Square Enix has announced that Star Ocean: The Last Hope for the Xbox 360 will be seeing near-simultaneous release in Japan and North America. Seeing release in Japan on February 19, 2009, North American fans of Star Ocean will be able to pick up the title on March 3.

Keep your eyes peeled to RPGFan for more on Star Ocean: The Last Hope, as import editor James Q. Clark had a chance to play the game on the TGS show floor. Protip: He liked it.