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titus1029

New Veteran

8 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

1 month ago

With EA Nhl losing money over the past several years. They look at it this way. If we diversify to a PC version. How much of the console based game would be lost. Sales as they stand right now, are based off two consoles. Xbox and PS. With the revenue stream, decreasing. Would adding another platform be beneficial financially. And unfortunately, they feel it is not worth the financial risk. Which i wholly disagree with. If they create a PC version. It opens the door to more potential customers. And does it really matter where your revenue is coming from, as long as it is in the black financially. Perhaps they should have their marketing people do a more indepth survey regarding the desire for a PC version.

septicon

Rising Adventurer

1 month ago

Totally agree. It is a matter of doing market research. I doubt that looking at the potential loss of some console players when a PC version will bring thousands of new customers is the right way of seeing it. And if you consider the modern options of cross platform development which makes the porting of a codebase to another platform way easier than it once was, this could be financially beneficial for EA, even when it for sure has some risks. I wish they would see the potential instead of only the risks. But shareholders are to be pleased today or you lose your jobs in a company. Risk takers are a dying species, unfortunately.

dogheels
Seasoned Ace
1 month ago
septicon. EA is about to be under new ownership. Two things stick out for me regarding this move. Will new ownership take an indepth evaluation, of the games that are financially stable. And pass on the ones that are not. Secondly. The NHL franchise is currently produced in BC Canada. Will they move it to the States. If they do. That would mean a new developement crew. The question then is. How much of the game will change. And should a move take place. Will a PC version be in the works. As it stands now. The only thing holding this franchise back from creating that PC version, is financial. The NHL franchise right now is in the bottom tier of sports games. Meaning sales are not robust enough to quantify spending money on any additional formats. But with a new owner, hopefully more money can be injected into the franchise, allowing for expansion to a PC version. Can only hope!