Based on a general feeling after spending to much time here - my answer is Q2 2009 (+/- two weeks (ie +/- a quarter or two)). Either that, or never... As there are some clear indications of work being done on the Korea sim based on SoW:BoB I have the bold proposal that it may even arrive first - to iron out the bugs for a smooth release of the "main" product... I know, that sounds weird but why not? People are not that fuzzy about correct representation of every bridge and harbor in Korea so why not.
My guess is that the thing they are working on now is to integrate a strong massively multiplayer component which is the only way to make real money on PC games. Just look at the Titanic of the PC gaming cash cows (excluding Sims) - World of Warcraft. 10 million people paying for the base game and then fresh money every month... Maybe they release Korea as a "normal" game like IL2 with small dedicated servers to try it out - and then release SoW:BoB as a pay-to-play (+ the normal IL2 "small servers" and single player) solution with hundreds of players in the skies over London. Just dreaming...
Just think of it... every day at 21.00 CET all german bomber crews take off from France with escorts forming up to attack the target of the day... Mmm...
/Mazex
Last edited by mazex; 05-30-2008 at 02:14 PM.
Reason: Added more dreams...
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