Next time 1C, do like these guys:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2
They have got $1,621,839 already. They needed "just" 900 000, but still more is coming in.
95 % of the money goes do the developers. And they listen to the gamers in a forum what they want for 6 months of pre-production
But maybe not the sim marked is as big as the old RPG marked?
This will be like fallout 2 was, only deeper gameplay. Hunger, thirst etc.