More Signs Point to PS4 & Xbox One Versions of NHL 15 to Ship Without EASHL

[Diablo25]

Quote: Originally Posted by mbrancato157

you're severely overestimating the importance of EASHL for the casual gamer and hockey fan

And you are severely uneducated on EASHL.

[bullat]

Guess I can save my $60 for another year.

[Dino]

EASHL is (or was) the greatest achievement in online sports gaming history.

Period.

[JeremyShanfield]

I find it interesting that on the one hand the box says for Xbox one systems only and then just below it shows a picture of a dualshock 4 controller. Me think it is a fake.

[GStera]

Quote: Originally Posted by JeremyShanfield

I find it interesting that on the one hand the box says for Xbox one systems only and then just below it shows a picture of a dualshock 4 controller. Me think it is a fake.

This?

This is so clearly, clearly fake it probably shouldn't have been posted...

It says Xbox Live and then has all Playstation logos below..

Come on OS.

[thedudedominick]

Quote: Originally Posted by GStera

This? This is so clearly, clearly fake it probably shouldn't have been posted... It says Xbox Live and then has all Playstation logos below.. Come on OS.

It's two different covers. The think that throws me off is the ps4 says 2-2, when a game like madden just says 2. Makes me think those numbers are nothing more than a placeholder until game modes are announced.

[bwiggy33]

Here's another thing about about the popularity of EASHL. Just from reading on this website, it seems as some of the guys who are disappointed in the offline gameplay turned to EASHL to get some enjoyment out of the game. So if the offline play remains relatively similar (it looks like it has) then those people won't even be able to turn to EASHL to have some fun. When you really look at it, EASHL is probably a pretty decent experience if you get 12 players who are all on the same page of playing a realistic cheese free brand of hockey. 12 smart hockey minds would definitely take out most of the annoying things the AI is programmed to do. I haven't played the mode since the first year it came in, 09 I believe. That was just a cheese fest since it was the very first year of the mode. Me and my friends would play but all they wanted to do was glitch and what not so it got really boring very quick.

[mikeq672]

This series has been on thin ice for a few years for real hockey fans. The game is stale, every game plays the same. Playing EASHL and being able to avoid AI for the most part is the only thing that made the game tolerable.

If its out, I know my whole team wont buy the game, the hockey just isnt good enough or realistic enough to warrant me playing that much with the AI. It doesnt represent the sport good enough to lack such a monster game mode.