Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto has outlined the publisher’s goal to deliver the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII in a “fresh” state globally, highlighting the team’s efforts of reducing the time between the Japanese and western release of the hotly anticipated RPG.
Speaking with UK publication Play, Hashimoto commented, “Obviously, we announced the title for both the PS3 and 360, so in that sense we’re very excited to be able to appeal to a new user base ans to fans that are users of both PS3 and 360.”
“Another thing I’m excited about it that it’s traditionally taken about a year for localisation to take place, so the Japanese version can reach audiences around the world. But with this titles we’re focused on decreasing that time gap.”
“That means, right now, we’re not only involved in creating and developing, but also working hard to deliver the title in a fresh state to everyone in the world,” he added.
Final Fantasy XIII is currently scheduled for release in 2009, with a playable demo of the PS3 version available in the Japanese release of Final Fantasy: Advent Children Complete in March.