No NHL on PC... again
No NHL 25 for PC. very dissapointing. 15 years without hockey on PC
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I could understand when the games were on the xb1 and ps4 platforms that EA was not working on a PC version given the cost of programming on 2 generation of console but now that the games will be exclusively on the new-gen the moment would have been perfect for introduce PC version
I mean you are right, but I guess not.
Honestly, been waiting for this for over 10 years now. Literally over 10 years for a PC release of this game.
I don't care about the rhetoric and the x, y and z reasons. Me and my buds just wanna play NHL on PC.
Is there any other publisher that will support PC for a licensed hockey game? EA Sports clearly doesn't.Hopefully the mod community and maybe a indie dev make one soon like they are for NBA street and SSX. EA wants to ignore PC then will just play these other versions on steam
Will never happen
"Never" is an absolute. This game will come to PC, EA Sports Burnaby just has to be told "go" and they will do it.
It's up to the leadership at EA Sports to make the decision. PC is a growth market, it is in EA Sports best interest to bring the game over. It is just a matter of timing, budget and resources.
It's not a "never" situation, it's a "when" situation. It's just disappointing for the PC gamers who have sat on the sidelines for over a decade now wanting access to the game on their platform of choice.
BTW, remember that EA has their very own platform on PC. Their very own platform where you cannot access all of EA's products. That's a weird thing to me. If I'm EA, I want the EA platform to be THE PLACE players go to access EA content. They get 100% profit revenue on there (something that doesn't happen on Xbox, PlayStation, Steam, etc..). So it is definitely a failing on EA Sports leadership right now, not some hypothetical "agenda" to be against a certain hardware kit for the game.
The game will come to PC, I was just really hoping this would be the year.I completely agree that it's in EA Sports' best interest to tap into the PC market. It's a growing platform, and it makes sense for EA to maximize their own platform's potential by offering all their titles there.
It is frustrating, though, to keep hearing 'when' instead of having a concrete timeline, especially for the PC community that's been left out for so long. I think more transparency and communication from EA Sports leadership would go a long way in keeping fans engaged and hopeful, rather than disappointed year after year.
I'm really hoping we see some movement on this soon. It’s about time PC gamers get to enjoy the game as well!
In all fairness, they didn't say which platforms the game would be coming to in the trailer, so there's a possibility the game could end up on PC. Have to wait and see.
Edit: nevermind, I just read the announcement page. That's pretty unfortunate.
Why would they release on pc, the game has poor sales even on console, we're lucky we get that. This isn't basketball, soccer or football.
It's never comming to pc my dude
I get where you're coming from—hockey doesn’t have the same global reach as basketball, soccer, or football, so it’s understandable that EA might prioritize consoles where they know there’s a solid player base.
That said, I still think there’s potential for the game on PC. Even if sales on console aren't breaking records, PC gamers are a passionate group, and bringing the game to that platform could open up new opportunities.
Plus, with EA already having a platform on PC, they’d keep a bigger slice of the revenue pie compared to console sales. I’m not saying it’s a sure thing, but I do think it’s something worth considering, especially as the gaming market continues to evolve.
Who knows—maybe one day we'll see it happen!
BUT, in order for that passion to take shape, the developers would have to sink their resources and manpower into making the game compatible for the pc and all the components that come with it. Than the question is how far do they make it compatible? How easy is it to run? Do they have to make the game run on a very old gtx 1080 and a 5th generation cpu chip?
Even more so, you are doing this for the smallest fanbase of the 5 sports.
17m average per NFL game, 2m average per MLB game, 1.5m average per NBA game.... and than NHL, which comes in at .5m! That fanbase has a very close correlation to the player base of sports games. You're not gonna play a sport game really unless you are somewhat a fan of that sport.
Who is to say that the player base is as strong as they are for hockey when games like Slapshot Rebound has 300 avg players in 24 hrs or the newer released Tape to Tape has 20 avg?
As much as I would love to play NHL on my RTX and play at 240fps, its just not worth the amount of work to port the game over and then maintain, cross party/compatible it. It's a Business decision and a smart one from EA. Just the sad truth.
Just curious as to what everyone's obsession with having it on P.C?????
Why not invest in the game system for what it was made!?
If the price is an issue($499) then do what ive done......Get gift cards and save up!.......I now have enough to go get the new system cause i have been saving!
A PC that is well built can easily outperform consoles if optimized properly. With PC you can get better fps than the capped versions on consoles. Performance is a huge thing especially in the competitive scenes. This kind of breaks down FC24 to a minor degree. But overall getting the game to run on PC with so man various setups out there is the real tricky part. Some people can have a flawless type experience and others have lots of problems. Which is why I feel they haven't put NHL on PC because it would take a ton of work keeping it working properly.
https://twistedvoxel.com/ea-sports-fc-24-ps5-vs-xbox-series-vs-pc-comparison/
The game is under Frostbite, the engine is designed to build on several platforms including PC. Apart from ensuring compatibility with controller inputs, optimization and advanced settings, seriously everything should be practically basic. As far as I know, the developers are testing the game on PC with Frostbite before building it and testing the optimization on console. Optimization on console is more complex than on PC.
The entire compatibility part of different PCs, Nvidia, Radeon, Intel AMD etc. should be basic supported by frostbite, the good game engine already takes care of this compatibility.
At this stage it is extreme laziness not to plan a release on PC.
- EA_Aljo
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It's not laziness at all. Porting the game is just one piece. Supporting it is another. Not to mention licensing. There is a very large amount of work and investment for a much smaller playerbase. Madden and FC have the playerbase to support a PC version. Hockey, being a niche sport, does not currently. We would love to have a PC version of the game. However, it also needs to be done when it makes sense. Hopefully, that happens in the future.
hockey doesnt grow from the terrible representation of the sport that EA puts out every year either, watching and playing hockey is nothing at all like playing this game
FIFA now (FC) had a problem where AMD cards wouldn't work properly with the game so it isn't as easy as we would hope it to be.
Sure the Xbox One and PS4 are now dropped. But they still have to make sure it works for Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS5, and in November the PS5 Pro which who knows if they will take advantage of the improved power of that console.
Its actually crazy, they say they have data from surveys but who and when did those go out? Been playing since 97 and ive never seen a survey asking about bringing PC BACK. How is the classics had a PC version but we dont now? Dont we want to grow the population? How is a survey going to give data that we want pc when you cant survey every single fan? This is a joke smh console population is going down because the games suck but dont forget alot of us moved on to PC.
EA able to put eafc25 on switch but don't won't invest for nhl25 on pc...
I mean the sales that FC does is like 10mil+ and they want to get in on the Switch market for more sales since it's a high selling device that will soon have a new system out that is more powerful. NHL probably sells around 1mil copies I'd assume. Also soccer is the worlds most popular sport played everywhere so it's market is huge.
