In a Famitsu blog with Square Enix mobile developer Takehiro Andou, he discussed the next title in the series.
Andou was quizzed on the possibility of a main-line Dragon Quest entry being developed for smartphones as well, but franchise creator Yuji Horii believes that "smartphones are smartphones, and they're not game consoles", noting how there are "no talks" about releasing a new main-series game, like Dragon Quest XI, on these devices.
He feels that these devices should offer "something to those who only have smartphones", rather than replicating the console experience.
Is there room for console-level RPGs like Dragon Quest on smartphones?