CHL to NCAA could be a problem for the game.
With nhl26 just coming around the corner which gets usually announced in August. Does EA have anytime in getting a licensing agreement with NCAA? I just view with the all these major NCAA contacts...
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EA_Aljo
Community Manager
Community ManagerSure, that's always possible. It might grow the game some. Which of course we always want to do. But, there's always the chance it doesn't. So, that would be a big wasted investment of time and resources. For example, a ton of work went into adding the Winter Classic years ago. That's something most people played only a couple of times. So, is all the work really worth it? For some yes, overall, probably not. It takes away from working on other, more popular, areas of the game that really make it grow.
I think our main concern is the prospect issue with franchise mode as of now. I think with getting the NCAA in the game I think it would actually in fact cover majority of the game and increase users who are playing the game if it expands in that area. I think it would be super worth it put investment in getting that one specific league in the game.
100% NCAA is the big one that is needed, that is a no questions asked at this point. It HAS to get done. Losing all the top talent in prospects would not make it worth buying next year. KHL and the other leagues would be nice, but NCAA should be top priority, don't care about other updates, that one would make me buy next year.
