The fact that a game from 2012 can outperform a mode in content and to some degree
You're not forced to play NHL 26. You can go back and play NHL 12 if you truly and honestly believe that BAP mode is far more feature rich than the mode coming out in '26.
This is their major selling point for NHL 26 and they can't even keep up with one of their own trailers.
No it's not. It is part of a list of features such as Ice-Q 2.0 (I'm very interested to see the ai adjustments here), a refresh of the X-Factor system and new HUT seasons - the details of which are still unknown.
That said, I am personally quite disappointed in this year's lineup of 'new' features. I'm not an offline guy at all - so the BAP updates don't do much for me. HUT is a cash-cow I don't like supporting, so those updates don't excite me either. Not a single mention of any changes to World of Chel, so chances are - we're getting minimal updates there in terms of features, customization, etc.
What does have me excited are the gameplay changes. Having played the beta, the noticeable gameplay difference had me looking forward to playing the final release.
I'm still holding out hope there's some kind of online element being added to franchise mode (a la GM Connected) in some kind of post-release feature update, but that hope is fading daily.
this kind of stuff could all be added in one offseason if EA wanted to
Please stop acting as if EA is refusing to add features because they don't want to. If you don't fully understand the complexity of game development, you shouldn't be commenting on the work ethic of those who do.
it’s insane that the depth, weight, and realism of a true NHL simulation keeps getting ignored.
Again with the AI-Generated slop responses. You need to realize most people can see right through these posts. They're filled with empty platitudes that mean nothing because you haven't prompted the AI with enough information to appear knowledgeable about the basic features of the game.
This I agree with you on. They are not forcing me to play NHL 25.5, which I will not be playing and staying with NHL 25. If you took the time to watch both trailers you would understand my perspective, but to each their own.
These 4 items are being used as their main selling points - also to this, there was only 2 deep dives. The gameplay/xfactor one and the Be a Pro one - unless you can show me another one. This would determine it being one of the main selling points (as its the only offline mode change for the year - thus this is their push to try and get sales from the offline playerbase) or it would not been listed here or given its own deep dive.
