Square Enix confirmed tonight at a Japanese press event that Final Fantasy XIII will indeed be out on December 17. Least, that’s when it’ll be out in Japan.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-premiere-party-liveblog-452583659
The date isn’t a surprise – not after it was accidentally leaked by Square on the company’s YouTube site – but still, it’s nice to get confirmation.
https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-xiii-dated-for-december-17-5354157
It’s priced at ÂĄ8800 (ÂĄ9240 with tax), which works out to be USD$95 (USD$100). So, yeah, expensive.
As for a Western release date, sadly all Square Enix would say was “Spring”. Which we knew already. Ah well! Stay tuned for more news throughout the evening.