Former Xbox executive Ed Fries has revealed that many Japanese game publishers feared they might face punishment from Sony if they supported Microsoft's first console. Fries, who was the company's vice president of game publishing during its heyday, also mentioned that Square Enix "wanted Sony to have competition but couldn't be too overt". He suggested that other Japanese publishers also felt the same sentiment. Despite this, Fries suggested that Sony might've been unfair to gamers and developers. Eventually, Microsoft made some deals with big-name Japanese developers and publishers, securing several exclusives from them, including Final Fantasy 11 and Final Fantasy 13.