[peter21]

It's looking more and more to me that as we near the end of the latest console generation, we're getting more and more 'refinements' when it comes to the NHL series. The question is, are these little refinements and enhancements enough to warrant a $60 purchase. It's trending towards no for me.

This yearly sports gaming model is starting to break down. It's a rush to implement everything from a programmer's standpoint and things are either left out, not fixed, underdeveloped or put off until later, leading to increased frustration from us the gamers/consumers.

Some games, like FIFA, are able to pull it off, but that may be because they have a larger development team.