Pretty big for the game, this'll get the playercounts up.
Same!!
Good to know sales are so low EA is giving it for free to try and get people to buy packs.
Though they'll probably blame consumers for being picky instead of admitting they're dog shit at their job.
I mean...a new one is going to come out in just 4 months.
Pretty sure this is the first time they've given an NHL game for free on ps plus.
2k does the same thing with their NBA games. Last ditch attempt to get money from HUT before the new game comes out.
Great marketing strategy tbh
And fires people up for the newest release. If it brings new eyes and users to the free game they can try to capitalize on more buyers for the game at full price
Nhl 18 was given out for free
Considering I called 17 one of the worst things I've ever spent money on, that would be the only reason I'd own 18.
18 was my first nhl game and it’s definitely worth 0.00
It might be. But at this stage, they probably assume they'll get more sales from 'free' players buying HUT stuff, than they would otherwise. And might bring more people in to buy 25.
Yeah these type of deals are more often than not to build interest in the next release, especially for an nhl game, most people in the comments didn't even know they were still making hockey games. 98% of the people who are going to play for free were never buying 24 anyway, so as long as 3/100 players get into the series from it, it's worth it.
I guess I'll be one of those three. Best believe I wasn't gonna buy 24, probably won't buy one until '27
Is this the first time ever NHL is on PS+?
I've been avoiding buying my favorite game for years now just out of protest, this is beautiful to see.
Launch this shit on PC already 😤
That’s hilarious. The one time I haven’t bought in years and it’s free which works out for me. Although I purposefully have avoided it due to the changes I’ve read they’ve made to hitting and general gameplay.
How much of an adjustment period will it be for me as someone who had a HEAVY hitting playstyle in all the previous games?
Huge. You’re gonna look like an idiot for awhile
Exact same sitch for me lol
Was planning to wait until 25 (hopefully they actually change shit…)
It was added on Xbox Gamepass and XBOX PC Gamepass and saw no change in active player base. I hate to break the bad news to you, but this franchise is locked in at ~50k
Xbox also doesn't have as many users.
I understand that- but you would expect at least a "little" bump to the playerbase at least. Madden for example got 20k+ more active players during peak hours (evenings) when it went on EAPlay, and still has over 125k+ players a day on XBX— four months into the offseason.
There was no change in the NHL base when the game went on EAPlay after day 4. They still get the same 16k on XBX & 6k on XB1 they've had virtually all year long.
You can see for yourself by the # in the Online VS menu or playing Clubs & VS and consistently running into the same 5 teams regardless of rank
You are correct. Can't compare to Madden though because that Franchise is bigger and more popular. 330 million Americans and many of them are football fans.
How many NHL users are on PS5?
Probably because of people like me. I downloaded it, played like two games and went right back to 23. I hated the gameplay so much.
Yes! Now my non hockey friends are obligated to play!
I paid 69.99 for it last week fml
For Borderlands 3 id assume? Especially considering NHL 24 is always on sale every other mother half off. I mean tbf you could've gotten it for $5 last week too lol.
Sadly no, I had no idea as i typically play shooters and never go into the play store. Sad day 😢
Should be free from release date. Dumpster fire of a game.
you say it 💯
I was so close to breaking down and buying nhl 24 to upgrade from my ps4 version of nhl 22 (which doesn't get the free upgrade to PS5).
I just want to play franchise mode, I won't be playing Ultimate team, of course.
Wasn't this added to gamepass a while ago?
Ayyy this was the first year since nhl 16 that I didn’t buy the latest nhl game. Glad to see I’ll be able to get it for free now
So are EA and 2K just in cahoots with eachother for monopolies in each sports franchise? I remember hearing the exclusivity contract was ending at some point.
These games are such trash, all of them are badly in need of a kick in the ass. They've been getting away with offering a roster update and insignificant changes for far too long.
Damnit, I JUST bought it. What the chel, man.
Me too
shit i just paid around $15 for it a month ago bc it was like 70% off now it’s free 😂
My two friends and I bought NHL 16 or 17 or something way back when and were disappointed all three of us couldn't play online together.
What's the online multiplayer like? Can we do 2 vs 1 matches online?
Should be able to still play versus against each other like that. Pretty sure those lobbies can have 4-8 people. Just have to invite and select sides once you join. Should be able to play all three on one team against another person online if it hasn’t changed since last year.
I've been refusing to buy another NHL game until they fix the scuffed-ass presentation (my last one was NHL 22), but if they're just giving it to me for free, why not?
PS subscribers are going to be very unhappy.
If interested there is a petition going around to bring the game full time to PC. Clearly its possible to do it as proof with PS Plus. Show some support if interested!
It won't happen. The dev team is too small and they don't feel it's viable. This is old news, I don't understand why people keep bringing this up. For whatever reason EA don't think it's viable.
But it’s coming on PS Plus on July 2nd and isn’t that PC compatible?
So when i buy ps plus just for this will i be able to play NHL after my subscribtion ends??
No you have to keep your plus sub active in order to play games you’ve been given on plus.
This is the correct answer however I have found a caveat to this. It glitches on episodic games. So from all the time I had ps plus I still have access to some tell tale games and stuff like that and the first hitman game of the new trilogy
I do not believe so, but you will probably get a good answer if you Google it
Guess who's getting NHL 24 now
What's the biggest change between 23 and 24?
New configuration for controller A pressure meter for teams on attack Protect puck not quite as effective
Same other than that pretty much
Hold the L trigger on offense in front of the net or you hit the opponent instead of shooting. Happens more frequently playing with a friend on versus.
So, I'll be one of the new players thanks to this freebie on PS Plus..
I don't play a NHL game since 2001 (not kidding, the mythical nhl live 2001)
What to expect being new to this game? What do you suggest to do? My Player Career in which position?
Great! i can update from 22 without giving EA money
Sadly unless you play online, 21, 22, 23, and 24 are all the same game. Just gets "prettier" as time goes by.
A question for the diehards, how does this rank in the list of NHL games? I haven't played since 15. Is it any good?
Not a die hard, but let me put it this way. You remmeber that one drink or food when you were a kid, and only you liked it and you never understood why others hated it? So when you see it as an adult you get nostalgic, excited, and you overpay for it to relive that once happy moment? Well, then your dog ends up biting you in the balls and you no longer have a functioning penis.
Thats basically NHL games since 2018. Happy memory at one point, no functionjng dick the next.
I haven't played it yet. I guess I can give it a shot now
I just paid $30 for ‘24 a week ago 🤡
If you instead gave $5 to EA You could've had that game for "free" to download
Wooppo
what a horrible month, a game from 2019 thats been essentially free multiple times, among us that nobody plays anymore, and one of the worst EA titles since ps3... YAY!!!! what a fantastic shit show
Amogus
Haha wtf
Game is terrible
Borderlands 3 ps+ download is live but NHL 24 still showing up as a game for purchase not PS+
agree PS+ it not cannot let me download to PS4 NHL 24
As a beginner having only ever played the nhl 14 demo, what would you recommend playing when I download this game?
simply try every mode on the lowest difficulty and amp it up every time you're getting bored
Franchise mode (or whatever they call it now) is probably the only thing worth playing. They put too much incoherent BS in Be a Pro for it to be enjoyable
What sort of things are wrong with be a pro?
Don't even want it for free.
Terrible commentary, same cut and paste game modes, zero presentation in the game. They should be paying us to buy it.
So bad.
This is much better than it usually is, which isn’t saying much
You’d have to pay me to start playing NHL again
oh nice i can finally get it
Can I pay Playstation to remove it from their store?
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Omg thank you Ps plus i can now cancel my ea play subscription