nhl 23 on pc
hello dear developers. I know that NHL is not released on PC. you said that if there is demand, you will return the series to the PC. so I know a lot of people who would like to play this wonderful...
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Been waiting for a pc port what feels like longer then a decade at this point. I can get FIFA and Madden on PC but not NHL? I guess they dont want my money? The whole thing seems very confusing.
Madden and FIFA are way more popular than NHL, that's why we don't get a port. They should work toward fixing a bunch of current issues before even considering taking time/resources to make one anyway
Considering PC gaming is the most popular form of gaming it would make sense theres a bigger crowd when both games are ported to PC and giving players the option. Never would I buy a garbage consoles that run decade old hardware. EA has never been known for massive jumps or state of the art proprietary shifts in their product.... Heck Madden 22 stadiums still read Madden 2019. The amount of money they loss out on by not doing a port is much larger then you think.
I think console actually outnumbers PC in the other sports titles but I see your point. In any case, I don't think they're too concerned about loss of revenue with all the Ultimate team marks out there.
Your uber PC will still need to run a game that's barely optimized for last gen consoles - your community can always add new files to fix things but us console peasants need all the help/time/resources we can get to stabalize everything on a base levelYou are totally correct on poor optimization bogging down top of the line hardware but I would think with how big EA is they would have a group capable of a decent port. Mods are the typical reason people love PC ports because it can take any game and give it a completely fresh appeal to it. EA is a 34 billion dollar company (as of current market cap) they have investors to satisfy, I would think ignoring possible new sources of revenue wouldnt be in the best intrest of the company but hey, its EA they do what they want.
I guess I'll just sit here wishing they port to PC lol because I cant foresee myself getting a 200-300 dollar console for one game.
@Sun_OpN
"The amount of money they loss out on by not doing a port is much larger then you think."
I think it's much smaller than you think. Hockey is a pretty niche sport, the people who are interested in playing Hockey are already playing it on console. Most of the PC Hockey market would be players ditching their console versions for PC.For the record I still think they should do it.
- Madden is more popular than the NHL only in America. In Europe and the rest of the world, it is not so interesting to people and hockey is loved much more here.
I love how you say madden and fifa is the most popular. It's only the most popular in sales. Madden and fifa the game itself has been absolutely terrible the last three years but we the fans keep hoping they will actually put some time and effort into these games one of these years. I love ea sports and this is not a bashing message but really wish they would just focus on console for madden and fifa and really focus on nhl for pc because there is a huge demand for it.
- @TTZ_Dipsy how can Madden be more popular when it's only played by americans ? They are litteraly the only country that play this sport where hockey is play all around the globe.
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They are litteraly the only country that play this sport where hockey is play all around the globe.Canada has a huge NFL following, and also has its own football league - the CFL.
Americans go cuckoo for cocopuffs over football; that's just the way it is, I don't understand it.
It could come down to hockey being split up into various leagues or the fact it's expensive to get into but it just isn't as popular as other sports
EA_AljoCommunity Manager
Hockey really isn't so popular all around the globe. Unlike soccer which truly is a global sport. Hockey tends to be more popular in colder climates. Also, there can be a pretty big barrier to entry as the gear you need can be pretty expensive. In the case of ice hockey, you need access to a rink. Of course ball hockey and floorball are a lot more accessible and less expensive, but you still need to find others to play with. That can be tough in some regions. We'd all love to see hockey be more popular all over the world, but unfortunately, that's just not the case.
I also think the NHL lacks the marketable players. Most NHLers are lowkey. They just wanna play hockey and keep to themselves. NFL has the Odell Beckam Jrs, the Terrell Owens etc. NBA is a players league. No helmets, no clunky padding. You can see them clear as day. And the vast majority of them WANT to be seen. They want the spotlight and the fame. Similarly to soccer. They don't have helmets or padding. You can see and connect to the players much easier.
NHL is trying to become more open. We see the NHL personalities on youtube every now and then. But like I said NHLers are about as exciting as wet paper. Subban gets crushed by fans and media for being interesting. Our culture as a whole needs a massive shift to market the game more. Floor hockey and street hockey are easy. Can do it anywhere. But we need to market our players as well as celebrate our personalities more. Would help to have more Subban type players in the league that make things exciting.
- @TTZ_Dipsy I agree as well, but EA in general, does not give a damn about PC players.
The biggest thread on ea forums for 3 years running are pleading with EA to make the pc version of madden the "next gen" version. This year's thread is around 30 pages of people no longer willing to support EA, and they don't respond or even address it.
Maybe next year. PC is by far the fastest growing platform. I love my sports games but I've had to write EA and 2k off, for making bad decisions. The previous gen versions of these games look disgusting- EA_Aljo
I have responded many times on this particular subject, but it's always met with disbelief. I've explained many times why there is no PC version, but there's a refusal to believe it so I limit my responses as we're just going in circles. You can go through the thread to find out our reasoning why there is no PC version currently.
- @EA_Aljo I was speaking on the lack of explanation from EA, specifically on madden.
I am glad you are active.
I'm sure there are angry people of all varieties in here, but I am not sure EA recognizes just how many people moved from console to PC in the last 2 years. I've ditched console entirely. PC is the fastest growing platform, and home to more gamers than both consoles combined.
EA is using data that I believe is no longer relevant, but they won't know that until they give us something to support.
For instance, I do not agree with using madden's sales numbers to choose whether to bring it to next gen or not, when a majority of us are not willing to pay for a game optimized to run on hardware from 2012.
Nba 2k is very popular on PC, and they have done the same thing.
Give us a chance to buy something that you actually put effort into before saying we are too niche to support. And I think EA would find out just how many people have migrated to pc recently.
