Final Fantasy XIII first in series to be released in Chinese

Final Fantasy XIII represents multiple firsts for Square Enix. It’s the first entry in the Final Fantasy game developed for the current generation of consoles. It’s the first Final Fantasy to be released on two consoles at once. It breaks the PlayStation-exclusive precident that started with Final Fantasy VII. And now, it will be the first Final Fantasy game to be translated into Chinese.

Square Enix’s Shinji Hashimoto appeared at the 2010 Taipei Game Show in China to make the announcement. The PS3 version of Final Fantasy XIII will be translated, localized and released in 2010. A more specific release window is mentioned by the Chinese version of PlayStation.com…