Dragon Quest 3 remake is still coming despite Square Enix claims to abandon greenlit HD games

defecate a return after three decades .

The Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D remake is coming presently , and a teaser has been released recently by Square Enix . This comes unexpectedly as the company hadnoticeable deprivation earlier this yearand switched to a more selective feeler to HD game remakes .

While the tormenter trailer does n’t stringently name Dragon Quest 3 specifically , we do get a look at the Dragon Quest logotype , along with the lines '' the legacy begins '' and '' the bequest of Erdrick draws near . ''

The Erdrick , an honorary claim , is first referenced in Dragon Quest 3 ’s original release back in 1988 .

Additionally , the first three games of the serial are also cite to as the '' Erdrick Trilogy '' . This could also mean that the remaking of the first three games may be afoot , though the only remaking that was announced before was for Dragon Quest 3 ( back in 2021 ) . The timing of the release of a new Dragon Quest mystifier is not unusual , as May 17 is celebrated as Dragon Quest Day in Japan .

We can bear to get a more clear look at what Square Enix is planning with this in the months to come . If it is indeed Dragon Quest 3 , then we can expect the secret plan to look similar to Octopath Traveller — another extremely democratic Square Enix series . The young tease also highlighted the platform to which the remake is coming ( Nintendo Switch , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X / S , and PC ) .

The tease of this possible Dragon Quest remake come up after Square Enix denote back in March this class that they had sustain '' content desertion losings '' add up to approximately ¥ 22.1 billion ( $ 140 million ) in areport . As a result , they were revise their attack to developing HD game .

Dragon Quest 3 remake was announced back in 2021 , and after that , there was no word of the title . With this teaser , it seems Square Enix has focused on apportion resources to the Dragon Quest remake rather than other HD titles for now .

For more on Dragon Quest , check outAll Dragon Quest Games in order of releaseon Pro Game Guides .