Well more like released in Japan.  The land of the rising sun is the first to get the new Final Fantasy for the PS3.  If you can read Japanese then you can import it if you can't wait for it to be released in the states or the rest of the world.  The Japanese also gets their own combo package as well.  They have the Final Fantasy XIII special edition PS3.  It's a white PS3 with a picture of the main character Lightning.  I must say it looks pretty slick. Here's the lastest commercial for the game.