So... NHL 09 for PC?

Stifmeister · 07-24-2008, 12:33 PM

Is NHL 09 coming for PC? Any official announcements?

I really hope it is...

DSgamby · 07-24-2008, 01:26 PM

It has been confirmed but it will will CG. As there is also a PS2 version.

Aunt Jemima · 07-24-2008, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DSgamby

It has been confirmed but it will will CG. As there is also a PS2 version.

ahahahah. seriously?

I finally switched to PS3 for my hockey gaming, but this still makes me sad. I argued so hard for 08 PC NG.

how can you even call it CG anymore. It's like, last gen or something now.

Oh well, I'm sure the PS3 NHL09 will be wonderful.
I'm totally willing to boycott the PC version now.

dkorolenchuk · 07-25-2008, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Stifmeister

Is NHL 09 coming for PC? Any official announcements?

I really hope it is...

It is coming for PC ,if it keeps with the pattern it will basically feature NHL08's new features from xbox360/PS3. Which means we will be able to fully involve our farm team in dynasty mode and monitor players stats and have more of a callup feature ,then the pitiful 4 or 5 players using the minor league management system of years passed.We will also get the goalie features like being able to play goal and see the play from the mask view. Unfortunately the indepth career mode next gen gamers will enjoy will have to wait till next year (fingers crossed).Just think you start on AHL team ,sit on the bench until coach calls your line ,play your position ,call for the puck but do not overuse it like everytime your team touches puck or you will be benched.Work your way up to the NHL,its going to be sic.

DSgamby · 07-25-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Aunt Jemima

ahahahah. seriously?

I finally switched to PS3 for my hockey gaming, but this still makes me sad. I argued so hard for 08 PC NG.

But you are only one person and a small fraction of the total customers and most of these customers don't have NG systems. Please don't give us any spew about how all your friends and enemies have NG PCs. They are still a small fraction of the customers and video game hockey is not a big seller so EA needs all the customers they can get.

Why do you think 2k hasn't released a PC hockey game?

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Originally Posted by Aunt Jemima

how can you even call it CG anymore. It's like, last gen or something now.

Until the PS2 dies and the PC is either a port or ported to the PS3/360, then it will c

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Originally Posted by Aunt Jemima

Oh well, I'm sure the PS3 NHL09 will be wonderful.
I'm totally willing to boycott the PC version now.

Boycott if it you want.

The PC version won't be out the same time as the consoles anyays.

DSgamby · 07-25-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dkorolenchuk

It is coming for PC ,if it keeps with the pattern it will basically feature NHL08's new features from xbox360/PS3. Which means we will be able to fully involve our farm team in dynasty mode and monitor players stats and have more of a callup feature ,then the pitiful 4 or 5 players using the minor league management system of years passed.We will also get the goalie features like being able to play goal and see the play from the mask view. Unfortunately the indepth career mode next gen gamers will enjoy will have to wait till next year (fingers crossed).Just think you start on AHL team ,sit on the bench until coach calls your line ,play your position ,call for the puck but do not overuse it like everytime your team touches puck or you will be benched.Work your way up to the NHL,its going to be sic.

PC version of NHL 09 will not have the new functions that we introduced earlier this year-Be A Pro Mod and Skill Stick and of course, the Online 6v6 leagues.

this is translated from here

Aunt Jemima · 07-31-2008, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by DSgamby

But you are only one person and a small fraction of the total customers and most of these customers don't have NG systems. Please don't give us any spew about how all your friends and enemies have NG PCs. They are still a small fraction of the customers and video game hockey is not a big seller so EA needs all the customers they can get.

Why do you think 2k hasn't released a PC hockey game?

Until the PS2 dies and the PC is either a port or ported to the PS3/360, then it will c

Boycott if it you want.

The PC version won't be out the same time as the consoles anyays.

I don't want to get into this argument again. That was my whole point. I've moved on. I don't even have a NG-capable PC, I never did - but that didn't prevent me from being angry with EA's inability to produce a good game for the PC, or to even produce a different game from the year before... or to even admit that the PC game wasn't NG before it was released (showing the same screenshots for the PC version as for NG versions everywhere). damn, I did get drawn into it.

