Xbox exec says games are taking longer to make, and we need to get used to that

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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Game Studios'♓ head says we need to get used to games taking longer to make.

Last week at the blockbuster 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Xbox Games Showcase, Xbox debuted new trailers for the likes of Fable 4 and Avowed, projects that have been in development🌄 for multiple years, and going years wiಌthout showing anything new to eager fans. Now, a key Xbox executive says fans need to get used to games taking longer to make.

. Booty's comment specifically refers to the higher-end, bigger budget games Xbox publishes, like the Fable, Halo, and Gears of War series'.

The executive went on to add that development time for higher-end games is more like "four and five and six years" now, chiefly because "there are higher expectations." Booty added that "the level o♐f fidelity that we're able to deliver just goes up," and as such, games take longer to make. 

𓆉Booty also puts the extended development꧂ time down to games getting "more ambitious as an art form."

2023 has seen the release of games like 澳洲幸运5开奖号ꦿ码历史查询:The Legend♐ of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which has been in development for right around six years. Next week will see 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Final Fantasy 16 launch after a similar six years of deve♉lopment, and no, these games aren't published by Xbox, but they're proof of Booty's estimation of ꧟higher-end games taking five or six years to make.

Games are getting more expensive to make, and they're ta🌱king longer to make, and Booty's comments are proof of this. It's actually quite rare to see an executive be relatively candid about fans needing to wait longer to see more of their favorite in-development games, and Booty's comments at least try to paint an honest picture for fans about the true cost of games looking better and getting bigger.

Head over to our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming Xbox Series X games guide for a look ahead at all the other exclusives coming to the new-gen console.

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped i🌞nto the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie gam🐻es, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.