Not sure. ARMA2 suffered from over ambition. Again trying to take on the big developers in a sense which I think hurt their sales with enthusiasts. HAWX isn't a simulator. People who are into simulators like IL2 Sturmovik wouldn't touch HAWX.
These types of games were developed in the 90s. The market is there if anything it's even bigger now. Those developers got by on their sales then so why not now. It's because everybody judges success and viability by the mega profits gained by hugely expensive franchises on consoles.




