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Old 09-20-14, 09:03 AM   #191
Bilge_Rat
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The problem with simulations is that they have become a niche market. Big developpers are not interested because the market is too small. That leaves only small developers with an interest in sims. However, they also have to earn a living, which means concentrating on subjects with a potential, basically WW2 and modern flght and land warfare sims.

For those sims there is a lot of offer, i.e. Battlefront with their Combat Mission line, DCS, 777 with Rise of Flight and the new il-2:Battle of Stalingrad. But if you take a close look, you will see all those Devs run a tight ship and use a careful building block approach so enough revenue is always coming in to produce a decent profit.

Naval sims are viewed, rightly or wrongly, as an unprofitable market. The potential market is too small and development costs are too high.
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