how long does it take to make a game on a console

Question: how long does it take to make a game on a console
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  video game
Asked by rohan11 to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 18 Mar 2013.
- Phillip Wilkinson answered on 18 Mar 2013:
  
  Depending on the size of the game it can take years! Mass Effect 3 reportedly took 2 years to complete and had teams of hundreds of people.
  
  Smaller ‘indie’ games obviously won’t take as long but it does depend on how good the people making it are.

Question: how long does it take to make a game on a console