No NHL on PC... again
No NHL 25 for PC. very dissapointing. 15 years without hockey on PC
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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.
