Won't be coming to PC

@EA_Aljo

You Know what's really sad... it's the EA NHL Hockey (1991) is pretty much the game that started the whole EA Sports franchise (along with John Madden Football). That it gets so little respect despite being one of the grandfathers of EA Sports titles is a bloody shame.

The fans were there all along and the base would buy it up in a heartbeat ***IF*** the product wasn't recycled garbage. Back when the game was fun and innovative (and not this monetized UT gambling circus) this game sold like hotcakes.

It should also be moot. Since the game runs on Frostbite, porting should be a no brainer.

I sure miss the days when Electronic Arts made games for the masses, not just for the 'whales' and the shareholders. But that's the difference between Electronic Arts and EA. One was about passion and one is a bottom line corp. Never say a game is too costly to make or maintain... not when you're raking it in on the FIFA zombies.

/apologies for my tone, disgruntled since NHL 2001.

@BullitMagnit74 

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.

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

@KaapoXII 

I could see that happening before a true PC release. I really don't know what all is involved with that though. So, as with everything else, it's probably not as easy as one might think.

@EA_Aljo 

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

Honestly, this is the exact point of the pre-purchase. Much like Indiegogo for aspiring companies, a large company like EA could put out a no-risk investing inquiry to decide if the game is really meant to be developed or not. If sales don't meet targets, refund the investors.

All these games are built on PC's and like converted to PS/XBox. There is no way those two systems use all the same programs and system files just to make EA happy. Taking a game built on PC converted to PS and converted to XBOX but not being able to take the original files and make a PC game is ridiculous. To not take that original data to PC is literally wasted capital. 100% of the shots you don't take don't go in. THEY CAN CONVERT XBOX SPORTS GAMES TO PC ON THE PC XBOX STORE BUT NOT CHEL?

I won't deny that the NHL has a much more limited fanbase than the European Football or the NFL. However, it seems like they are only looking at the NA market, and not including the EU / RU market (RU is iffy atm, ukraine and what not.) but they definitely have investments in it as well. And the US market has been expanding since their last half assed attempt at a PC game. Colorado, Chicago, Vegas, LA have all had a great fanbase buildup over the last decade. Washington and Pittsburgh still have their Champions. Boston and Florida had surprise years as well (good and bad.) To deny the US market at this point is unresearched HERSEY. 

The real reason this won't work is because EA continues to have a terrible track record with releasing games. AAA games not ready upon release date. Microtransaction greediness. Re-releasing the exact same game with minor adjustments to the artwork and the rosters. I'm not sorry to say this, when you finally release a PC port and its built on an 4-5 year outdated model compared to the current live versions on PS/XBox, and wonder why people hated it/told their friends not to buy it, that's not the MARKET's fault. Honestly, how would you feel if you went to go play NHL 2005 but got NHL 97? Who wouldn't be upset?

 And literally, we all just acknowledged we know how EA works. Minor tweaks here and there, updated rosters, and MLB/NBA/NFL 24. Same system/format. Same graphics. It's just like Call of Duty. People will buy it every year. Since everything is digital now there is no manufacturing costs. Seriously. Give it a chance.

I imagine there is no hope other than the tiny chance it gets added to gamepass so we can use xcloud to play it. 

I wanted it for pc

Hey partner just wanted to point out EA Sports PGA Tour has a rolling 30day average of 164players with an all time peak of 1300. Not sure where the market is there, certain there have been more than 1300 people on these forums but yall keep deleting comments and locking posts. very weird