novel consoles promise big problems making biz time to come cabinet require graphic artists money industry conference told sony microsoft nintendo debut new soothe annual plot expo los angeles crataegus laevigata next propagation machines degraded current consoles capable displaying much visuals gamers make meliorate immersive games television slot microsoft keynote address lame developers conference held last week san francisco farfamed director ram cameron revealed making game tandem next film believed battle angel alita game optic quality would the likes of lucid aspiration said mr cameron numerous speakers warned creating graphics take artists next generation console back very much expensive develop 1st new console microsoft xbox expected reach shops end stake typically take least months create however developers grappling hardware today according robert walsh head gamey developer krome studio next generation games cost gain teams averaging staff size use up two years complete title sums mean hard anyone lead off new crippled studio apartment said mister walsh doubt publisher hold out walk give cheque however good said mr walsh suggested new studios make games mobile phones handheld consoles like sony psp nintendo ds since cheaper easier create console games one developer bucking trend towards big artwork teams wright creator sims stake founder california maxis studio surprised conference world exclusive preview next game spore spore allow players try out evolution digital creatures starting organism player guide strongarm development creature selecting limbs jaws body separate evolve eventually creature become capable establishing cities trading fighting even building space embark advanced players visit home planets creatures created spore players worlds automatically swapped across internet mr wright said enabling players devise share creatures would make care game want put player role st luke skywalker frodo baggins want george lucas dr seuss explained mister fanny wright games hint scope spore mr wright explained nevertheless stay fresh development team small hiring expert programmers instead use lots creative person make models digital creatures spore generates displays creatures grant rules devised software engineer thing coming away group discussion next generation content going really expensive creating drive smaller players market said mr frank lloyd wright like offer choice raw development tools another important care making next generation games dozens companies demonstrated latest products conference rude motion launched endorphin enables creative person direct practical actor actor realistically modelled according laws physics endorphin simulates histrion falls stairs instance crumples gunshot artists blend in concert visual sequences include results games process much quicker artist animate drive hand lessens need larger art teams another british company aiming tighten work load artists manchester genemation previous creature gencrowd enables artists produce unique human being faces games involving lots masses gencrowd works blend in together elements supply stock faces differing ages ethnicities computer software create new heads hour one area yet dominated graphical blockbusters mobile phone games even latest phones powerful soothe decade ago smaller teams half dozen people still produce complete games devices game developers conference included special summit dedicated creating mobile bet on niche attraction dozen conference attendees began five twelvemonth ago gdc mobile summit twelvemonth