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Games for Microsoft Windows can be classified if they are played via Steam or not.
There are three kinds of games for Microsoft Windows: via Steam, via Xbox, and as pure Windows applications.


For Steam, four ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' installments have been released, as of Jan 2020:
For Steam, four ''[[Dragon Quest (series)|Dragon Quest]]'' installments have been released, as of 2021:


*{{DQH}}
*{{DQH}}
*{{DQH2}}
*{{DQH2}}
*{{DQ11}}
*{{DQ11}} (Later replaced by "XI S Definitive edition")
*{{DQB2}}
*{{DQB2}}


One non-Steam game is there: {{DQ10}}, an MMO installment.
For Xbox, two are sold:
* {{DQ11}} ([https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/dragon-quest-xi-s-echoes-of-an-elusive-age-definitive-edition/9pbdc0xz8txk MS Store page])
* {{DQB2}} ([https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/dragon-quest-builders-2/9pfd00czj35v MS Store page])
 
A pure Windows game is: {{DQ10}}, an MMO installment. It can be played only in Japan.


==Disadvantage to Japan==
==Disadvantage to Japan==

Revision as of 00:00, 17 May 2021

There are three kinds of games for Microsoft Windows: via Steam, via Xbox, and as pure Windows applications.

For Steam, four Dragon Quest installments have been released, as of 2021:

For Xbox, two are sold:

A pure Windows game is: Dragon Quest X, an MMO installment. It can be played only in Japan.

Disadvantage to Japan

Although Dragon Quest games are from Japan, three out of the total four Steam ports cause some trouble to Japan. They can't be purchased if you live in Japan, and/or the Japanese environments are reduced from the original versions (or completely removed). This is an example of the notorious "omakuni" custom.[1]

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