“We have had to make major adjustments to game development from home,” the statement read. “This transition has been very successful and we are happy to say that the game is on the way and complete with our original vision, we only need a few additional weeks to polish, fine-tune and correct bugs.”NHL 21 will launch on current-generation consoles in October, but a next-gen version for PS5 or Xbox Series X will not come later, although the game will be playable on those consoles through forward compatibility. “For NHL 21, we made the decision to focus on adding innovation and new features rather than the task of many resources to move the game to the new console technology,” says the quote. “We are fully focused on launching NHL 21 on Xbox One and PS4 and look forward to the opportunities that next-generation systems will bring in the future.”
The development team also revealed that we’ll get a “first look” at NHL 21 in late August, to showcase the new features coming to the game this year. To thank players for their support, the team has also provided some complementary HUT packs in the NHL 20 store and WOC bags that players will be able to find in their in-game inventory. We reviewed NHL 20 in September last year, scoring 7.9 and praising its reworked shooting mechanics.
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