After a successful series in the seventh generation of gaming consoles, the developers at Electronic Arts up in Vancouver were hoping for a smooth transition for the next generation of hardware (mainly the XBOX One and Playstation 4) with NHL 15. The gameplay itself was very solid, but a lack of game modes and a slew of online gaming issues prevented the team from having a successful launch for the eighth generation of video gaming.
With last year’s failure in mind, the EA hockey developers were hoping for a bounce back season with their annual release and they did just that with NHL 16.