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Originally Posted by difool2
...modern combat flight sims have been extinct for several years....
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Ever played Black Shark? Or Yankee Air Pirate 2? I take it you're not that much interested in the A-10 sim developed by DCS? I certainly wouldn't call that 'extinct'. Maybe 'dormant'.
Game development is based on demand. If a developer/publisher thinks there's a reasonable market for sims they WILL produce them. With the advent of online distribution I actually think the future of sims doesn't look so bad. Of course, this comes with a caveat:
The days of big-budget simulations by major developers is IMO over. We will never see a Falcon 4.0 again. Nor will we ever see sims again like in the 'golden age' of sims with thick printed manuals and great production values like in the early 90s. The future of the mass-market is the casual player.
But IMO smaller, independent devs WILL take up the challenge sooner or later.