"Final Fantasy" and "delay" are nearly synonyms. The main entries in the Final Fantasy series are pushed back time and time again before they inevitably make their way onto store shelves. One could even call it a tradition.
When it was revealed that Final Fantasy XIII’s development schedule could be affected by Dragon Quest’s delay, we weren’t exactly surprised, but we were still slightly disappointed.
It looks like the Dragon Quest delay may not be an issue after all, however. Motomu Toriyama, Final Fantasy XIII director and writer, recently informed Famitsu that "development is going favorably for a 2009 launch."
Though Toriyama is clearly referring to Japan’s launch, the sooner it comes out there, the sooner we’ll all get to play it. Let’s hope this marks the beginning of a new tradition.