This isn't a terrible loss, since sports games tend to be an incremental improvement every year, so unless you were particularly fond of an older version it shouldn't bother you.
Hazelight's sophomore effort after A Way Out, It Takes Two has been a stunning example of unbridled passion and creativity, all bundled up in a game that features some of the cleverest team-building content ever seen in a video game.
They are often available earlier than the general release date too.