17th year without a PC release
Yep, preorder site only shows PlayStation and Xbox. Huge let down EA, again.
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[Edit - CM] You have millions of fans that want a native release on PC for years now. Consoles will soon be running Windows natively (XBOX) and you now have no excuse to launch a game for PC. You control the rights to the NHL and folks like us who have PC's are forced to mod old versions of the game to make content relevant. There are millions of fans who want to enjoy NHL in 4k natively and you disappoint year after year. Create a game and see what the market even looks like instead of telling people that Fifa and Madden are the only sports that make money (not true). Worst thing that happens is the community would enhance the game further to give the developers some new ideas for a change. What will you add this year 3d reflections on the ice. You are missing out on the biggest community there is for money so just help me understand why you hate the fans so much? If your worried about hacking just do what you did with Battlefield to prevent cheating (Javelin). Just give the people what they want. Cloud gaming is not the future and is a lag disaster. Folks spend thousands of dollars to run 5090's and top tier gaming setups and want to play their favorite sports in 4k. You instead don't want to give the fans what they want and enjoy hearing the fans beg year after year. In all honesty if you don't create something I hope 2k sports buys the rights and does something with it because this monopoly on sports is really becoming a detractor for your organization.
Edit: Merged with the already existing thread for this topic. -CM
“Millions”?!?!?!?
Incorrect! You’re over exaggerating just a wee bit. 😆
Give it to this PC crowd for being persistent though for something that hasn’t happened in years and probably several more to come maybe even never again. Think about it people! If EA could make money and/or have it worth their while to make a PC version don’t you think they would?!?!?!? There are also other possibilities and/or other factors (contractual etc) why they haven’t made a PC version in over 10 years plus. EA ideally/probably would love all their games on all platforms but they obviously have their reasons why.
The reasons why are. As a sports franchise game, they are in the lower tier of sales. And do to this, the staff has been reduced from what it use to be when the game was in far better shape. Its not that they cant make a PC version. That idea was established decades ago. Your point regarding the money aspect, is spot on. Its all about profitability. And unless the franchise can turn the ship around and gain ground with other sporting games. The future of a PC version is bleak.
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The reasons why are. As a sports franchise game, they are in the lower tier of sales. And do to this, the staff has been reduced from what it use to be when the game was in far better shape. Its not that they cant make a PC version. That idea was established decades ago. Your point regarding the money aspect, is spot on. Its all about profitability. And unless the franchise can turn the ship around and gain ground with other sporting games. The future of a PC version is bleak.
This is all pure speculation and really not accurate. I can't go into details since we don't release sales numbers and we can't talk about staffing, but these claims are exaggerated.
Consoles will soon be running Windows natively (XBOX) and you now have no excuse to launch a game for PC.
Still rumored as to which storefronts it'll have, but if it has access to the steam store it would make much for sense to finally release the game on steam. Estimated to release in 2027 though so probably wont happen until NHL28 given the release timing of the game and unknown release of the console... Although if it is confirmed early enough that xbox will support steam, They could release NHL27 to the steam store to work out potential issues that way 28 would have issues fleshed out.
You control the rights to the NHL
They actually don't, they have a license with the league that anyone can get, just cause EA has a license does not mean anyone else can't.
If your worried about hacking just do what you did with Battlefield to prevent cheating (Javelin)
This would be a given, they'd absolutely slap an anti-cheat on it if they do release on steam.
Cloud gaming is not the future and is a lag disaster.
I've only done cloud gaming a few times and it was horrible even on a wired connection, but remote play works fine but this doesn't really solve the needing a console problem.
Even our President had the NHL Olympic gold team in the white house and we can't even play Olympic hockey because of EA's greed.
@King EA presently, doesnt have a contractual agreement with the olympic commitee. So no olympic segment.
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