Anyway, I was just feeling some nostalgia thinking back to a year ago, and the year before that. "NG & CG" seem like dated terms now.

My point about boycotting was that I'm finally willing to do it now that I have an alternative way to play the game, but that EA still has a monopoly on solely PC users and will continue to mistreat them.

DSgamby · 07-31-2008, 10:01 PM

I don't want to get into the argument either.

Aunt Jemima · 08-04-2008, 02:35 AM

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I don't want to get into the argument either.

heheh, good--let's stop here then.

woodenbear · 08-13-2008, 01:27 AM

Too answer the first question? "YES" there will be a PC game. I personally buy both the PC and Console game. I still prefer the PC Game (I'm Old).

RobertLidstroem · 09-11-2008, 01:25 PM

There is no excuse what so ever for EA not to go nextgen on the pc version...i read one argument that was its too graphicly heavy...i mean comeON! Like NFS and their other games aint hard on computers...they're just lazy...

woodenbear · 09-12-2008, 11:52 AM

I am sure some of you must remember a time when EA changed the game every year and the complaints would fly. We would complain that now we had to wait for a new gfxpak, a new .fsh reader, and so on. People including self would go on forever about how EA is trying to stop us from modding.

Now that EA keeps the game so we can get into modding right away we are still complaining. I personally (not bragging) buy the PS3 game for playing hockey, and the PC game for modding.

For the last few years all I have had to do is update my 2004 files with new stuff and my custom uni's are looking better and better (to me of course).

I just happy that The PC gameplay is getting better, skating engine and so on is improved and so on. So just go back a few years and maybe you will see that EA is actually doing us modders a favor.

This is only my opinion...

woodenbear · 09-15-2008, 10:17 PM

The PC game which is coming out near abouts Oct 20-25 which the PS2 game. It is going to be selling a $39.99. Info hear, http://info.ea.com/news/pr/pr1162.pdf

Ogger · 09-17-2008, 12:36 PM

The official date for release of Playstation 2 and PC versions is October 28th, 2008 according to EA Sports website.

woodenbear · 09-18-2008, 02:45 PM

Thank you Ogger for the update. I can hardly wait....

Yammer · 09-18-2008, 11:37 PM

I was willing to leave the addons for the pretty graphics and gameplay of the 360 version over the pc. Besides... how many times/people can make the same friggin versions of the jerseys year after year? Since NHL05 really the addons have been redone or someone like myself, Drezz, Drutka, etc just do some touchups on the previous graphic and people download it and eat it up like its gold.
I do miss the graphic editor that was able to do anything at anytime for you. But...again... 360 offered more.

Also, just a pointer to the guy who said there is no excuse for the PC to be next-gen. Yeah there is. You see the pixel and shade drivers on most graphics cards are probably 1-1.1. Today's new cards need you to have more ram and much more powerful processor to run the cards. I know for a fact that although I have a 256mb Nvidia card (which is burning out actually) with the latest 3.2 drivers on the card, there is no way my pc could run NHL 09 NG on here. Just because some people spend thousands of dollars on their pc's doesn't mean everyone else does.
So why should EA make a NG game for the 6000 people who may have the power to run it while the other 50,000 people who buy the game don't?

King Cobra · 09-22-2008, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by woodenbear

I am sure some of you must remember a time when EA changed the game every year and the complaints would fly. We would complain that now we had to wait for a new gfxpak, a new .fsh reader, and so on. People including self would go on forever about how EA is trying to stop us from modding.

Now that EA keeps the game so we can get into modding right away we are still complaining. I personally (not bragging) buy the PS3 game for playing hockey, and the PC game for modding.

For the last few years all I have had to do is update my 2004 files with new stuff and my custom uni's are looking better and better (to me of course).

I just happy that The PC gameplay is getting better, skating engine and so on is improved and so on. So just go back a few years and maybe you will see that EA is actually doing us modders a favor.

