It doesn't really matter, because as long as it was there at release in the form of an Update or came with your Disk as download, it simply means the assets are there and already been made. Too bad people don't realize this, and go on thinking when you paid for the full game, that you actually got the full game.
English
-
Why d'you think you're entitled to everything that was made by the date you purchased? If you buy NHL 2015, does that entitle you to half of NHL 2016? After all, half of NHL 2016 is already made.