Interesting snippet from an interview with Akira Yamaoka (the music guru from the Silent Hill series), from the December 2007 issue of Game Developer magazine:
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Brandon Sheffield: What is it like working with an American team for Silent Hill 5? Is it different from having a team in-house with you?
Akira Yamaoka: It's completely different working with an American team. There are of course advantages and disadvantages, but overall, i'm really impressed with the American staff and their technology. Their graphical and technical ability is amazing. There's a huge leap, actually. They're very advanced. I'm Japanese, and I think this is not just with Silent Hill but with the whole of the industry - I look at what American developers are doing and I think wow... Japan is in trouble.
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He goes on to mention that Japanese publishers only want to make something fast and as cheap as possible, and Japanese developers are getting pressured to "perform like they did when they were 20." That part of the interview is a bit on the long side, but i'll type it out later if there's enough interest.