{"id":908971,"date":"2026-09-25T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/908971\/"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:56:12","slug":"square-enix-shows-off-exclusive-sleeve-for-dragon-quest-xi-s-on-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/908971\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix Shows Off Exclusive Sleeve For Dragon Quest XI S On Switch 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DRAGON<\/a> Image: Square Enix<\/p>\n

DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition<\/a> is an amazing game, but Square Enix’s Switch 2 version has admittedly fallen short of fan expectations.<\/p>\n

For existing Switch owners, there’s no upgrade path, and save data is not compatible between the Switch and Switch 2 versions. Although there’s not much incentive to pick up the game-key card release, in Japan, Square Enix is actually offering a little extra…<\/p>\n

If you haven’t already seen it, Japanese retailers are stocking a GKC version with a “special sleeve”. Here’s a look at it alongside the standard box art (via social media<\/a>):<\/p>\n

“The package version of the Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 edition of “Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age” comes with an exclusive sleeve!”<\/p>\n

Images: Square Enix<\/p>\n

As you can see, it’s basically the existing cover art with gold details and trim. On the back, there’s also an emblem and some lovely pixel art.<\/p>\n

In our review of the Switch 2 version, we said Dragon Quest XI S was still worth a look if you’re a newcomer, or even a fan looking to do a fresh run (thanks to the performance boosts). Otherwise, you might be better off waiting for a sale on this one.<\/p>\n

Will you be giving the Switch 2 version of DQXIS a go? What do you think of this exclusive sleeve? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\tSee Also<\/p>\n

\"Liam<\/p>\n

Liam is a news writer and reviewer on Nintendo Life. He’s been writing about games for more than 15 years and is a lifelong fan of many iconic video game characters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: Square Enix DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition is an amazing…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":908972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,29457,2454,10756,32668,61],"class_list":["post-908971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dragon-quest","tag-japan","tag-nintendo-switch-2","tag-square-enix","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=908971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/908971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/908972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=908971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=908971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=908971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}