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The Crew Being Rendered Unplayable Results in Ubisoft Being Sued

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As a long-time gaming enthusiast with countless hours spent navigating virtual landscapes, I can’t help but feel disheartened by the recent turn of events surrounding The Crew. It seems that Ubisoft has taken away not just a game, but a piece of my personal history, one that I thought I owned and could revisit at any time.

After the closure of The Crew in March, Ubisoft is currently dealing with a legal dispute initiated by disgruntled players, who have collectively sued the company. This action stems from their belief that a game they thought they owned has been made entirely unplayable.

After the team behind “The Crew” disbanded and the game’s online servers were shut down, players found that the open-world racer was no longer available in their collections, just under a decade after its initial launch. The removal of “The Crew” has ignited discussions about game preservation, particularly concerning the ownership of digital games.

In a lawsuit, as detailed by Polygon (citing Eurogamer), the legal team argued that it was similar to the experience of buying a pinball machine, later finding that all the paddles, balls, bumpers, and the high score monitor were missing.

It appears that the makers of the pinball machine have decided to intrude into your home, strip down your purchased pinball game machine, and essentially take away your ability to play the game you believed was yours. The legal documents mention this, but Ubisoft has chosen not to comment on the lawsuit filed against them.

Regardless of buying a real copy of “The Crew,” consumers merely get permission to use the software, yet they were uninformed about this. This means that there’s no guarantee that the game might cease operation at some point, making it unplayable. If the lawsuit prevails, all the game owners could potentially receive reimbursement.

The games The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest now have an option to be played offline. This means that even after the online servers are eventually turned off, players can still enjoy both games without an internet connection. The decision to discontinue The Crew has sparked debate, leading to the creation of the ‘Save Our Games’ movement. A petition supporting this cause, signed by nearly 380,000 people, urges game developers to allow games to continue functioning offline when servers are shut down and support is withdrawn.

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2024-11-12 14:42

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