NHL 15 Will Have All Modes On Xbox 360 And PS3, No EASHL On Xbox One And PS4

[MoB Corleone352]

EA Sports has announced that while the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of NHL 15 will boast the usual full suite of game modes, the Xbox One and PS4 iterations of the ice hockey title will be missing the EA Sports Hockey League mode (EASHL). The reason being that EA Sports wanted to focus on delivering a "truly next-generation gameplay and presentation experience" for Xbox One and PS4.

"When we finished NHL 14 late last year, we moved our focus to bringing NHL 15 to the Xbox One and PlayStation 4," writes NHL 15's Producer, Sean Ramjagsingh on the EA Sports website. "Our goal from Day One was to build from the core out and deliver a truly next-generation gameplay and presentation experience for all our fans to enjoy."

Here are the modes that will feature in NHL 15 on Xbox One and PS4:

Play Now
Be A Pro
Be A GM
Online Versus
Hockey Ultimate Team
NHL Moments Live


You'll also notice that Online Team Play is also not available for the Xbox One and PS4 versions of NHL 15, although "significant content updates" are promised for the game on new-gen consoles, as EA Sports looks to "optimises the gameplay experience" in the months following NHL 15's launch. Online Team Play will be among the additions to be rolled out as part of EA Sports' 'NHL 15 content update program'. Adding EASHL will not be a part of these plans.

"Decisions like this are never easy, nor do we take them lightly," Ramjagsingh adds. "We know that there is a passionate group of fans that loves these modes and is no doubt disappointed with this news; but we also know that this same group of fans expects a high quality gameplay experience above anything else. We’re a franchise built on quality, so launching these modes without confidence in their quality wasn’t something that we were willing to do."

NHL 15 will be out on September 9th.

[Randuken]

I hope your lying about not having EASHL on Next Gen System because I'm gonna cancel it then

CAG Randuken
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[MoB Corleone352]

I am sorry! It's true. I already cancelled mine

[MoB Corleone352]

Even team play is not available at launch! Its will be a patch download

[Randuken]

Damn like seriously man way to stick it to the hockey fans like wtf EA. Oh well I'll get some other game then

CAG Randuken
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[MoB Corleone352]

Damn like seriously man way to stick it to the hockey fans like wtf EA. Oh well I'll get some other game then

CAG Randuken
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FIFA??? Wait till blame sees this....

[Randuken]

Well their goes CAG Sports I'm about to fucking riot I had it paid off too WTF

CAG Randuken
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[MoB Corleone352]

Well their goes CAG Sports I'm about to fucking riot I had it paid off too WTF

CAG Randuken
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I'm sad too. But maybe not all hope is lost. Put that money towards a game called evolve. Look that shit up.

[LordHavok]

I'm sad too. But maybe not all hope is lost. Put that money towards a game called evolve. Look that shit up.

I guess i shall be lookin forward to either hunting u or hunting with u than huh corleone?

[BlameItOnGod13]

so what CAG Sports was just going to be NHL? wow man more people play Madden than NHL c'mon man how big was the picture here?

no SHL? no problem. that means the diehards will have some killer fuckin leagues going.

honestly i don't even like SHL. its nothing but people abusing the backhand-forehand-backhand or vice verse. there is no skill involved. every year they promise to take it out of the game and every year its still there. i enjoy fantasy drafting teams for online leagues more than anything

FIFA? maybe but doubtful. sure its fun but its hard to dish out money that i have to work for on a game i really don't understand. i don't even like soccer. yeah i said it. soccer.

i'd rather put money towards a car. i don't even have a desire to play much anymore, console or PC. i stare at a screen and point and click for 8+ hours 5 days a week. doing it for free when i get home seems wasteful now.