Don't worry so much OP. Just ask yourself this: does SH5 represent something a lot better than SH3 and GWX? If not then why worry that it's DRMed, buggy, half-finished? I haven't seen a WW2 or any combat sim better than Il-2 and so I don't mind that companies aren't exactly rushing them out the door at the moment because I know they'd be crap.
UBI just has a captive audience because only they have the clout to really promote the franchise and this is what is limiting others from making sub sims as not only is it a small group(lets be honest) but with UBI cornering the market it leaves little room for others. It's not the 'SH' brand name as who cares?
If UBI leaves the sub genre then somebody will come along to fill it, don't you worry. Sub games were never plentiful even in the heyday of the mid-late 90's and with all the troubles we've still received one every few years(biggest break between SH2 and SH3). Maybe Akella would step in? They already started to get experience with PT Boats, so wouldn't be a stretch to think that they could make a sub sim worthy of the genre(and for those eye candy whores, PT boats looks a lot better than SH5).
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