PSN soon??

W_R posted...
You guys saying there's going to be a remake need to read past threads on this. The same reasons why it's highly unlikely we'll ever see a PSN release also make it highly unlikely we'll ever see a remake.

Err...no.

PSN release means the game is released as is, no changes to the engine, no updates, just coded so it plays on the playstation emulators and has a trigger mechanism to "switch data discs." This means all parties involved would have to agree with such a release, as SE does not wholly own DQ7. It is split in pieces, as virtually all DQ's have been. Armor Project, Sugiyama, Bird Studio, and Arte Piazza (formerly Heartbeat) own their own shares of the game.

This doesn't mean it won't happen, but it makes it highly unlikely. However, although Horii has stated in the past he doesn't like to port games, he prefers remakes, though the last six "remakes" were technically ports as little was changed and nothing truly added, the games were only remakes because they were rebuilt from the ground up (DQ4 DS, DQ5 DS, DQ6 DS, DQ1 + 2 Cell Phone, and DQ3 Cell Phone).

So who knows. Plus DQX changes things around a lot, as it's the first time an in-house studio is building the game engine, so we don't even know what level of control and what Bird Studio "owns" of the game. While this strictly DQX, it could mean Horii is more open to letting SE handle more management decisions for the series directions in other areas, such as remakes and ports.


This is a very different argument for why they won't make remake the game. The only argument you can make there is one statement made by Horii a long time ago where he stated he wouldn't remake DQ7 because of the length of the game. There's just too much to consider. Then again, DQ8 and DQ9 spent more time in development than DQ7 ever did, so I'm sure that sentiment is out the window.

Remaking would be far more plausible for SE anyhow, as it means they do not have to ask permission from the developer studio given the remake will likely use a new engine. Or they could go with Arte Piazza, in which case they'd likely use the revamped version of the toolset they created for the original, and have used for every release they've worked on since. Working with Arte Piazza again wouldn't matter as it means a brand new contract that has nothing to do with their old contract, so they won't be paying royalties or other excess payments out, just as it would work if they went with any other studio.

There is nothing really to stop them making a remake of the game save the original point that the game has so much data they fear the production costs due to time would be too high to ensure profit, even considering the game is likely to sell over 1mil, and given it's DQ7, it might well sell 2m as a remake. Remakes are supposed to be considerably cheaper than the original, and they almost always use engines and systems that are well established to ensure tremendous reduction in cost.


Very different arguments W_R. Though in the end, while it's unlikely we'll see either a port or a remake, it's plausible we'd see a remake sometime in the future. I'd guess on a portable. As others have said, it's extremely unlikely we'll see a port given the legal rigamorale SE would have to go through, and the amount of money spent on PR just convincing every party involved to do so.
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DoctorRPG posted...
Also, according to an old 1UP.com article and other articles, Sony might have helped in publishing / development Dragon Quest VII, so that is a reason why it won't appear on a Nintendo console.

Also, ever wondered why VII is not mentioned at all on Fortune Street..?

That's an interesting point, but it's not true, and it's an easy thing to check: any place the official game box, or game shows copyright info. Whatever company/ies are listed are those who officially own the game and the respective data therein. Sony is not mentioned on the US box save as the company licensing the game for use on the Playstation console (this appears for every game period, regardless of publisher/developer).

So no, Sony has absolutely no say, no power, no anything in the fate of DQ7.
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W_R posted...
Ok, sorry.

Nothing to be sorry about. It isn't like you DID anything wrong, so don't sweat it.
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