I loved the controls in previous year's, it took awhile to figure out NHL 24 controls, though I did eventually get used to it. However, my son, who plays less than I do, stopped playing NHL with me, as he hated the hitting in the new controls and there was no way to "change controls" so that the hitting was the same as previous years. I loved playing with him, as he got so excited about maxing out the injuries in a game. Now he won't be playing again with this not being an option in controls. I will play, as I did get used to it, it just sucks not being able to play my franchise with my son.