I remember there being a rumor about it but it might have been just fanboy/fangirl wishful thinking.  Has anything been said yet?

No, I'm pretty sure they're not going to use Japanese voice actors to do English voice overs for the US release.

Originally I believe they were going to put it, but when it became multiplatform on 360, the 360 didn't have enough space on the discs without having it be a retarded amount of discs, so to keep both versions the same feature wise, they removed it.

The US release does not have JP voices.

I'm hoping maybe the Blu Ray's capacity will allow it for the PS3, but knowing MGS4's "uncompressed sound" led to only one voice track for the NA version, It seems unlikely... 

360 version I doubt it even more because of the space issue. 
Let's hope so on both counts though!

Thats too bad.  I wonder what the reaction will be from 360 owners when SquareEnix eventually announces how many discs it would be.  As far as I know its only comming out on 360 in the US right?

" Thats too bad.  I wonder what the reaction will be from 360 owners when SquareEnix eventually announces how many discs it would be.  As far as I know its only comming out on 360 in the US right? "

" @juice8367 said:

" Thats too bad.  I wonder what the reaction will be from 360 owners when SquareEnix eventually announces how many discs it would be.  As far as I know its only comming out on 360 in the US right? "

They've said it would be 3. Still hoping they make the Japanese voice tracks downloadable for both systems, for those that want them though.  That way they're not taking up disc space. "

the PS3 has Japanese voices but the 360 version doesn't since the Japanese voices have only been made for PS3.

" the PS3 has Japanese voices but the 360 version doesn't since the Japanese voices have only been made for PS3. "

" @02sfraser said:

" the PS3 has Japanese voices but the 360 version doesn't since the Japanese voices have only been made for PS3. "

Is this confirmed? Link maybe? That really would be sweet, but I can't see them localizing both versions and adding Japanese voices to the PS3 version, but I would totally love to see it happen.  Also, 3 discs? Seriously? That really sucks, but I guess it's better than there being no 360 version at all... everyone deserves to play Final Fantasy, IMO. "

" It's actually confirmed neither version will.   But again, it'll hopefully at least come as DLC.And it's all been discussed before, but I don't really see why multiple discs is a problem.  It worked well enough during the Playstation era, and it's not exactly difficult to swap discs.. It takes less than a minute to do and if anything only made those big moments where you have to swap discs after more dramatic. "

Now you know how I felt when Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 came in Spanish

" @WinterSnowblind said:

" It's actually confirmed neither version will.   But again, it'll hopefully at least come as DLC.And it's all been discussed before, but I don't really see why multiple discs is a problem.  It worked well enough during the Playstation era, and it's not exactly difficult to swap discs.. It takes less than a minute to do and if anything only made those big moments where you have to swap discs after more dramatic. "

Aw too bad about the voices. It'd be a nice feature to be able to swap on/off at my leisure.  Maybe I misrepresented my opinion. I don't think having multiple discs is a problem in itself, I just think we should be way past the PSX era where it became the norm for FF games and others (like MGS) to come on 3-4 discs. Frankly if I didn't have a PS3 I'd definitely buy it on 360 and count my blessings that I could even play it at all, 3 discs or no. I just wish M$ had planned better and not backed HD-DVD, it seems to be becoming a drag on multiplatform development at this time, and it's too early for them to consider coming out with another console, they're right in the meaty part of their profit margin on this generation of console. "

" Originally I believe they were going to put it, but when it became multiplatform on 360, the 360 didn't have enough space on the discs without having it be a retarded amount of discs, so to keep both versions the same feature wise, they removed it. "

Blu-ray will have room for both the Japanese voice track and the English one.

In a recent Q&A with IGN, FF XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase explained that without the kind of memory available on Blu-ray, there’s simply not enough room on the 360 to implement two vocal tracks. He added, “Are there many people who would like to play with Japanese voices?”

Not that this will matter to most people, but nice to have the option.

" Originally I believe they were going to put it, but when it became multiplatform on 360, the 360 didn't have enough space on the discs without having it be a retarded amount of discs, so to keep both versions the same feature wise, they removed it. "

I need Japanese voices to play this. It's one of the sole reasons why I didn't play FF12 much. I found the voices to be incredibly irritating.

" In all fairness, I don't think backing HD-DVD was a mistake.  The only reason it died was because of $ony buying the rights to practically every movie studio in existance, which meant there was nothing that could be released on HD-DVD.  If Microsoft had done something like that, they would have been sued left, right and centre.  When it's someone else, it seems to be ignored. Besides, I don't really see why it's seen as a "last-gen" thing, it takes mere seconds to switch discs and it only needs to be done at two key points.  Perhaps Sony was right to build on a bigger disc format to begin with, but it made the console very unappealing and expensive when it first launched, and the only reason they've managed to turn that around is by taking a massive hit to their profits.  Forza 3 got around the limited DVD space by simply coming with a second disc that can be installed to the HDD, eliminating the need to switch discs mid play through, and there's no reason other games couldn't do the same, if need be.  So I think their real mistake was making the HDD optional, as that's the only thing from preventing most games from taking advantage of that.  But if Grand Theft Auto V simply comes with a "HDD required" sticker on the box, I don't think anyone's going to be particularly bothered. "

I believe it was said it definitely wont be included, or only included on the PS3 version..not sure.

" @Adamantium: 

Blu-ray will have room for both the Japanese voice track and the English one.

In a recent Q&A with IGN, FF XIII producer Yoshinori Kitase explained that without the kind of memory available on Blu-ray, there’s simply not enough room on the 360 to implement two vocal tracks. He added, “Are there many people who would like to play with Japanese voices?”

Not that this will matter to most people, but nice to have the option.

http://www.ps3blog.net/2009/05/13/ps3-version-of-final-fantasy-xiii-will-have-2-audio-tracks-360-only-1/ guess not confirmed but i think it is on the table. it is what i heard. also i didn't say anything about how many discs it would have haha. i would guess 3-4 though "

" @LiquidPrince said:

" Originally I believe they were going to put it, but when it became multiplatform on 360, the 360 didn't have enough space on the discs without having it be a retarded amount of discs, so to keep both versions the same feature wise, they removed it. "

They never said they were putting it in... evar!!!!!  "

Maybe they would add it in some kinda international version like before.

Adamantium: It's not that people don't have a problem with multiple discs; many people, including me, actually look forward to JRPG disc switching. It's great to have a multiple-disc game, it's great if the game is divided thematically around that (won't be the case with XIII, sadly), and it's totally awesome to complete a disc. How great it was each time you had beaten one of the PSX FF's disc. How great it was to see "Achievement unlocked - 125g: Completed Disc 1" pop up in Lost Odyssey.
 
You're right in what you say about technology and progress; but to me, the movie rental comparison doesn't work. For me, it's like the decision to turn a page in a book or scroll down on a monitor/kindle. 
I prefer the first.