Square trying for sooner Euro Final Fantasy XIII release, already translating game

In a chat with Video gamer, FFXIII producer Yoshinori Kitase has remarked he hopes the European version of FFXIII will be released sooner  than expected due to the company focusing on translating the game much earlier than they usually did for other entries in the series.

“Obviously we would like to release it over here as soon as possible,” he comments “For example we have already started recording English voices, and also the text localisation has been in progress, too. Normally we complete the Japanese version first, then move on to the US and EU versions, but this time there are some tasks that are happening simultaneously. So this time we’re hoping to release sooner than a year later than the Japanese release.”