NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

[RaychelSnr]

The folks up at EA Canada are nearing their goal as NHL 09 skates towards its September release. They are undoubtedly working very hard since they have a hard act to follow considering how well NHL 08 was received by most gamers. Also, with such high expectations, it's no surprise that the OS community has tons of questions when it comes to NHL 09. Due to this fact, we here at Operation Sports felt it was important to get the NHL developers to answer some questions from the Operation Sports community. So every Friday, until NHL 09 releases, OS will be running five-question-Q&A sessions with NHL 09 developers. This is the third Q&A session we have had thus far. Enjoy!

[rellix1]

Hrm, pretty lame questions asked this time around to be honest. Euro leagues? meh. AI - interesting, goalie controls.. bleh, custom soundtracks was already confirmed 360 only and affiliations? Come on, of course they would be accurate.

Eh, regardless, thanks for the continued coverage, OS & Chase.

[Scottdau]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Hrm, pretty lame questions asked this time around to be honest. Euro leagues? meh. AI - interesting, goalie controls.. bleh, custom soundtracks was already confirmed 360 only and affiliations? Come on, of course they would be accurate.

Eh, regardless, thanks for the continued coverage, OS & Chase.

^^^^All I can say is wow!^^^

Great job, it is cool to get the true word about custom sound tracks. That is great about the AI too. Looking forward to this game.

[ChaseB]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Hrm, pretty lame questions asked this time around to be honest. Euro leagues? meh. AI - interesting, goalie controls.. bleh, custom soundtracks was already confirmed 360 only and affiliations? Come on, of course they would be accurate.

Eh, regardless, thanks for the continued coverage, OS & Chase.

Ha are you getting on me or the community for the questions? I guess we'll probably do one (maybe two) more weeks of these questions, so once again keep posting them in the thread.

[Flyermania]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

As usual, thanks for the info! It's a bummer that there won't be custom soundtracks for the PS3, but at least I have some time pre-release to get over it.

[OddyOh]

That's a drag about PS3 custom soundtracks, but maybe they'll have some good songs this year anyway. Or maybe I'll play it so much I won't even care.

[rellix1]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Ha are you getting on me or the community for the questions? I guess we'll probably do one (maybe two) more weeks of these questions, so once again keep posting them in the thread.

The community members. I think you're doing a fine job.

[Qb]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

The community members. I think you're doing a fine job.

Well, step up to the plate for next week...

[rellix1]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Well, step up to the plate for next week...

Heh, I didn't mean to come off as complaining - they were decent questions, just not what *I* was looking for (I'm not big on euro teams, and I never play goalie, for example). I do appreciate the work you guys are doing and the community for participating.

[Qb]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Heh, I didn't mean to come off as complaining - they were decent questions, just not what *I* was looking for (I'm not big on euro teams, and I never play goalie, for example). I do appreciate the work you guys are doing and the community for participating.

Don't worry I'm just kidding you, man. By all means, if you have a question or two, post them and maybe Chase will see if he can you get an answer...

[ChubbyBanana]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Glad to hear they have improved the AI tendencies for this year. This was one of the great additions to last year's game and I'm glad to see they put some work into it.

Sounds to me like they didn't sleep on this year's product, and kept trying to make improvements, which is great news.

Keep up the good work Chase! Thanks for these.

-Chubby

[hoodlum10]

i cant wait for this game, imma roll with my blackhawks all the way.

[rellix1]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

i cant wait for this game, imma roll with my blackhawks all the way.

enjoy the whole .. Huet.. thing

[hawkeyekid]

Wow. Is there any reason that there is no custom soundtracks for the ps3?

I really liked NHL 08 but I can't buy a game that leaves out features on 1 system and not the other.

[rellix1]

Re: NHL 09 Fridays: Community Questions #3

Wow. Is there any reason that there is no custom soundtracks for the ps3?

I really liked NHL 08 but I can't buy a game that leaves out features on 1 system and not the other.

Welcome to the world of gaming.

My guess is (and this seems to be pretty much the common answer): PS3 is terribly difficult to program for vs. 360.