Production Teams
| No. | Head | Notable games developed | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square | |||
| 1 | Yoshinori Kitase | Final Fantasy VII | Final Fantasy VIII | Final Fantasy X | Final Fantasy X-2 | Kingdom Hearts | Kingdom Hearts II Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series | Fabula Nova Crystallis series | Dissidia series | The World Ends With You |
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| 2 | Akitoshi Kawazu | SaGa series | Legend of Mana | Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series | The Last Remnant | |
| 3 | Naoki Yoshida | Xenogears | Chrono Cross | Final Fantasy XI (and all expansions) | Final Fantasy XIV (and A Realm Reborn) | |
| 4 | Hiroaki Kato | Final Fantasy Tactics | Vagrant Story | Final Fantasy Tactics Advance | Final Fantasy XII | Final Fantasy Tactics A2 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together (PSP remake) |
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| 5 | Yoichi Yoshimoto | Parasite Eve | Parasite Eve II | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Kingdom Hearts 3D | |
| 6 (Defunct) | N/A | Front Mission 3 | Front Mission 4 | Front Mission Online | Front Mission 5 | |
| 7 | Takashi Tokita | Chocobo Racing | The Bouncer | Final Fantasy IV: The After Years | Final Fantasy Dimensions | |
| 8 (Defunct) | N/A | Sword of Mana | Children of Mana | Dawn of Mana | Heroes of Mana | |
| Enix | |||
| 9 | Yuu Miyake | Dragon Quest VIII | Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker | Dragon Quest Swords | Dragon Quest IX Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 | Dragon Quest X |
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| 10 | Yoshinori Yamagishi | None (Staff of producers for games developed by third parties) |
In 2003, Square Enix's development staff consisted of eight Square and two Enix Product Development Divisions (開発事業部, kaihatsu jigyōbu?). Product Development Division 5 had a management office in Tokyo but the actual development team was based in Osaka. All the other Product Development Divisions had their development teams based in Tokyo.
As of May, 2005, Product Development Division 10 was headed by Yoshinori Yamagishi. In June, 2005, Yusuke Hirata, the former head of Product Development Division 5, left to join Aquaplus. In August, 2005, Yasumi Matsuno, the former head of Product Development Division 4, left due to prolonged sickness. In April, 2007, Koichi Ishii, the former head of Product Development Division 8, left to start game development company Grezzo. In December, 2010, Hiromichi Tanaka, the former head of Product Development Division 3, stepped down from his position due to the negative reception of the original version of Final Fantasy XIV. In March, 2011, Toshiro Tsuchida, the former head of Product Development Division 6, left to join GREE.
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