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Quote: Originally Posted by Dalsanto0026

I agree. In most cases annual releases don't show enough improvement/upgrades to warrant an annual purchase (with the exception of the leap from NBA 2K10 to 2K11) so for the customer a 2 year development cycle makes sense. However, from a business standpoint profits would be reduced due to the sheer number of people who'll still gladly fork out money each year regardless of the level of improvements made, so I can't see this changing. If I'm happy with the game eg MLB 10, NBA 2K11, NHL08, then I'm quite content to stick with them for a couple of years. I don't like the idea of forking out $100 AU for minor upgrades each year. If there are no drastic improvements and only gameplay tweaks eg what EA has done with the stale NHL series from 09-11 then I think something like DLC might be a better option.

I must say that if you´re playing NHL08 still, updating to NHL11 is a must!
Seriously, the game has improved heaps since 08.