Why can’t D&D transition into the digital age?

Pen-and-paper D&D is a love-hate game but it’s transitions on to our desktops and gaming consoles have regularly fallen short of the mark.

This isn’t to say that there haven’t been good D&D games, Baldur’s Gate 2 is frequently touted as one of the best titles ever, but a lot of the games that have been considered successes have either branched away from what makes Pen-and-Paper D&D the game it is, by moving away from turn based combat, or it appeals to such a niche market that it’s not a successful game.