Former Xbox exec regrets not securing Final Fantasy on the console, says Square Enix "wanted Sony to have competition but couldn't be too overt"

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Subscribe to our newsletter Former Xbox executive Ed Fries has suggested that many a Japanese game publisher wanted to support Microsoft's first console, but feared "Sony could punish them" if they did too much.Ed Fries was the console manufacturer's vice president of game publishing during much of the original Xbox's life, and had a huge hand in the acquisition of studios such as Bungie (Halo), Rare (Banjo-Kazooie), and exclusives from outside developers.When asked if there were any games he regretted letting slip away in an interview with Expansion Pass, Fries said the Final Fantasy series "is really up there" as he pretty frequently met with Square Soft/Enix, alongside many other Japanese publishers including Konami, Capcom, and Sega.Article continues below Ed Fries on Halo, Bungie & Building Xbox | Xbox 25th Anniversary - YouTube Watch On "Some of them we were able to do deals with, some of them we weren't," Fries recalled ## Editor's Note The gaming community will surely have mixed reactions to this news. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/final-fantasy/former-xbox-exec-regrets-not-securing-final-fantasy-on-the-console-says-square-enix-wanted-sony-to-have-competition-but-couldnt-be-too-overt/)