Following the news that Dragon Quest IX was going to be delayed, has now revealed the may affect XIII... in some way.

"The next term's schedule has been fixed yet. Presently, I cannot say what kind of effect we will experience from moving the Dragon Quest IX launch from March to July. I cannot say there won't be an effect," said Square Enix president Yoichi Wada.

Kotaku has reported Wada making further comment to a Japanese news site: "There is a possibility that Dragon Quest IX delay could effect Final Fantasy XIII."

Ouch. No other details have been released as yet but we'll keep you up to date.

By James Wallis