If you've been keeping track of the latest Tales of Xillia news you should know that Namco Bandai is planning to release a plethora of paid DLC for the game. Up until now we haven't know the exact dates and prices for said DLC but the company has finally opened up and released the information).

Tales of Xillia will utilize the contrast between light and shadow, which will lead to the game having a different art style direction than Vesperia's anime-style graphics or Graces's watercolor-style graphics (it could be more of a hand-painted or oil painting-like feel if the concept artwork is any indication). Baba stated that when he saw some of the concept artwork images running on actual hardware he was very impressed.

The Star Driver DLC costumes for all of the characters will be available on the same day as the game's release, September 8, for 500 yen each. On September 15 the Idolmaster 2-themed DLC costumes for Milla, Elise and Leia as well as the swimwear DLC costumes for all of the character for 300 yen each. This is followed by the school-themed costumes on September 29 for 300 yen each. No word was given about the status of the butler/maid costumes but it's expected that they will sell for 300 yen if they follow the same pattern as the swimwear and school-themed costumes.

Tales of Xillia will be released on September 8 in Japan exclusively on the PS3. No word has been given on a North American or European release.