POKEMON GEN 6 ANNOUNCED

[Chaoxys]

So, did they say we could get the 1st Gen Starts as soon as we meet the professor at the beginning or is it supposed to be much later in the game?

From what I can tell, it will most likely be around the 2nd or 3rd gym. The professor is located in the large central city if I remember correctly and I think they said you get your Kanto starter upon meeting him. I guess since you get your starter from a friend, it's more like the Kanto starters are also the Kalos starters, you just happened to get a pokemon before it.