A Dragon Quest-centred livestream will air on May 27, and series creator Yuji Horii says it will include an announcement about the next game. The event is timed to the franchise’s 40th anniversary, giving fans a date to watch after years of waiting for concrete news.
Horii said that “we’ll be able to make an announcement about the next game,” a line that immediately put Dragon Quest XII: The Flames of Fate back in the spotlight. The role-playing game was announced in 2021 as part of the series’ 35th anniversary celebrations, but little information has emerged in the half decade since then.
That silence has made the upcoming livestream more than a routine anniversary event. For a series that has long moved at its own pace, May 27 now looks like the first real chance in years to hear where the next mainline chapter is headed and whether the franchise is ready to say more about what comes after it.
The gap between announcement and news has been unusually long, even by the standards of a series known for careful rollouts. If Horii follows through, the livestream will finally answer the question fans have been carrying since 2021: what comes next for Dragon Quest, and how soon will they know more?
