FIX THE HDR

HDR is way too dark

Only play offline and the game plays the best this year than it has for years.

Hitting is the one thing that is overpowered, can't comment for online as don't play it.

federo5 wrote:

HDR is way too dark to the point you cannot see your new gimmicks in the top corner, like players exiting the penalty box. This is an issue every year and nothing ever changes. 

Me and everyone I play with can see this just fine. I think you may need to adjust or recalibrate your HDR settings on your TV.

federo5 wrote:

Poke checks are non existant.

federo5 wrote:

Ai is dumb. Same issue every year, nothing ever improves

Ai responds to human inputs and positioning. It's very possible you've carried over the same tendencies year after year in regards to how you control your players. It may be time for a different approach. Every year, the game introduces new little nuances that can have far reaching effects. 

federo5 wrote:

Hitting is better this year but still a ways to go. 

Tractor beam hitting has returned and a lot of people who rely on that to aim their hits are happy. I much prefer the more manual approach that we saw last year. I like players having more responsibility over everything rather than being assisted by the game, but that's just me.

federo5 wrote:

It’s shameful you charge money for this.

In 2025, there's no excuse for buying something and not knowing exactly what you're getting. There's more than enough information out there to know what NHL 25 has to offer and buying it - keeping it past the date when you can return it - and still complaining it's not enough is on the consumer. 

federo5 wrote:

So what did you actually improve on for this year’s game?. You revised the gimmicky attributes and threw in a few new goalie animations. Oh boy! Kept the same trashy gameplay, 

RIP EA sports. It’s no longer in the game

If you've played the game and don't notice any changes, that's too bad. Lots of fun to be had. 

The HDR in game colours are bland

It is not broken at all. Are you on PS5 or Series X ? On Series X you can run HDR calibration. I know the same feature exist on PS5. Also make sure you do your calibration while your TV is on Game mode.

Jerseys only look washed out for me during gameplay, cutscenes and in menus they look fine.

go into accessibility settings and bump up the contrast to 65 or whatever works for you.  I did that last year with 25 and it looks great.

I'm not seeing other reports of this. We have a huge amount of the playerbase using HDR, myself included. The best I can recommend is to check all the settings and calibrate HDR. You also should try swapping out the HDMI cable.

I am well aware how to calibrate my television 

:)