Speaking at a recent Microsoft game exhibition in Taipei, Microsoft Taiwan head Grace Chou announced that Final Fantasy XIII will be released for Xbox 360 in Taiwan.

According to Kotaku, Chou said that a decision hadn’t been made regarding which localized version will be launched in Asian territories.

The site also speculates that the news could mean that Japanese 360 owners may be able to import the game following its release in Asia.

Last month Microsoft announced that Final Fantasy XIII, which had previously been a PS3 exclusive title, would be released for the Xbox 360 in Europe and North America, but no mention was made of a release in Asian territories.

While Square Enix president Yoichi Wada said at the time that the company was “currently working hard” on the 360 version of FFXIII for Europe and North America, GameSpot reported on Monday that Square has yet to begin work porting the title to Microsoft’s console. With the 360 and PS3 versions due to launch simultaneously in Europe and North America, the PS3 version therefore looks likely to be held back until the 360 version is completed.