[Nza]

Ultimately, it's going to come down to in game AI and franchise mode for me. It's disappointing the gameplay looks more or less identical, but if the CPU AI is realistic, and franchise mode is fun but challenging and sustainable over multiple seasons, it will be a huge upgrade over what we've seen so far on the 360/ps3.

I've got a bad feeling though AI was barely touched (again), and once again franchise mode will be somehow bastardized. It would be nice for 09 to be an exception to the recent rule but I think if EA could have done significantly better in both they would have by now. With the removal of PC it is clear EA's new agenda is to only pay attention to the pinnacle of mainstream, and neither AI nor franchise mode make a dent in the mainstream as important attributes. It's strange, too, as it would have to be the only genre in sport that this is true.