FFXIII Release Date and Price Announced
Square Enix is making good on their promise of releasing Final Fantasy XIII this holiday season in Japan, with a solid release date and price point for the highly anticipated RPG. This epic title has been covered by the media for over four years, and it’ll be interesting to see whether or not it can live up to the fervent excitement built up by fans during that time frame.
Final Fantasy XIII will be released on December 17, 2009 for 9,240 yen ($100). And don’t worry about the price. Most games released in Japan sell for approximately 9,000 yen. The stateside release will still be our equivalent of $60. The game is still on track for a Spring (i.e. April to June) 2010 release on the Xbox 360 and PS3 platforms in Europe and North America.
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September 8th, 2009 at 1:11 PM
Very nice would be even better if they mention Versus
September 8th, 2009 at 3:20 PM
@TheHater
Exchange rate between USD and yen fluctuates every day. It’s meaningless to think which one is worth more or try to compare prices. It might be more or less when its released. The average game in Japan cost about 70-80$USD.. If you live there, have a job and making money it balances out. A friend in Mexico see’s 30$US for a semi-new game to expensive because it translates different on his end. just how some people think 1 pound is worth 1 dollar.. lol
September 8th, 2009 at 4:13 PM
I´m from Mexico and new games here cost 1000 pesos (77 dollars aprox) wich may be not be as much as Japan having in mind that the dollar cost around 13 pesos in here but it`s funny how people think the dollar still cost 10 pesos so they see 1000 pesos for a game and instantly freak out! xD they don`t realize that pesos are going down until our goberment stop stealing from us but that`s another story. Too bad for Japan but as shadowjin said if you live there you can make a living.
Can`t wait for this one but i would prefer Versus XIII or maybe a Kingdom Hearts III most.
September 8th, 2009 at 5:21 PM
@ Shadowjin
just like those 20$ UK PSN cards everyones raving about. There spending 13-14$USD more for a 20$ UK card. Making there total $33.54 give or take a few cents. On a side note.. where the hell have you been? lol
September 8th, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Will the Japanese release have English subs or audio?
09/08/2009 at 6:15 PM
No, the English localization work is in process, but won’t be completed until the NA and Euro versions are done.
September 8th, 2009 at 7:48 PM
@steelfox
sick
September 8th, 2009 at 7:56 PM
100$ – wow glad I’ll be playing this game for free.
September 8th, 2009 at 11:02 PM
i just wish the graphics were a little better in this game……… jk
i bought the japanese version of final fantasy advent children with the trial version (on ebay) and it was……. un fucking believable. this game is beautiful
September 8th, 2009 at 11:35 PM
Isn’t 4, almost 5 years too long to wait for a game? I dunno, just a question I’m tossing out here.
September 9th, 2009 at 8:05 AM
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