Final Fantasy XIII gets Japan 2009 release date

  • Posted August 2nd, 2008 at 00:30 EDT by
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Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be released on the PlayStation 3 in Japan sometime during the 2009 calendar year.

Currently, Square Enix is developing the Japanese version first, which will be a PS3 exclusive in Japan. Then once completed, Square Enix will port the game to the Xbox 360 and localize the PS3 version for North America and Europe. Depending on languages and other conditions, it may not release in US and Europe simultaneously like previously promised.

Keep your fingers crossed that Square Enix will deliver the US and EU versions before the end of 2009 as well.

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  1. stovich | TasteLikeBurning

    • 12:35am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Still waiting for that ball to swing over to Sonys favor..........

     

    Edit: I guess that groundbreaking news was too much to hope for, eh?

  2. DadaOwns

    • 12:39am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Erm...thats kinda ret..ard...ed... But w/e atleast were getting it =/

  3. acidhead89

    • 12:44am BST - August 2nd, 2008

     as long as the ps3 version comes first...

  4. Versus

    • 2:23am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    ya im waiting for the ball to tip in Sony's favor too, Chrono Trigger/Break anyone? lol

  5. Alti | Alti

    • 2:31am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    *repeats stovich's comment*

  6. BlueDragoon0 | Lionheart0

    • 2:32am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Still waiting for the huge announcement to arrive thanks SE.

  7. Pap3rThin | PaperThin

    • 3:04am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Hopefully it comes out for us (North Americans) in 2009 also.

  8. Algonath | Algonath

    • 3:19am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    OMG whats with all of the  forsaken FINAL FANTASY info throughout this section of articles??!!  this isnt freaking FinalFantasy.com!!!! now this is annoying. now i know how that guy feels about the constant rock band DLC info lol

  9. advancednewbie | AdvNoob11

    • 3:48am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    sweet! cant wait..i hope it doesnt go too far into the 2009 calender... im really looking forward to this game! and i also really hope it doesnt come out on 360 first...

  10. prodygee | DennisProdygee

    • 4:42am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Can't wait to get Halo for the ps3...........

  11. GOD_OF_CHAOS_KRATOS | DennisProdygee

    • 8:33am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    is the event over so that we can finally say "F#%* You SE"

  12. I95SOUTH | I95SOUTH

    • 9:34am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    "Square Enix will port the game to the Xbox 360 and localize the PS3 version for North America and Europe."

     

    That sound like they are going to port the game down for the US and EU for ps3 and xbox. So that mean that the ps3 and xbox will be the same. japan all of 50 gigs.....  US and EU 10gigs the same as xbox. Is it me or is that what it seem like.

    psn id: I95SOUTH

  13. Dave-The-Rave | Dave-The-Rave

    • 10:41am BST - August 2nd, 2008

     
    Trust me..its you

  14. Thorzilla | Thorzilla

    • 10:54am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    If it could at least be dubbed in spanis...*rolls eyes*

  15. nastanley

    • 11:05am BST - August 2nd, 2008

    sometime in 2009 is not a release date. Can't they be more precise....

  16. DnA19

    • 12:05pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    really don't care !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  17. xRyanHatex | xRyanHatex

    • 1:52pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    This is bull. Not a damn thing has shocked me yet. They announced some PSP titles......thats swinging the ball back in Sony's court? Give me a F'ing break some of those titles have been talked about for awhile now. Next they will announce FF7 remake on the DS with secret character Tidus from FFX just to make me never buy another one of their games. F my little life!

  18. ThisIsLivingB3yond | akingishere

    • 3:04pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    I think its safe to say F*#$ u SE , u F us again , i didnt get shocked rather MORE ANGRY !!!!

  19. markwesker

    • 3:56pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    wont be buying this anymore anyway sinced its made to fit on the 360 but this was to be released in 2008 the year of the ps3 haha now its 2010 for eu and america by looks of it ,square screwed uz again

  20. ThisIsLivingB3yond | akingishere

    • 4:02pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Yeah this is off my list , SONY has to many other more fresh games coming out , bill gates and SE can share the 2 copies i would have bought from stupid dev's greedy for money . I hate greedy devs Insomniac FTW !!!

  21. ThisIsLivingB3yond | akingishere

    • 4:02pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Yeah this is off my list , SONY has to many other more fresh games coming out , bill gates and SE can share the 2 copies i would have bought from stupid dev's greedy for money . I hate greedy devs Insomniac FTW !!!

  22. Xdeth | Xdeth

    • 5:43pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

     I've been a loyal fan since FF II (or IV in the series) on the super nintendo. So help me God SE, you give us a port of the Jap version and I will kick you to the curb with EA. This is not the same company I once loved and adored.

  23. jamisonsalamande

    • 7:00pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    Yeah, like everyone else said, I'm still $#^@ing waiting to hear something big

  24. I95SOUTH | I95SOUTH

    • 8:33pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    @Dave-the-rave Naw, its just that your clueless and really didnt read or it might be that you dont want to believe. your one of the ones that get sucker in. psn id" I95SOUTH

  25. gingo | gingo

    • 9:33pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    psn id: gingo... well at least the ps3 will have it exclusively out for a while in japan before anywhere else so i guess that is big for sony but not really the huge announcement i was expecting

  26. solid79 | solid79

    • 11:27pm BST - August 2nd, 2008

    I don't care when the game comes out.  The longer the better. Hopefully lots some AAA titles come out before this game causing some xbots to buy the PS3.

  27. Raycoremadness

    • 3:58pm GMT - January 6th, 2009

    Do you think that i shud go to japan and get it and bring it back ???? hope it comes out go on play.com and it says that the release date is 27/3/2009 but i may be wrong

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