Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii has confirmed in a Japanese radio program that Dragon Quest XI is already in development.

Horii made an appearance on the Mangaku N-Channel SP that airs on FM West Tokyo Radio, during which he confirmed that the game was in development.

The program featured a retrospective on the entire Dragon Quest series, and Horii recanted his personal experiences and stories working on the games.

When the radio host asked Horii about the future of the Dragon Quest series, he replied with the very exciting news that Dragon Quest XI was in development, as it was being planned for the series’ 30th anniversary, which goes down in 2016. He also mentioned that he wants to play it on a big screen, which leads us to think the game will not be on handhelds.

A platform was not confirmed for Dragon Quest XI.