Electronic Arts NHL 23 for PlayStation 5

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While the jump in visual quality might not be as noticeable compared to last year’s first foray into current-generation consoles, NHL 23 still manages to look much cleaner than its predecessor. No doubt the added time developers have now had with PS5 and other current generation platforms has helped, which is always an exciting factor of a new generation. Surely destined to spark nonsense conversations about inter-gender hockey, the move is the right one to go along with Canada’s Sarah Nurse co-cover star debut. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

The addition of IIHF Women's teams is long overdue and quite welcome, and the visual quality in this year over last is a noticeable step up. It’s the little things sometimes, and enhanced graphics and audio in NHL 23 bring a notable freshness. As a plus, those playing legacy editions of NHL 23 on Xbox One or PlayStation 4 can migrate their HUT team over to a new console when/if they upgrade to the Series X or PS5. Get the best players in the world on one lineup with the introduction of mixed women’s and men’s teams in HUT.The same goes for side modes like NHL Threes and One-on-One, which seem to show up in this annual hockey game only because taking them out doesn’t make sense. There's always been something zen-like about passing between teammates to set up a good one timer and deking around your opponent, but it's been made all the more engrossing with the new last-chance puck movements. Ultimately, while NHL 23 isn’t a step backward per se, the move forward is so small, so minuscule, that it may as well not have moved at all.

We don't share your payment details with third-party sellers and we don't sell your information with others. With 500 new Last Chance Puck Movement animations, you can now control how a play unfolds after any level of contact is taken, from performing passes out of stumbles to desperation shots from the ice.

So grab your friends and gear up for the most dynamic, connected, and visually rich Chel experience yet. However that failed to last, as the men’s team started losing, so now I could only rely on the women’s team to win every year.

Unfortunately, its studio-mate NHL 23 falls victim to the genre's yearly release cycle, and prioritizes small refinements over reinvention. Bugs can always be squished with patches but the main crux of NHL 23's shortcomings is its familiarity. It's a long-overdue addition, but a welcomed one nonetheless, and being able to have mixed-gender lineups offers even more ways to customize your dream team and create tighter synergies between players. There are rare instances when an entry will give a significant overhaul to features or add something that breathes fresh life back into the series – such as the surprisingly fresh FIFA 23. Currently planned for November 2022, the arrival of cross-platform matchmaking for players on the same platform generation in WOC means deeper player pools, shorter queue times, and more teams for your squad to square up against.

NHL 23 features new X-Factors like Trevor Zegras' "Skilled Up", Sarah Nurse's "Relentless", and AI upgrades that help AI-controlled players utilise their X-Factors for more impactful and realistic contributions on the ice. The addition of cross-platform gameplay is a very welcome addition to the franchise, but that is essentially the extent of meaningful changes made from NHL 22. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. So grab your friends and gear up for the most dynamic, connected, and visually rich version of Chel yet. The Be A Pro mode is one of the culprits in this case, as it still remains lifeless in its attempt to string together a single-player campaign taking your created player from farm teams to a Stanley Cup team.

It’s an extra level of puck control that does actually help to make NHL 23 feel a little closer to the real thing, and helpful in maintaining control of the puck. At the same time there are several modes that are outright ignored, including the Be a Pro single-player campaign, and its microtransaction-driven Ultimate Team mode comes with the usual caveats about its predatory, profit-driven nature. The BAP bugs are still present, completely unchanged and boring now that you get to hear the same crap in a new year. Have NHL 23 PS5 delivered at your doorstep or get a Key Code / Game Account or PSN Account and activate it in your PlayStation 5 (PS5) Network. This game includes optional in-game purchases of virtual currency that can be used to acquire virtual in-game items, including a random selection of virtual in-game items.

Growing up in Canada, there was a time in my life when I could count on watching both the women’s and the men’s teams for Canada achieve gold in the IIHF.