No EASHL, GM Connected, OTP, or Live The Life in NHL 15 on XB1/PS4 (Interview)

[bigwill33]

Quote: Originally Posted by Retropyro

NHL 14 has been under $40 for months and under $30 since the end of June.

I re-bought it brand new digital off of xbox live for $30 back in March after I sold my copy to Best Buy when my girl got her new phone. After I rage quit and tossed the disc out of my system one night during club.

[ThaLiveKing]

Some of you probably didn't read the interview lol

[sweetjones]

Quote: Originally Posted by sweetjones

It's going to be a long time before rammer does anything Live, radio or web.lol

boy was I wrong.lol Good for rammer for facing the mob.

[ericromain]

I'm sure EA has a big emphasis on delivering a quality online experience at launch. They received a lot of bad press when the latest Sim City was a disaster. I don't blame them for playing it conservative on game mode and cutting their biggest bandwidth hog (EASHL). Here's to hoping for a smooth 1v1 experience at launch!

[ericromain]

Quote: Originally Posted by Jellobiafra

This is all driven by micro transactions - online ultimate team and all the modes similar are a cancer to video game industry.

From the interview it sounds like there's a lot more challenges delivering a 6v6 compared to 1v1 online. I think it's disappointing but logical that 6v6 ended up being the wall that had to be cut.

[Cletus]

NHL 15 will be less than 40 black friday, it has always been in one of those black friday deal things. It was 15 I think on PSN in December as well. If you're really unsure, just wait til Holiday sales, get it as a present. Doesn't cost you anything and if it's terrible, hello gamestop.

[statnut]

I love all the guys here who are nearly jumping with joy that modes that are clearly popular are being cut. Nice community.

[Rules]

Quote: Originally Posted by Diehardfan

For that to happen, it would take a major drop off in sales.....the problem with that is if the drop off is so severe that they are forced to drastically lower the price, they may be hesitant to continue the series the following year.

I'm guessing they are going to take a big hit in sales based on the fact they are missing most of the modes that many tend to play. I just can't see anyone justifying a $60 purchase for an incomplete game. Sales are going to take a hit no doubt!!!


If EA doesn't offer a lower price then they will chase away potential sales. The longer they wait, the less likely someone is going to buy further down the line. At that point, most will wait until NHL 16.