In a recent interview with Edge, Square Enix has signaled that they may be open to a western-developed Final Fantasy title, a shift from a company which has as of yet kept almost all of their games development centered in Japan.

When the president of Square Enix, Yoichi Wada, was asked about other Japanese publishers giving out their franchises, such as Silent Hill, he said: "That is one of the possible paths, but it's not something that we would shift completely over to. There is always a possibility that Final Fantasy could be produced with the input of our Western developers, overseen by our Japanese developers".

Part of this change can be attributed to games such as Batman: Arkham Asylum, which according to Wada "caters very much to the Japanese taste", saying that it "is like the best aspects of Metal Gear solid, but evolved".

With previous failed attempts at Western developers working on Square Enix games, such as GRIN's Final Fantasy-related "Fortress" project, one can assume Square Enix will be keeping a much closer watch on any Western publisher who is allowed to develop a game for them.