Why do Japanese developers take so long to make a single game?

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AlfredoTurkey said:

ExplodingBlock said:
US developers like EA and 343 like to rush games to the market before they are finished in order to maximize profits. Meanwhile Japanese developers like Nintendo and Square like to take time to perfect the game so it is the best it can be

FF8 came out in 1999 and FF9 came out a year later, in 2000. Japanese developers have just, for some reason, slowed WAY down.

That reason is because FF8 and 9 are both PS1 games. Games have gotten much more complex are harder to develop since the PS1 days, thus taking longer to make. I'm talking about modern games here