Practically every man, woman and their dogs knows that the next-generation of gaming is just around the corner, with games like Watch Dogs, Star Wars 1313 (pictured), GTA V and Team Bondi's recently announced Whore of the Orient, all hinting at the kind of potential graphical fidelity we can look forward to. But Epic Mickey 2's Creative Director, Warren Spector is concerned that if we focus solely on visuals, developers could find themselves floundering.

“In terms of consoles specifically, I think it's exciting that there's a new generation coming that's at least reported to be way more powerful than even what we have now,” Spector mused.

“The thing I'm concerned about is that we're going to use all that power to make even prettier pictures or “let's create the real world even more precisely” and we're going to focus on how many polys we have or that cool shader effect, instead of more interesting and important things like... recreating a conversation... How about non-combat AI? How about more dynamic and interactive worlds? How about me spilling water in your lap and having you react appropriately: something that has never happened in a game,” he suggested.

“If all we do is focus on “look at the graphics!” then I really think we will be stunted. And on top of that, our games are going to start costing $100 million each and no-one's going to be able to make them any more!” Spector added as a warning. “If we focus on creativity and the creative things that new consoles will allow us to do, then I think we'll be in great shape. If we focus on graphics, I think we're going to be in a little bit of trouble.”

Be sure to look out for our full interview with Warren Spector soon, with a hands-on preview of his latest game Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two.