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Originally Posted by Igottago
Yeah but didn't they already take a year off in order to delver the next gen version? NHL didn't come out last year along side the first next gen versions of FIFA and Madden.
I don't personally play the mode so it doesn't affect me much, but I do see why some fans are disappointed. Taking the additional development time and then delivering less game modes doesn't really add up.
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No, the NHL series has always traditionally taken an extra year. The ONLY time this hasn't been the case is with the PlayStation 2, because the PlayStation 2 had a really weird launch year, first launching in the March of 2000 in Japan, presumably giving EA enough time to get the game ready for a North American PS2 launch that year.
NHL 96 released September 1995
PlayStation launched September 9, 1995
First version of NHL series for the PlayStation:
NHL 97, released October 31, 1996
NHL 2000 released September 30, 1999
PlayStation 2 launched October 26, 2000
First version of NHL series for the PlayStation 2:
NHL 2001, released September 28, 2000
NHL '06 released September 6, 2005
Xbox 360 launched November 22, 2005
First version of NHL Series for the Xbox 360:
NHL '07, released September 12, 2006
NHL '07 released September 12, 2006
PlayStation 3 launched November 17, 2006
First version of NHL Series for the PlayStation 3:
NHL '08, released September 12, 2007