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Partly because it's difficult to make them work well on console, but mostly it's just down to numbers.

The article mentions that Civ has sold over 30 million copies over the 25yr life of the franchise, whereas some thing like Call of Duty sells 20+ million every year.

When big games publishers look at that they won't even bother commisioning a strategy game. That's why it's only independent companies like Firaxis and Paradox (who are their own publisher) making these games.




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