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When acquired the WWE license in early 2013, they were essentially tasked with finishing a game that was already deep in development. Their focus was on meeting the October release deadline for consoles. The priority was salvaging the console revenue stream, not expanding to new platforms.
When 2K released WWE 2K15 on PS4/Xbox One, it was a disaster in terms of features (missing Create-a-Arena, missing story modes), but a technical leap forward. 2K’s brass decided to put all resources into making the "next-gen" engine work, not into porting a "last-gen" masterpiece. They even outsourced the PC port of 2K15 to a separate studio (Virteous), and it launched broken. That experience scared 2K away from PC ports entirely for years (until 2K19 finally got it right). wwe 2k14 pc port
WWE 2K14 had a monster roster. It included Chris Benoit (a pariah in the industry) in the WrestleMania XV match against Kurt Angle, which WWE now erases from history. It also featured Ultimate Warrior (just before his passing), Bruno Sammartino, and a massive soundtrack by John Cena, Drowning Pool, and Alter Bridge. Re-licensing the music, likenesses, and trademarks for a digital PC release in 2024 would cost millions. It is significantly cheaper for 2K to ignore the demand. When acquired the WWE license in early 2013,
Now imagine that energy applied to WWE 2K14 . When 2K released WWE 2K15 on PS4/Xbox One,