While there are a flourish of games that continue to flood into Xbox Game Pass, the most recent being Sony Interactive Entertainment San Diego Studio’s MLB The Show 21, there is assurance that more bombastic releases are to hit the service as well. Namely, for Square Enix to be more specific. IGN Korea in one statement disclosed that more than a handful of titles will be expecting a release on the service in the coming months.
Most interesting is that it appears Microsoft orchestrated a behind closed doors deal with the Japanese publisher perhaps. In that, the firm earlier this year unleashed Octopath Traveler to the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass. But when pressed to comment on a PlayStation version of the JRPG, Square Enix did not issue an answer for the question.
Now to feed the initial report from IGN Korea, Microsoft reveals that Dragon Quest Builders 2 will be hitting the service next month. Alike Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Agepreviously, the same can now be accounted for the 2018 release.
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is the acclaimed block-building RPG from Dragon Quest series creators Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama, and composer Koichi Sugiyama. It features a compelling story, charming characters, and the potential for incredible creativity. At the start, you’ll take on the role of a young apprentice builder who washes up on the Isle of Awakening.
There you encounter the spirited Malroth, a mysterious youth with no memory of his past, who joins you as friend and bodyguard. Together, you’ll explore vast islands full of resources to gather and monsters to battle. You’ll help townsfolk, develop your skills to become a Master Builder, and take on the Children of Hargon – a dangerous cult that celebrates destruction.
You’ll take on the role of a builder, one of those rare individuals who have the power to create and construct. You’ll explore multiple islands, build a community, take on requests from townsfolk, construct buildings and farms, and battle Dragon Quest series monsters. …or you could ignore all that responsibility and make yourself a small city or something else instead. It’s entirely up to you!
Duncan Heaney, Square Enix Content Communications Manager
To expand on Xbox Game Pass when in conversation, it is indicated that the monthly subscription service is now rounding out to 23 million users. Windows Central’s Jex Corden on Twitter discloses that the Netflix-esque video game service accumulated the new milestone on April 20th last week.
As for a reminder to those that might not be familiar, Microsoft welcomed more than a handful of games to Xbox Game Pass just a few days prior. Those titles include Destroy All Humans! Remake, Second Extinction, and Phogs!. You can read the full report by heading here.
Are you excited for the addition of Dragon Quest Builders 2 to Xbox and more importantly Xbox Game Pass?
Dragon Quest Builders 2 arrives on May 4, 2021 to the Microsoft Store/Xbox Game Pass for console, PC, and cloud; available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Source: Xbox Wire
