Live has probably been hemorrhaging money for years. It's not selling well and faces a juggernaut in 2K. This was probably a cost saving way to utilize time and development to add depth to Live. Live has to have more depth to even have a shot at recovering. I have Live 16 and the dynasty is awful; rookies look like 50 year old men. EA being a big profitable company does not negate them wanting to save money. I'm guessing that had something to do with it.