NHL SERIES FOR PC

[RAVENROOK]

I have always been a huge NHL fan over the years. I would be really happy if the NHL series was introduced to Steam. It would be game over, as far as I'm concerned. It would be...TAKE MY MONEY, lol. I wonder if Steam has plans to introduce this in the future? I know that there has to be demand for it, but I feel that the NHL has just a big of a following as the NFL.

[miakisfan]

Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από RAVENROOK:

I have always been a huge NHL fan over the years. I would be really happy if the NHL series was introduced to Steam. It would be game over, as far as I'm concerned. It would be...TAKE MY MONEY, lol. I wonder if Steam has plans to introduce this in the future? I know that there has to be demand for it, but I feel that the NHL has just a big of a following as the NFL.

I used to buy the NHL games back in the day. I think the last one I bought was NHL 2001.

The problem is they were E.A. games and last I checked E.A. isn't doing all that well right now. They have bigger problems than making NHL games for PC.

[Violins77]

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Αναρτήθηκε αρχικά από johnpcgreek:

Source?

The fact that they have not ported it is source enough. In the 7 months since this topic was made you could have researched and saw posts in EA's on forum regarding this. Beyond that is the fact that the numbers tell the tale, low sales on console means less likely for a pc port, that is a given in development/marketing which you do not seem to have a grasp on the backend of things. Essentially time and money would be wasted porting to pc.

This claim is completely unsupported. I’ve researched this topic thoroughly, and there is no credible source suggesting that the NHL doesn’t want the game on PC.

If you’re referring to EA’s own statements about the game not selling well due to a smaller market—that’s just another example of their history of poor business judgment. Let’s not forget SimCity, Dead Space, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Anthem, and even Dragon Age Veilguard. EA has made more than a few missteps when it comes to reading the market.

From what I’ve gathered, NHL on PC could realistically perform just as well as Madden, if not better. Hockey has significant popularity across Europe, where PC gaming is far more widespread than in North America. The demand is there.

That said, as I’ve mentioned before, this isn’t just about sales. EA needs content for its EA Play platform, and it makes no long-term sense to exclude their own sports titles from their subscription service. On top of that, the portable PC gaming market is growing rapidly, and EA needs to establish a foothold there sooner rather than later.

[xBCxRangers]

You're not missing anything OP. One would have thought, stopping support on last gen would have brought about significant changes.

Yet, it is an exact copy paste of last years, as it has been since NHL 16.

[RPG Gamer Man]

I think EA GAMES owns the rights to the IP of NFL games. You would have to contact them and email them about putting the games on steam. Most likely if they do release any new ones, it will be on their platform though.

[HIVEmind]

I would purchased NHL. it's a game with minimal violence and fun with multi-player