As we all know Japanese 360 users were left out in the cold by Square-Enix when it comes to Final Fantasy XIII. Well, those same Japanese 360 users can now rejoice as Yoshinori Kitase, the game’s producer, announced that the game will be finally coming out in Japan after almost one year. The game has been slated for a December 16th release.

The curious thing about this announcement is that this edition of the game will include cut content from the original XIII, a post-game event called “Final Fantasy XIII: Episode I” and it will include dual audio and English subtitles as well as Leona Lewis’ song “My Hands”. One is left to wonder is this additional content will also be made available for 360 and PS3 users outside of Japan (and PS3 users in Japan).

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for Xbox 360 release [AndriaSang]