Notify players on old gen
I don't know if this is a thing already, not playing on old gen myself, but with NHL 25 not being available for old gen consoles, I think it would be a good idea to notify them in game, either with some kind of ad or a notification that to be able to play NHL 25 they will need to get a new console.
I'm sure EA wants to keep selling hockey games, and while you can argue people still playing on old gen should have seen this coming, many will find out too late that their hype for NHL 25 will be lessened by the fact that they need to buy a new console to be able to play. Some might need more than a month's heads up to be able to buy both a console and the game.
A friend of mine is in this situation, and I bet there are many others out there.
I might have missed it, but has there been any official news about that NHL 24 would be the last one to work on old gen? At least to me it seems like a surprise to many, and the "You need a new console!"-bomb with the first trailer will put some fans off their excitement.