Won't be coming to PC

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@KaapoXII wrote:

Thats the issue. its always "theres always next year"

i have been waiting for a chel game to pc for a long time, every year i get exited, maybe it will finally happen, just to be disaapointed again cause EA doesnt care about the pc market.

Its just sad to not see it on PC.

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This is incredibly inaccurate. We have many games on PC and definitely care about PC players. Unfortunately, NHL isn't one of our PC games due to the reasons I have repeatedly mentioned over the years. You can look back through this thread for them.

I guess i coulda said the "NHL market on pc" but so be it, my bad for not being specific on that one.

but i could raise the fact we get the crappy old gen versions of games, not the "Next Gen" version of whatever they are called, (i beleive madden 22 or 23 was this way) so the PC was always a step behind the console folks, but id rather have an old gen of a game, then no game. so i still appreciate the ported version and still bought the games as im a big PC sports fan, Just waiting for a PC Chel game,

I dont have to look back through the years, because im usually here year in and year out, contriubuting to these feeds begging for a PC NHL Game after i realize we got left behind again for another year.

Not trying to be rude or nothing, just really want an nhl game. just growing old, waiting everyyear for a PC game. and i feel the only way im gonna get to play, its buy a console for hundreds of dollars, to then buy the game, very high entry price.

Again, i have said my part. i have commented on this thread a bunch of times now. all thats left to say is,  see yall same time next year, when we are left behind again.

~ a frustrated gamer.

@BullitMagnit74  I just hate software as a subscription. there are other ways to provide funding for projects without resorting to a subscription. That said I also hate microtransactions but while Battle Bit is a great example of what can be done without some sort of paid DLC or something they will eventually run out of money where these massive corporations have money printers in the basement and have zero risk of failing. For Battle Bit to survive long term they will need to add some sort of axillary funding source. Now maybe they find a way to do so that isn't soul sucking but who knows.

Another example is CSGO/CS2 they offer a free/cheap game to get into supported by potentially predatory gambling. I feel better about paying those microtransactions since the initial cost to get in is so much lower than it would be with an EA product. Another option is something like War Thunder where the game is free but you have the option to pay for things or for a subscription that offers ways to avoid the pain of the grind. Imo those two while still being somewhat predatory are far better than having microtransactions and gambling on a full price game.

And while I agree that long term use of a singular solid game engine is preferable the games you reference showcasing that are rather simplistic in their scope. Now if they were doing all of the things they offer on top of an engine like BeamNG.drive it would be a bit different as that engine is running a lot more physics elements in real time where most driving/racing sims have a lot of physics actions pre programmed and almost set in a deterministic way. Not exactly like trackmania where the exact same inputs will get the same result 100% of the time but more similar to that than BeamNG imo. The other challenge with the same engine year after year is when you eventually add a feature that breaks something old in the code that ends up requiring a major rewrite.

Another problem that I think we see is every game engine is designed around movement on foot and/or in a vehicle. None are really dedicated to skating which brings additional challenges to the programming side of things as you now have to create that functionality from scratch instead of just slight modifications to get the movement you want.

I know there's a guy working on modding NHL 2k8 or something to feel more modern and realistic but something more interesting would be someone making just the shell of a game focusing purely on the on ice gameplay and nothing else initially. Just 10 skaters and 2 goalies and just focus on making that feel pristine. However that goes back to my initial issue of no one wants to take the financial risk of doing that. maybe someone will make something like a jet set type game where it's not a sports title but has a lot of similar skating mechanics and then that engine can be utilized for a sim style hockey game. Maybe that is the play for getting a proper pure skating based game engine developed, but idk. I know nothing of how programming works but I have seen some crazy stuff like people adding flyable helicopters and drivable tanks into Escape from Tarkov. So maybe what I am saying is completely pointless.

Great idea, I wouldn't hesitate to sign up for the game pass if NHL was there!

Hopefully in the near future it will become an option. Will be great to play a modern hockey game. 

PLEASE BRING NHL TO PC

Edit: Merged into the already existing thread on this issue. -CM

If the game isn't going to be available on PC then make it available on cloud gaming.  I shouldn't have to buy a gaming console when I have a PC and a cloud compatible TV, just because EA doesn't want to make a PC port, which they do for Madden and FIFA.

Bring it to pc plz