response: Oh, several years!
original_response: I don't but you're right about ''answering to people''. Traditional games take YEARS because they're funded by a publisher.
history: Video game design is a topic been incredibly interested in lately. are you familiar? Kind of, I know that the video game designer is basically like a director, kinda like movies! yeah cool. what is required to be a video game designer? Hmm I do not know.  I know that sometimes the game programmers comprise the whole design team. oh nice. what else can you tell me about video game design? Well let's see.  I can tell you that a publisher typically funds the games for PC and console. Oh yeah?  How long does it take to create a game?
knowledge: Traditional commercial PC and console games are normally funded by a publisher, and can take several years to reach completion.