Square Enix reportedly shakes up one of its most underrated JRPG series by removing a Dragon Quest veteran of 22 years, with Nier Automata's producer tipped to take over
Apr. 5, 2024Following Dragon’s Quest 12 delays, Yu Miyake will no longer oversee the beloved IP
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Dragon Quest’s series producer is reportedly stepping down from the role, and Nier’s series producer could possibly replace him.
Miyake will reportedly head upSquare Enix’s smartphone games development division instead. Aside from Dragon Quest 12’s delays, the reorganization effort reportedly comes from new Square Enix president Takashi Kiryu looking to shake up Square Enix’s development pipeline, relying less on external developers and more on in-house studios to create hit games.
Square Enix currently outsources production on numerous games to external studios.Visions of Mana, for example, is being developed externally by Ouka Studios, a development studio currently owned by NetEase. Square Enix and Kiryu’s new outlook would apparently aim to reduce these external development projects.
According to the Bloomberg report, Miyake’s reassignment has already come into effect, as of earlier this week on Monday. There’s currently no timetable for his replacement to step into the role, however, nor is there a potential release window or date for Dragon Quest 12.
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