Capcom Says Dragon’s Dogma 2 Has Now Sold 4 Million Copies, Loyal Fans Call for Dark Arisen-Style Expansion

Dragon’s Dogma 2 has sold 4 million copies, Capcom has confirmed — and now fans want news on DLC.

Capcom’s action RPG came out in March 2024 and was well-received with reviewers, but well-documented technical issues hampered its launch. Indeed, Steam user reviews remain ‘mixed’ now, over a year-and-a-half later.

Still, loyal fans who have stuck with the game are desperately hoping that Capcom hasn’t abandoned Dragon’s Dogma 2 (the last meaningful title update came out in January) and indeed the franchise. And while it seems too early for a sequel announcement, fans are hoping for a significant DLC reveal.

Indeed, some are pointing to the successful release of Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, an expanded version of the original Dragon’s Dogma that included new content, as the template Capcom should use for a Dragon’s Dogma 2 re-release of sorts.

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Others are less hopeful. With Hideaki Itsuno, director of Dragon’s Dogma and Dragon’s Dogma 2, having left Capcom after working at the company for over 30 years, the franchise now lacks a public-facing leader. Some are hoping Kento Kinoshita, who directed Dark Arisen, will spearhead Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dark Arisen, but there’s no indication yet from Capcom that such a project exists.

In an interview with VGC in August, Itsuno said he wasn’t surprised that Dragon’s Dogma 2 failed to have universal appeal because he designed it that way.

“I made the game not like a Nintendo one to be liked by all the people, but for a certain type of audience, so it’s normal if some people outside that target audience don’t like the game,” he said. “However, people who enjoyed the game really loved it, appreciated the details and work. I’m very proud of it.”

Upcoming Capcom games include Resident Evil Requiem, Pragmata, Onimusha: Way of the Sword, and Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection.

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