Final yr, Ubisoft yanked The Crew from digital shops and some months later killed its servers, making it not possible to play the driving recreation even if you happen to purchased it on disc. Folks didn’t like this and now Ubisoft is promising to not kill its sequels, The Crew 2 and The Crew: Motorfest.
Late in December 2023, with no actual warning, Ubisoft delisted the open-world driving recreation The Crew and introduced its servers could be shut off just a few months later. This successfully killed the sport and it made it fully unplayable. As you’ll be able to perceive, individuals who spent cash on The Crew weren’t glad about it being killed. And this incident helped kickstart the Cease Killing Video games Motion, which is now pushing the European Union to create new guidelines that may pressure publishers to make online-only video games playable offline as a substitute of letting them vanish when the servers get turned off. And hey, would you take a look at that, Ubisoft is promising so as to add offline help to the remaining Crew video games.
On September 10, Ubisoft held a small showcase saying new content material and updates for The Crew Motorfest. However earlier than they received to all that enjoyable stuff, Ubisoft took a second to handle participant “considerations” about having the ability to play Crew video games sooner or later.
“At the moment, we wish to specific our dedication to the way forward for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest,” stated Stéphane Beley, senior artistic director of the franchise. “We’re at present exploring totally different options and might affirm an offline mode to make sure long-term entry to each titles.”
Ubisoft didn’t give a date on when to anticipate these offline modes, however did inform gamers that information was coming within the “subsequent months.”
Whereas I can’t think about each characteristic of The Crew 2 or Motorfest shall be included within the upcoming offline modes, it can nonetheless be good to know that when the servers go offline at some point, these video games gained’t disappear fully. And as extra video games develop into online-focused live-service issues, I hope extra publishers understand that providing offline modes can keep away from lots of frustration and even potential lawsuits.
Sadly, Ubisoft didn’t have any information on the unique Crew or plans to convey that recreation again through an identical offline mode.
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