GS ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁H aj ime ▁K oj ima ▁and ▁H iro sh i ▁Og awa ▁stated ▁that ▁Square ▁En ix ▁would ▁take ▁over ▁publishing ▁duties ▁because ▁they ▁have ▁more ▁" know - how " ▁with ▁R PG s . ▁However , ▁since ▁Microsoft ▁was ▁the ▁original ▁publish er , ▁it ▁holds ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁shares ▁the ▁copy right ▁with ▁Square ▁En ix . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁tri - A ce ▁co - found er ▁and ▁R & D ▁programmer ▁Y oshi har u ▁Got anda , ▁the ▁game ▁is ▁set ▁to ▁contain ▁ 1 0 ▁years ' ▁worth ▁of ▁ideas ▁that ▁can ▁finally ▁be ▁realized ▁with ▁the ▁X box ▁ 3 6 0 , ▁and ▁with ▁it , ▁role - play ing ▁video ▁games ▁" will ▁under go ▁a ▁true ▁evolution ." ▁Tri - A ce ▁wished ▁to ▁achieve ▁this ▁by ▁putting ▁the ▁player ▁through ▁" s itu ational ▁batt les " ▁that ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁" unknown ▁discover ies " ▁and ▁cause ▁permanent ▁changes ▁to ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁H iro sh i ▁Og awa ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁H aj ime ▁K oj ima , ▁both ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁also ▁cred ited ▁in ▁the ▁tri - A ce ▁titles ▁Star ▁Ocean : ▁Till ▁the ▁End ▁of ▁Time ▁and ▁V alk y rie ▁Profile : ▁L enn eth . ▁Tri - A ce ▁president ▁Y oshi har u ▁Got anda ▁signed ▁on ▁as ▁the ▁game ' s ▁lead