Yoshida noted, as a general argument, that Xbox has struggled in Japan due to the low number of users. “Naturally, because we are Japanese developers, we have a desire for many people in our country to play our games,” said Yoshida, adding it’s “really a tough point in terms of a business standpoint”.

He continued: “However, at Square Enix, we have been changing our policy. So now we are moving towards the policy of releasing our games on a multiplatform basis, and we really want as many players as possible to play our titles. So with Final Fantasy 14 as the starting point, we do want to release more Square Enix games on Xbox, and there will be more of our titles released on Xbox. So I hope players will look forward to future things to come on the platform.”