Is NHL 23 cross-platform? All platforms, new modes, and more

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NHL 23 is the next step in the journey of the franchise and EA Sports has some major additions in store for players. Over the years, the game has constantly evolved as the developers have continued to add new features. This time around, there will be significant changes that will benefit everyone who will be participating in this year's journey.

NHL 23 will be released on October 14 worldwide, with some brand new changes coming to the game. This includes changes to gameplay and in-game environments, to name a few. EA Sports has routinely showcased the changes made, some of which look quite promising. The changes can now be tested as the game is out on early access.

One of the biggest differences in this year's release comes from matchmaking. Traditionally, crossplay has never been present in any of the series releases. That's set to change this year as EA Sports finally brought the much-requested change. More importantly, the developers have introduced crossplay to all generations of platforms.

This has been a major year for EA Sports to crossplay its sports games. It began with F1 2022, followed by FIFA 23. NHL 23 became the third game from the publisher to get the same crossplay treatment.

This year, crossplay has been introduced across all the major game modes. As usual, the 2022 release will be available as a console exclusive and will be released on both Xbox and PlayStation. The game will be available on both consoles, but new-gen features will only be made available on current-generation devices.

Crossplay will also be restricted to the respective generation of devices. Current-gen consoles can play with each other, while the same applies to the older generation. This has been done to keep things fair, as some of the