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I don't even know how many dozens of times I've said this, but once again, it's not about the cost of porting the game. That's not the issue. There is a far higher amount of work that goes in to this and that would not be recuperated with a PC release. If PC hockey were as profitable as everyone seems to think, it would have been done by now. Why is it that nobody is making an authentic NHL game for PC? Is EA the only company that has researched this? Look, I get it, there's a very loyal group of PC fans that want this type of game, but it's a far bigger project and investment than people think and it's not going to have the return to make it put development of the console version on hold. We don't hold any exclusivity on the NHL license or hockey in general. Any company is able to acquire the licensing rights or just make their own authentic hockey game for PC, but so far, that hasn't been done.
FIFA and Madden have a big enough audience to support a PC release. Those audiences are way larger than NHL. Which is also in line with the popularity of those sports in general. So, is it about money? Yes. It simply is a very large undertaking with little return. It just doesn't make sense to do this as well as stop production of the console version which would end up causing a loss. This also means less money would get put in to future versions of the game based on poor sales for the PC version due to taking a year or 2 off to make it. Again, porting it to PC is probably the easier part. There's just so much more involved behind the scenes. We can't just copy and past the game to PCs and call it a day.
The pc years from ‘99 - 2009 are over, times changed and so are the innovations. It‘s unfortunate but it is what it is.
- 2 years ago
Im just here to say, i would really like nhl on pc.
I could care less if its a hard port, just add it to xbox gamepass / cloud gaming.
Wouldnt the xbox cloud gaming be relativly simple way to give pc gamers access? Since its just running the xbox version of the game?
There isnt really a reason this doesnt exist right?
Only downside if your paying a subscription fee to spend more money on HUT, so you need to keep paying to access. but at this point id take anything to play chel on pc~some Canadian feller who wants to play chel on pc
- 2 years ago
Yea, yea I'm not sure what the background is to do that, but I'd assume it's the easiest approach for EA
I know that's how I play MLB the show, which isnt on PC but can be played through Xbox cloud
Idk I just hope there's a way soon. I miss chel, and wanna play so bad but I'm not gonna buy a console for a single game lmao
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