Square Enix announced a partnership with the Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo to research and develop generative AI tools targeting automation of 70% of QA and debugging tasks in game development by the end of 2027. As of November 2025, this initiative is in a joint research phase with a team of more than ten members.

The initiative, titled 'Joint Development of Game QA Automation Technology Using Generative AI,' was disclosed in Square Enix's November 2025 progress report on its medium-term business plan ('Square Enix Reboots and Awakens'). The joint research team includes researchers from the Matsuo-Iwasawa Laboratory at the University of Tokyo and engineers from Square Enix. The stated goal is to use generative AI to detect bugs and automate debugging workflows, with a target of handling 70% of QA tasks by the end of 2027. As of the most recent source, this is a research project and not a fully deployed production system.