The transition of the NHL videogame series to Playstation 4 and XBox One last year wasn’t the smoothest. EA Sports released NHL 14 on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 only, allowing them extra time to gear up for launch on the next generation consoles. It was a disaster.
Modes were missing only for some to be patched in later. All in all, it was a terrible experience for the consumer and the lack of inclusion of the EA Sports Hockey League, a popular online mode, really hurt the franchise with some fans.