According to Motomu Toriyama, the director of Final Fantasy XIII, the main story for Final Fantasy XIII will be around 50 hours long. He also believes that it could go up to 60 hours for players who are new to the franchise.

The quote appeared in a Japanese magazine, and it's definitely promising news. With side-quests included, it sounds like there will be quite a lot of length, but then this is common practice with Final Fantasy games. However, usually when directors make these claims, they are grossly over-exaggerated, so it'll be interesting to see how accurate it is.

Except even more little tid-bits to be released in the lead-up to the game, which is released in Japan in just a couple of weeks.