Future Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games could release more quickly as Square Enix makes "steady progress" on a framework for "regular" major game launches

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As you're no doubt aware, it takes a while for us to get new mainline Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest games these days. Seven years separate Final Fantasy 15 and 16, and we're nine years waiting for Dragon Quest 12 thus far. Developer and publisher Square Enix is working on ways to speed up development for both these and more entries for the storied franchises in the future.

The company says as much in its report for the fiscal year ending March 2026. "Steady progress is also being made in establishing a framework that enables regular new title launches for major IP," is written on a slide outlining all the releases over the past 12 months for the aforementioned RPG staples.

For Dragon Quest, you have the HD-2D remakes of the first three installments and the top-down redux of the seventh game. Over on the Final Fantasy side of things, Final Fantasy 16 came out on Xbox Series X/S, then you had the remaster of Tactics and the mobile release Dissidia Duellum.

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That's a steady cadence for the two properties, providing a selection of experiences for fans to check out. In the case of the HD-2D games and Tactics coming back, you've got generations of players who'll be checking them out for the first time. More people learning that Final Fantasy Tactics is lowkey top five across everything moogle-related is always welcome.

More is coming this year, as well. Dragon Quest Smash/Grow, a mobile game, came out just a few weeks ago, and Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth arrives on Switch 2, Xbox Series X/S and the Microsoft Store in June. New expansions for Dragon Quest 10 and Final Fantasy 14 are slated as well, for June of this year and January 2027, respectively.

Plenty to make the wait for the next big sequels that much easier. We're likely years out from seeing anything on Final Fantasy 17, but something on Dragon Quest 12 could arrive during Summer Game Fest, this year's Tokyo Game Show, or The Game Awards. Keep your eyes out for any slimes.

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Anthony McGlynnContributing Writer

Anthony is an Irish entertainment and games journalist, now based in Glasgow. He previously served as Senior Anime Writer at Dexerto and News Editor at The Digital Fix, on top of providing work for Variety, IGN, Den of Geek, PC Gamer, and many more. Besides Studio Ghibli, horror movies, and The Muppets, he enjoys action-RPGs, heavy metal, and pro-wrestling. He interviewed Animal once, not that he won’t stop going on about it or anything.

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