This is only my opinion...

I must agree here. I'm perfectly happy with the graphics and more than happy that I can use the templates which I've been using since I bought NHL04 to update the jerseys I want to update without having to start all over with everything from the beginning.

Not to mention that it's rather easy to add the add-ons to the game with the right stuff (Gfxpak, bhimport and all the necessary items).

My complaints when it comes to the recent NHL games are about some details in the game, such as the "equalizing factor", the length of the periods and the options for that plus some minor glitches which I hope will be taken care of in NHL09.

EMan77 · 09-28-2008, 03:31 PM

Anyone know if the PC version will even have the Be A Pro mode? I can't find confirmation one way or the other.

If not, meh, EA sucks.

Stifmeister · 09-28-2008, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by EMan77

Anyone know if the PC version will even have the Be A Pro mode? I can't find confirmation one way or the other.

If not, meh, EA sucks.

Yes, Be A Pro will be in PC version.

mtbe · 10-02-2008, 05:03 PM

I wonder why there's a long delay on releasing the PC version. EA trying to make everyone buy the more expensive console version, I guess.

Robert McClelland · 10-02-2008, 06:19 PM

Reason why that way there patch for XBOX and PS3 on same day my guess lol.

DSgamby · 10-02-2008, 06:59 PM

Robert: you are wrong. The reason is that the CG developers started later than the NG Developers

barnburner · 10-06-2008, 11:04 AM

Personally, NG is not an issue for me, either way.
With all the add-ons for the pc, the graphics are great.
My only concern, is the same as always - I just want EA to
actually do some testing and correct obvious faults before releasing the game.
I don't expect perfection - just an honest attempt to put out a game without flaws that Stevie Wonder could spot.

NewBreed · 10-06-2008, 01:15 PM

I just think Ea sports is a lazy company. Todays computers are capable of games like Crysis Warhead, Call of duty:World at War, GTA4 and even 2k sports is releasing a port of the same x-box 360 game of NBA2k9 and ea sports is dialing it in for the same old NHL 2004/2005 vesion . I don't buy how some people are still using crappy computers from 2002 with old graffics cards, doesn't this signal anything to you. Maybe it's time for an upgrade. Ea sports is losing respect from this gamer but at the sam time 2k sports is giving me some hope. My computer runs all next gen computer games and it's already three years old, however I have up graded my video card and sound card for a affordable price. I want NHL09 to be a port of the x-box 360 version but we all know it won't happen from EA. 2k sports will take those honors with NHL2k9, even though the port hasn't been announced yet but it's coming.

King Cobra · 10-06-2008, 04:04 PM

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The problem is that many of those, especially in Eastern Europe who buys the NHL games simply can't afford to upgrade their computers for each new version of the NHL games (not everyone in Western Europe and America can do it either).

As for the difference between NHL 04 and 08, there has been some significant changes during those years. The graphics are better but I'm afraid that the gameplay has suffered. I prefer playing NHL 04 before NHL 08. The "equalizing factor" which I've been ranting about before still drives me nuts and the shooting statistics in NHL 08 is ridiculous. 63-32 in shots on goal and a 5-4 victory! Happens too often.

I do hope that NHL09 will be better and that some annoying things are taken care of and removed.

Stifmeister · 10-07-2008, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by King Cobra

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The problem is that many of those, especially in Eastern Europe who buys the NHL games simply can't afford to upgrade their computers for each new version of the NHL games (not everyone in Western Europe and America can do it either).

As for the difference between NHL 04 and 08, there has been some significant changes during those years. The graphics are better but I'm afraid that the gameplay has suffered. I prefer playing NHL 04 before NHL 08. The "equalizing factor" which I've been ranting about before still drives me nuts and the shooting statistics in NHL 08 is ridiculous. 63-32 in shots on goal and a 5-4 victory! Happens too often.

I do hope that NHL09 will be better and that some annoying things are taken care of and removed.

You're probably right, but I'm pretty sure at least 70% of current NHL 08 PC players would have good enough compter for NG graphics...

