[1][5] Futatsugi left Sega after the release of Panzer Dragoon Saga, moving to Konami for a year where he worked on Ring of Red, and then to Japan Studio where he made the Japan-only PlayStation 2 title Genshi No Kotoba.

Futatsugi went on to work at Microsoft where he, for a short while, contributed to the development of Magatama before successfully pitching the idea for Phantom Dust which released for Xbox in 2004.

[6] In November 2013 Futatsugi said that he had ideas for a sequel to Phantom Dust, and would be open to developing the game if Microsoft wanted to make it.

[1][6] The company have released a number of games, including 2011's Sakura Samurai: Art of the Sword for the Nintendo 3DS and 2017's Beat Legion.

[14][15] Futatsugi said that he hoped the game would be successful enough that he could create an RPG sequel, and that he would like to make a Panzer Dragoon remake in high-definition.

[17] Looking back on his career, Futatsugi said "I used to want to do all sorts of things by myself, but I learned that it's better to draw on the talents of people around you and create something that equals more than the sum of its parts.