The Crew franchise has a troubled future after The Crew 1 delisting - GameScout
The Crew franchise has a troubled future after The Crew 1 delisting - GameScout
Ubisoft is delisting The Crew 1 after nearly a decade, but even worse, existing owners will no longer be able to play as of March 2024.
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Ubisoft is delisting The Crew 1 after nearly a decade, but even worse, existing owners will no longer be able to play as of March 2024.
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Even people who bought it physically!?
2 0 ReplyWell, it relies on servers to play it on, so I'm pretty sure that yes, even people who bought it physically will be locked out.
8 0 ReplyYes. The game requires you to be online at all times even though it's mostly a single player game.
We need laws requiring companies to patch the game to be playable offline when they inevitably shut the servers down. This is unacceptable.
6 0 ReplyThat wouldn't hurt, though the current ToS of all platforms like Ubisoft's or Steam do say that you only buy a subscription/license when you make a purchase. It's something I bring up when people refuse to pay for Game Pass and think it's any different.
2 0 Replythough the current ToS of all platforms like Ubisoft’s or Steam do say that you only buy a license when you make a purchas
It always been like that, even with physical games
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It requires a connection to the servers to play the single player.
So yes, even people who bought a physical version lose the ability to play the game.
Tl;dr: DRM sucks, buying does not imply owning.
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