Almost every new game out there requires good computers these days, so why is EA still making games with year 2000 graphics? It's like people who have invested in their compters have to suffer just because some people don't have good computers.

Maybe they could put NG graphics for next NHL, but make the lowest quality settings so bad that even older computers can run NHL. :P

Rafnagud · 10-07-2008, 03:43 PM

We are not talking about a console we are talking about a pc. People can change their ingame videosettings and driversettings. Everybody is playing Oblivion, Call of Duty 4, Assasins's Creed, Crysis, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. etc etc so why can't pcgamers play a hockey game with more up to date graphics. The graphics hasn't changed for 4 years. Is everybody still having the same systems as in 2004? Come on.

The Xbox 360 is three years old so it's current-gen now. The fact that there is still a PS2 version tells me nothing about a console being current-gen or next-gen. The PS3 and Xbox 360 are current-gen now. The PS2 is last-gen.

2K Sports is releasing a pc version of NBA 2K9 and rumours say it's an Xbox 360 port. I hope it's succesful and 2K Sports is also releasing their NHL serie on pc next year. And quick look EA all of a sudden can release an up to date game for pc. It's a joke

Drezz · 10-09-2008, 11:30 AM

I'll give you a little insight into the situation.

EA Sports wasnt sure about the fate of the NHL series for PC last year, because numbers were WAY down come NHL07. It was severely disappointing to us as users, because the focus was largely upon the XBOX360 and PS3 versions, and the version we received was a patchwork version put out by EA Montreal. Many of those fans migrated to the console version.

NHL08 was pretty close to being the last version of the title for PC, and it was slapped together and made cheaply and quickly. BUT, what ended up happening was a surprise. Many people figured it would be a version of the new engine, and bought it in the hopes that it would be. The numbers were up, and it forced EA to look at releasing a version this year, because the numbers were good enough to warrant releasing a cheaply updated version and still make a ton of money off of it.

And that is what you have this year - its slapped together, and only put out to make EA a quick buck. If people still keep buying it, you'll still keep getting the crappy version. So long as the numbers are up, there will be a slapped together version put out. If you dont, the title will be pulled since its not feasible to create it, and MAYBE you'll get enough interest to have it ported over to PC.

THAT in itself is highly doubtful since it requires a lot of resources to do. We haven't received a version from 2K sports largely because there's no point because that market is too tiny to waste resources on.

You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't. Face it - game companies want more people to migrate to consoles. It makes their programming and testing simpler, since the variables are all set - with PC gaming, there's too many configurations to worry about, and you get stuck with the lowest common denominator to maximize your sales.

Praetorian · 10-09-2008, 12:18 PM

If NHL09 is gonna to be current gen I will get it from torrent. I only buy quality games...

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Originally Posted by King Cobra

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The problem is that many of those, especially in Eastern Europe who buys the NHL games simply can't afford to upgrade their computers for each new version of the NHL games (not everyone in Western Europe and America can do it either).

This is not true! I'm from Eastern Europe and I must say that almost everbody have enough good pc to play fifa09 (it has next-gen graphics) on maximum details... So, the eastern europeans are not the main reason why there is no next-gen NHL...

Rafnagud · 10-09-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Drezz

I'll give you a little insight into the situation.

You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Yes, we are damned. But that fact is not going to make me buy NHL 09 on pc this year or a next-gen console. I sold my Xbox 360 three months ago because i'm a pcgamer and i was only interested in three games on my Xbox 360. NHL 08 was great on the Xbox 360 and i hear NHL 09 is even better but it didn't stop me from selling that thing and i don't regret it because outside NHL 08 there were only two other games i was interested in.

Again i hope NBA 2K9 on pc will be a success and 2K Sports decides to also make a hockey game for pc next year. If they do i hope it will be a great game and easy to pach. EA doesn't care about their customers but they still care what their rivals are doing so maybe they finally will revolutionize the pc game also. I doubt it but okay.

Till that day i will play NHL 08 on pc with a custom AI and the Sixpack or PNHL.
Thanks Drezz for your work.