One thing that bums me out about the gaming industry these days is the amount of time it takes to make just one AAA game. I assume if next gen brings a significant increase in graphical fidelity, I'm kind of worried that games may take even longer to make and may need even more manpower to do so. That's assuming next gen consoles will actually be significantly more powerful, of course.
It kind of sucks that most major game developers take about 4-5 years to make one game these days. And it kinda makes me wonder what will happen next gen. Will it take even longer? I can't even imagine waiting for games to be made even longer than how long we're used to waiting nowadays. Could there be a solution to this? Will we ever get back to faster development times? Or has that ship sailed long ago?
It kind of sucks that most major game developers take about 4-5 years to make one game these days. And it kinda makes me wonder what will happen next gen. Will it take even longer? I can't even imagine waiting for games to be made even longer than how long we're used to waiting nowadays. Could there be a solution to this? Will we ever get back to faster development times? Or has that ship sailed long ago?