June 2022 - last edited June 2022
Since NHL is running on Frostbite Engine now and both the Xbox Series X and PS5 are basically PCs (especially the Xbox which is running a version of Windows and DirectX), there should be zero excuses not to do a PC port. Take the Xbox Series X version, add the same graphics and controller options menu that FIFA has and you're basically good to go.
It seems like a no-brainer to do it as it won't take a lot of dev time but will sell like hotcakes as PC players have been starved for a good, modern NHL or even hockey game for well over a decade now.
So EA, do it for NHL 23, please. Even if you release it a couple of weeks after the console versions, just please give it to us!
June 2022
This need to happen. If they don't give it a shot they will never know how much money they could make.
July 2022
and btw its not by accident that this topic has the most posts in this whole hockey forum...
July 2022
We're not going to deny that there is a very passionate group of PC players, but it's still a pretty small group. This thread is mostly the same responding multiple times. Again, we'd love to have a PC version. Should there be a big enough playerbase to support that someday, it's possible it could happen.
July 2022
Nhl on PC will probably happen when we get connected franchise back.. which has also been asked for. Yet they add new game modes like ones and threes (which I rarely heard anyone from the community ask for). Recently they gave us the ability to look around in the penalty box.. (again never requested). But the fan base has been asking to get rid on the outdoor option, or at least be able to choose arenas. Or be able to pick our own teams and jerseys. But we've been stuck with the same 2 generic teams since 16... this is why there is a huge disconnect between the fan base and the developers. Yes we hear you guys say, "thanks for the input, we'll send it to the developers" but issues don't get addressed and that's why it feels like this game is just copy and pasted every year.
July 2022
July 2022
July 2022
ps - so petitions or number of posts in a thread shouldnt be an indication of what would be the number of people that would buy the game if released on PC. EA, JUST DO IT!