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titus1029

New Veteran

6 months ago

17th year without a PC release

Yep, preorder site only shows PlayStation and Xbox. Huge let down EA, again.

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dogheels

Seasoned Ace

21 days ago

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.

titus1029

New Veteran

16 days ago

dogheels wrote:
The future of a PC version is bleak

Hoping they do come out with a PC release. Looking at steam charts for some hockey games that came out in the last few years and there is definitely a market for hockey games, both these games were free and done by independent developers.

Slapshot: Rebound
Released in April of 2024, highest estimate ownership at 2.01 million.
Gamalytic puts total downloads in the range 1.2m - 2.7m with 2.3k in the last 7 days

Puck
Released in January of 2025, highest estimate ownership at 681.8 thousand.
Gamalytic puts total downloads in the range 392.4k - 717.9k with 6.1k in the last 7 days

dogheels
Seasoned Ace
16 days ago
Hey bud. Im on your side regarding bringing back a pc version. It was because of the original pc version that i got into playing. My comment about it being bleak is based on the current attitudes of this franchise, as well as the financial losses, and player reduction, that i made that comment. Now that EA may be under new ownership. Will have to see the direction they take regarding sport franchise games.
- thebrazenhead75
  New Veteran
  15 days ago
  If it isn’t profitable, worth their resources and/or not due to partnership agreements they’re not going to make a PC version.
  Simple as that. All companies would want their game to be able to be played on all platforms to maximize their players. Obviously EA has their reason for not making a PC version.