NHL27 will mark the 18th year without an EA NHL title on PC.

I can understand maybe why they originally stopped. But they made it for 15 years prior and in the 18 years since so much has changed that it seems EA has just happily left a lot of older gamers to wander the dessert forever...and are leaving many more news with their money out there in the dust. Since they stopped producing a PC version the NHL has added:VegasSeattle Over tripled the league revenueRecord setting attendances and TV ratingsSince then the NHL and its teams have:Drafted many high talent, high profile American playersBuilt huge online presencesStarted holding overseas exhibition matchesYou already got the PWHL (which again wasn't around in 2008) so now you can actively target the female audience on an another platform that might not necessarily game too much but has a laptop/pc for school and wants to play some hockey. And that can go for anyone in general: not everyone has/wants a console—but they just might wanna play a game!And with the US teams winning the Olympics, and the NHL bringing back its own best on best World Cup....Oh, and let's not forget since then DRM has gotten way stronger (not that I necessarily like that ;)) and distribution platforms like Steam and the PC based mobile gaming devices....there are several out there and an obvious market for them!Not sure what the EA execs are thinking for not ordering a PC version....even if it is a 3-5 year trial test the modern waters and try and regain users to the platform and franchise.

Another year of disappointment. Been here for over a decade now asking for this. Getting old.

I've said it many of times. If it's going to happen expect it around the time the next gen consoles would arrive. So my guess would be NHL 29 at the earliest

Maybe it will be back for PC eventually, but I'm not convinced. I know they have other sport game series that are on PC, but I don't know how good it is for buisness with NHL.I can only speak for myself, and as someone who has bought every game since 99 (and 95 and 97 for SNES), I played on PC from 99 to 07, and bought 08, but realized it lacked many of the new key features and got myself a PS3 and never looked back.The reason I buy it every year is that I want the latest rosters and usually some new feature that interest me.If it came to PC I would be a lot more tentative about buying it every year, that's for sure. With people making mods and stuff, maybe it will take years before I feel the need to upgrade again. Great for me, but not good for EA's business. Of course I'm only one player, but with a game that sell less than their other sports games, it's possible their overall sales drop, because people don't actually need to buy the latest game every year if they get the PC release.

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chris9562
New Hotshot
1 month ago
That would be great; the community could make the game so much better in so many areas, even just with mods alone. That's the only reason I wish for an NHL game on PC. I personally only play on consoles like PS4 and PS5, etc., but there are so many people who play on PC, and I wish they would get a new ice hockey simulation game, especially with such great graphics. 👌
improver007
New Adventurer
1 month ago
play nhl 2004. This game is still better. I dont think EA will make any better product thanks PC.
AXELSHIFTER
Rising Novice
1 month ago
The fact that PC use to have online team play first and now PC never gets this game is crazy.
titus1029
Rising Veteran
1 month ago
Gonna have GTA6 before a PC NHL

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