English FF13 Release coming 'in 6 to 8 months'

With a December 17th release date now officially confirmed by Square Enix, Yoshinori Kitase was questioned on the plans for the English language release of Final Fantasy XIII after the Japanese launch.

Despite the Final Fantasy XIII Premiere Party being an event dedicated to the Japanese side of FF13, Mr. Kitase said that the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game would debut simultaneously in the West "in six to eight months."

That's a little longer than we anticipated, especially considering the "Spring 2010" talk and billboards around E3 2008.