Recently, in a live show, Yuji Horii, the creator of the "Dragon Quest" series, revealed that the two games in the series, "Dragon Quest 1&2: HD-2D Remake" and "Dragon Quest 12"》 is still under development, and they hope to share more information slowly.

Yuji Horii said: "There are still many things I can't say, but for now, I can say we are making Dragon Quest 1&2: HD-2D Remake and are working on Dragon Quest 12.". Hopefully we can share more information bit by bit."

Among them, "Dragon Quest 12" is the twelfth main work in the series. The first 54-second trailer was released in May 2021, but there has been little more news since then.

In April 2024, producer Ryota Qinghai announced his resignation because the game "Dragon Quest 12" was delayed in launching; in May of the same year, Yuji Horii posted a post on social media to lament that the series character designer Akika Toriyama series composed music.Hiroichi Iegayama passed away one after another. He was worried about the development of "Dragon Quest 12", but he would do his best.