Editing Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (section)

===Development===
The news about ''Dragon Quest XI'' was revealed by its creator [[Yuji Horii]], when saying that he won't release ''Dragon Quest XI'' for smartphones.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2013/12/26/dragon-quest-xi-wont-smartphones-says-dragon-quest-creator/ Dragon Quest XI Won’t Be For Smartphones Says Dragon Quest Creator]</ref> In April 2014, Yuji Horii teased that he is working on the next {{Main Series}} title.<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2014/04/28/series-creator-yuji-horii-teasing-dragon-quest-xi/ Could Series Creator Yuji Horii Be Teasing Dragon Quest XI?]</ref> In July 2015, they announced through a Japanese magazine ''Shonen Jump'' that they will release a new ''Dragon Quest'' title during a livestream on July 28, 2018. <ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/23/a-new-dragon-quest-title-to-be-announced-in-on-july-28th/ A New Dragon Quest Title To Be Announced In On July 28th]</ref> After the announcement in ''Shonen Jump'', there were been rumours that the newly titled game is in fact ''Dragon Quest XI''. A ''Wall Street Journal Japan'' reporter received a letter of invitation from Square Enix containing that there will be "a new title from main {{DQSeries}}." which the letter fully revealed "a new title from the main {{DQSeries}} for the first time in three years."<ref>[http://www.siliconera.com/2015/07/24/rumor-dragon-quest-xi-to-be-announced-next-week/ Rumor: Dragon Quest XI To Be Announced Next Week]</ref> During the livestream on July 28, 2015, the revealed gameplay footage of ''Dragon Quest XI'', revealing that it will be released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and {{PlayStation 4}}. They also said that the PlayStation 4 version uses [[wikipedia:Unreal Engine 4|Unreal Engine 4]] to create a high quality game.

On July 28, 2017, [[Yuji Horii]] announced that the game will be released internationally in 2018 in five different languages. The Western release of the game was announced on March 28, 2018, which will include various new features added from the Japanese release, including voice acting, as well as a release on PC systems. The five languages the game was translated into are English, Spanish, French, Italian, and German.

''Dragon Quest XI'' producer Hokuto Okamoto confirmed during an interview with Dualshockers on April 8, 2018 that ''Dragon Quest XI S'' will be based off the {{PlayStation 4}} version. He also mentioned that while ''Dragon Quest XI S'' was already part of the outlook when the development team started developing Dragon Quest XI, the game at the time couldn't run on the Nintendo Switch since the SDK (software development kit) wasn't ready within Unreal Engine 4. But the development team is now able to start working on ''Dragon Quest XI S'' since the SDK that supports the Nintendo Switch has been implemented on Unreal Engine 4. However, that SDK only supports a version of Unreal Engine 4 that is higher than the version that the original game is developed on, which means the development team had to update the engine, which comes with its own sets of issues; the developers are in the process of resolving those issues. Square Enix had considered releasing ''Dragon Quest XI'' at the same time as the PlayStation 4 and PC versions. But since they don't have a solid input on how long the development for ''Dragon Quest XI S'' will take, they believe it's going to be a long ways out, and they didn't want fans on PlayStation 4 and PC to wait that long to be able to enjoy ''Dragon Quest XI''<ref>[https://www.dualshockers.com/dragon-quest-xi-switch-ps4-3ds/ Square Enix Confirms Dragon Quest XI for Switch Is Based on PS4 Version; Explains Lack of 3DS Version]</ref>.

''Dragon Quest XI'' producer Hokuto Okamoto announced on Twitter that the Japanese version of ''Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition'' went gold on July 19, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/oh0910/status/1152163105272545287 岡本 北斗 DQ11S 9.27発売 on Twitter: "最近悲しいお話がいっぱいありましたので、できるだけ明るい話をということで……… 「ドラゴンクエスト11 S」日本版 マスターアップしましたーー！！！ 開発のみんなお疲れさまでした！ …でも、海外版はまだ終わってないのでもうちょっとだけ続くのじゃ"]</ref> while the Western version of ''Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition'' went gold on July 26, 2019<ref>[https://twitter.com/oh0910/status/1154690968907481089 岡本 北斗 DQ11S 9.27発売 on Twitter: "海外版もマスターアップしたようです - 完 -"]</ref>.

During the ''Dragon Quest'' Paradise News Station event at Tokyo Game Show 2018 on September 23, 2018, [[Square Enix]] announced that the [[Nintendo Switch]] version will be titled ''Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age S'', with 'S' meaning "Switch," "Special," "Shaberu" (Speaking), and "Seiyuu" (Voice Actor), according to Yuji Horii. ''Dragon Quest XI'' producer Hokuto Okamoto added that "Even though shaberu (speaking) will be taking priority...I think there are some players who would prefer ''Dragon Quest'' without voices, and we're keeping that in mind. Horii will be able to say more about that at some point..."<ref>[https://gematsu.com/2018/09/dragon-quest-xi-for-switch-titled-dragon-quest-xi-s#IjL1ZjLTYQFtUKEr.99 Dragon Quest XI for Switch titled Dragon Quest XI S [Update]]</ref> [[Nintendo]] announced during the Nintendo Direct presentation on February 13, 2019 that the Nintendo Switch version will be titled ''Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition'' and will be released during Fall 2019<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6dsxCfdZlk Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - Nintendo Direct 2.13.2019]</ref>.

During E3 2019, Nintendo and Square Enix<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FDBcv1XH6g 『ドラゴンクエストⅪ　過ぎ去りし時を求めて S』プロモーション映像]</ref> announced that ''Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition'' will be released worldwide on September 27, 2019<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0K942h4BDE DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition - Nintendo E3 2019]</ref>. During the Pre-Xbox Games Showcase of July 23, 2020, ''Dragon Quest XI S'' was shown to have a release set for Xbox One and Windows 10 on December 4, 2020. Stated by [[Yuji Horii]], it is the first time the franchise has a game published on Xbox.<ref>[https://www.youtu.be/Ar1dzkqt9eQ Xbox Games Showcase Livestream 2020]</ref> After the showcase, a Steam and {{PlayStation 4}} port of the game were published on Twitter and would be released on the same date as the Xbox One and Windows 10 port.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DragonQuest/status/1286364780173889536?s=20 DRAGON QUEST on Twitter: #DragonQuest XI S - Definitive Edition launches December 4, 2020 on both #PS4 and #Steam, and makes a series debut on #Xbox One! Including new scenarios, an orchestral soundtrack, 2D mode and more, this is the ultimate #DQXI experience for long-time fans and new adventurers.]</ref>