Is the sim genre dead?

[the_tyrant]

Originally Posted by Navarre

On average, the production costs per game today are 18-28 million U.S. dollars, top titles like CoD:MW are up to 40 million U.S. dollar. Therefore many publishers are considering whether to invest these sums in a genre that due to the smaller number of customers not nearly getting the invested dollars back.

I think(not sure) that simulations actually cost more. since compared to arcade games simulators require research and have to be accurate.