From: YO456 actually, as technology advances it doesn`t take that much longer to get better textures and stuff...I read back in the
16-bit era, a game like Golden Axe 3 could take up to a year and a half to make, while now it can be done in weeks, so I believe it`s got more to do with what the developers actually have in mind and have the will to put together rather than a time problem, but ...