Posts in this topic tell me the same, xwind training on simulators do not always work, be it the simulator, the maintaining, the operating, the pilots themselves, but the only thing my simulator training taught me was to "fear" xwind
While the various posts indicate some concern about the validity (fidelity) of simulators in crosswind landings, maybe they are better than the alternative ie nothing. Can you just imagine the OMG reactions of the captive audience down the back when a MPL cadet pilot is given his first 30 knot crosswind landing in the real aircraft without the benefit of previous simulator training to get the technique right? He may be nothing more than the captain's apprentice yet he is legally second in command.
Of course all this is hypothetical but all I can say is thank goodness for todays sophisticated simulators.