Sony non-committal on developing JRPGs – Which series should make a comeback?

Persona 5, Final Fantasy XV, and now Dragon Quest XI, at least in Japan, have all proven that the JRPG genre still has a lot of life left within it and the potential to deliver some breathtaking experiences to longtime fans.

However, the average console JRPG requires an absurd amount of production value, and that towering price combined with the fact that most JRPGs are enjoyed by a niche audience these days all point at a huge risk, one which Sony might like to try again… but not definitely.

Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studio Shuhei Yoshida and Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Asia President Atsushi Morita both recently sat down for a chat with Dengeki Online and Famitsu, and the questioning came around to the likes of Wild ARMs and Arc the Lad, PlayStation-era JRPGs that helped put Sony on the map.

What chances did they have of coming back again?

Yoshida and Morita replied with fondness towards the idea, but the translation reportedly includes a lot of “maybes” and “considering.” It makes sense since Sony has to duke it out on a global scene now with Microsoft and doesn’t really have the resources to sink into massive JRPGs since other genres have proven more profitable and less risky since the days of the PlayStation and PlayStation 2.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/08/09/sony-non-committal-on-developing-jrpgs-which-series-should-make-a-comeback/