PC version is the 8th Gen console version this year - WWE 2K25 Edition

[Zeokage]

Originalmente postado por 2K:

What are the differences between the 8th and 9th Gen versions?

• The Island is only on PS5/XBS

This is the thread to discuss the next-gen version of the game sticking to 9th Gen consoles this year and not coming to PC.

Here's a personal opinion on this that a member of 2K staff provided in the past for NBA 2K as the same thing happened with that franchise:

Wanted to address the PC discussion and give some insight from a business perspective on why it takes time for sports games to make the transition on PC's vs. console. I can assure you, this isn't 'laziness', in fact, this has been the case nearly every single generation - it normally takes a few years to see this change occur. Here's a big reason why:

As much as hardcore gamers buy new consoles or super high-powered PC's, most players do not own the biggest/brightest tech out there. When looking at what gen to put on PC, you have to look at the player base, and what capabilities their hardware has from a minimum spec perspective.

So let's say to run the new gen you need a much higher spec'ed PC, you may cut off 30-40% of the PC market, who is able to play the game at min-spec on older gen. Usually after new consoles come out, there's a big uptick in players improving PC's more casually, and games that have yearly iterations base decisions like this on the percentage of players on PC who meet the min spec threshold.

I know most in here are hardcore players, as are most of us, so this can be frustrating, but PC is vastly different than console, where everyone is on the same machine. Therefore, you have to base decisions on where the most amount of players can play. That's the business side of it.

Note that this is not an official statement.

[Temporal Nightmare]

2K needs to discount the PC Version 20-30% if we can't have cross platform or Island.

[Omnis_RaX]

Originalmente postado por neilencio:

I thought that was only on NBA 2k games?

I have all the WWE 2K games since 2k15 on Steam, and have 2K15, 16, and 17 on the xbox 360. The PC ports looked way better than the xbox 360 ports.

Not trying to argue, mind, just genuinely curious. I don't have a PS4 or a PS5. So I have no idea if 2k22-2K24 looked worse than the PS5 versions.

So NBA 2K players have said they wanted some of the features that WWE 2K players can get in their games like menus and some of the creation features, so 2K gave us the NBA 2K apartment as the WWE 2K Island

[RobotMan #08]

Originalmente postado por Temporal Nightmare:

2K needs to discount the PC Version 20-30% if we can't have cross platform or Island.

100% agreed! If it doesn't include the same content & features, then it shouldn't be the same price.

[MC7]

Why the PS4 version again ?

https://wwe.2k.com/2k25/overview/ PS5 and XBOX Series S/X content only. We're out here running garbage PC ports with fake frames and now this

[Gretschory]

I got another reply from their support after quoting the PR response. They answered with basically "The answer is not final"

[Zeokage]

Originalmente postado por Gretschory:

I got another reply from their support after quoting the PR response. They answered with basically "The answer is not final"

What exactly did you ask and what exactly did they say?

[Gretschory]

The 3 questions where as stated before.
Here is the quote of the second message:

After the probably accidental leak of the German 2K PR Team, which confirmed my suspicions, I will not pre order or buy the game.

Thank you anyways for your support

The answer was:

Hello *****,

Please note that for new game release, it takes time before all information is confirmed before released to the public. I understand that you've found the information that you were looking for through the German 2K PR Team, but please note that this is not always reflected as "final".

Thank you for confirming that everything is in order.

Now that the issue has been resolved and there are no more steps for us to take, I will be closing this ticket. Please note that if you need any further assistance in the future, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by responding to this ticket, or creating a new one.

Best regards,
2K *********
Customer Support
2K Games

[🆃🆁🅰🅽🅲🅴🆁☑]

Well then it's time to buy it when it's at 85% off or when they launch WWE 2K26 and give this one as a gift.

[Darb Yelur]

Originalmente postado por Gretschory:

The 3 questions where as stated before.
Here is the quote of the second message:

After the probably accidental leak of the German 2K PR Team, which confirmed my suspicions, I will not pre order or buy the game.

Thank you anyways for your support

The answer was:

Hello *****,

Please note that for new game release, it takes time before all information is confirmed before released to the public. I understand that you've found the information that you were looking for through the German 2K PR Team, but please note that this is not always reflected as "final".

Thank you for confirming that everything is in order.

Now that the issue has been resolved and there are no more steps for us to take, I will be closing this ticket. Please note that if you need any further assistance in the future, don’t hesitate to reach out to us by responding to this ticket, or creating a new one.

Best regards,
2K *********
Customer Support
2K Games

Interesting. Maybe Island Of Relevancy will be on PC after all then.

[Zeokage]

Originalmente postado por Gretschory:

I got another reply from their support after quoting the PR response. They answered with basically "The answer is not final"

They say it "might not be final" and didn't specify which bit of information fits that status either. It reads more like a "no comment".

[Kanten]

Originalmente postado por Zeokage:

Originalmente postado por Gretschory:

I got another reply from their support after quoting the PR response. They answered with basically "The answer is not final"

They say it "might not be final" and didn't specify which bit of information fits that status either. It reads more like a "no comment".

Which is about an unprofessional as it gets when they *know* the answer but refuse to let customers know.

[Cinder]

They say it's because they dont know how to toggle the new mode on / off for hardware limitations of various users. When games like street fighter 6 have the option of completely removing the story / singleplayer modes. My speculation is they are lazy.

[Goblin]

That ain’t gonna work for me, brother.

[KaosRebourne]

Originalmente postado por Cinder:

They say it's because they dont know how to toggle the new mode on / off for hardware limitations of various users. When games like street fighter 6 have the option of completely removing the story / singleplayer modes. My speculation is they are lazy.

I'd say that last part, is the more likely answer.

[Kanten]

Originalmente postado por Cinder:

They say it's because they dont know how to toggle the new mode on / off for hardware limitations of various users. When games like street fighter 6 have the option of completely removing the story / singleplayer modes. My speculation is they are lazy.

Entirely lazy. Some amount of -effort- is required in optimizing games for recent hardware, why do that when you can just brute force it by deliberately porting the lowest denominator?