

Before I get to them, I want to get into a brief history of the NHL series, as brought to us by EA Sports. The first two are theories very commonly used by the denizens of EA's NHL PC forums, and the last one is my own.

Here I am going to personally investigate the matter as best I can, because I for one would prefer that the facts be made apparent and public.įirst, I'm going to address the main question at hand: why doesn't Electronic Arts update the PC version of their NHL series to the level the current generation consoles (X360, PS3) is on? Here's my quick list of theories, each of which I'll address: The uproar has gone unaddressed by Electronic Arts since the complaining began shortly after NHL 07 was unveiled and the truth of the matter became that we PC gamers were about to be left in the dust for no apparent reason. I, and many like myself, are crying foul some of us privately, some of us on whatever medium we can, such as EA's official " NHL PC" boards. For the past 2 years, PC gamers have found themselves in unfamiliar territory: having their favored version of NHL 07 or NHL 08 be, in many ways, an inferior version to those on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 consoles. However, not is all as cheery or as optimistic as EA would make it out to be. "Winner of 7 Sports Game of the Year Awards," the NHL series as brought to us by EA Sports has, over the last 17 years, has been one of the best reviewed franchises in video game history, as well as one of the most beloved. On October 21, 2008, Electronic Arts' sports division will unleash upon salivating PC gamers its most recent installment of NHL 09 for $49.99 MSRP.
