is teasing some announcements for the Dragon Quest franchise this year as part of the celebrated JRPG series' 40th anniversary, and yes, it really has been that long since the first game was released.
In a message on X (which is admittedly rather brief), Square Enix notes Dragon Quest's anniversary and promises "various announcements in celebration" of the occasion, although we don't get much more than that, unfortunately.
The publisher stops short of revealing when we can expect the first of these announcements, so unlike Atlus' recent Persona anniversary website, there's no countdown or concrete date to look forward to, sadly.
Of course, the one question on your mind right now if you're a Dragon Quest fan is probably whether Square Enix is planning to reveal more information about the long-awaited next installment in the series, Dragon Quest XII.
The game was originally announced all the way back in 2021, at which point it had been four years since the previous mainline entry. Since then, almost five more years have gone by, so Dragon Quest fans have been waiting a very long time indeed for news of the series' future.
Naturally, Dragon Quest hasn't been dormant...
