Are Racing Games Dying?

Is Racing Gaming On Its Last Lap? on Next Generation assembles a panel of developers representing several racing franchises (MotorStorm, the Project Gotham series, Sega Racing, and Dirt/Race Driver: Grid) discussing the viability of the genre. While they don't actually believe racing games are dying, as the title of the article suggests, they discuss some of the elements that make it tricky, not the least of which is the polarization between fans of hardcore simulations and those looking for a more arcade experience.
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What I don't understand is why simmers are apparently getting shafted because the developers can't be bothered to include a "non-simplified" version of their game for those of us that want it.

Creating features for hardcore gamers costs time and money. Much easier to just forsake them completely and cater to the gamers with lower standards.

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