Superstar X-Factors & Frostbite Engine arrive in NHL 22, Released Date Revealed

Electronic Arts today announced that NHL 22 will arrive on the new generation PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X | S consoles, as well as on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 15th.

They also announced that NHL 22 will be propelled by the frostbite engine, which is already used in Madden and on the FIFA franchise. And finally, Superstar X-Factors also arrives. Superstar X-Factors is to raise the greatest stars of the league with a brand new layer of classes based.

For the very first time, the frostbite engine arrives in the franchise, so expect a noticeable increase in visuals.

According to the press release:

Players will come to life with a revised player's resemblance, fabric animations and uniform micro-details, all provided in a higher resolution to make each visible point. In parallel with these advances, a better understanding of the space will allow players to follow and react to the world around them. In addition to improving the details of players and visual fidelity, the ice gameplay will also see an upgrade with new physically accurate stick interactions, one of the many upcoming gameplay enhancements in NHL 22.

With Superstar XFactors, NHL standards should feel like their homologues of real life in NHL 22. This system frees unique capabilities for the best players of the game, with traits inspired by their individual skills in the real world. Superstar X-Factors brings two key elements to help raise the elite of hockey and stand out from the pack: area capabilities and superstar capabilities. Area capabilities bring revolutionary improvements to the best players, while Superstar's capabilities represent higher level skills for athletes playing at the next level. Players like the Edmonton Leon Leon Oilers attacker, whose Tape to Tape ability reflects his basic elite passes; Or the contortionist factor of the goalkeeper of Tampa Bay's Lightning Bay Andrei Vasilevskiy who increases his ability to easily perform crazy and twisted body stops will have a deep impact on NHL 22 gameplay.

Superstar X-Factors brings not only new facets to the gameplay, but also adds new dimensions to franchise mode, BE A Pro, Ultimate Team Hockey and World of Chel.

In the coming weeks, others will be shared on the Modes World of Chel, Ultimate Team Hockey, Be has Pro and Franchise, as well as some of the functionality of the community for a long time.

The fans that will preorder NHL 22 will receive a variety of bonus content in the game. EA Sports NHL 22 XFactor includes versions Playstation 4 and PlayStation 5 or Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S game, three days of early access , Up to 10 Hut Diamond Player Choice Packs, An X-Factor Player Hut Choice Pack, Start Pack Hut X-Factor Power-Up, up to four Hut X-Factor Power-Up Packs, Five Unlock World Of Chel X -Factor area, five unlocked hockey bags, two unlocks be a pro x-factor and boost of XP and bonus line points. All pre-order editions and information can be found here.

NHL 22 will be available on October 15, 2021 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X | S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Source: Press release