The Crew's servers were shut down just over a year ago, making the online-only game essentially useless. It sucked at the time, acting as a stark reminder that even games we can buy aren't guaranteed to stick around forever, but for two dedicated fans, it was the start of a very long war with Ubisoft over ownership rights.
Back in November, it was revealed that these two fans were suing Ubisoft, as they claim the publisher misled customers into believing they were paying for the ownership of the game rather than a license. The goal was to eventually expand the suit into a class-action, allowing The Crew owners to demand monetary relief for the shutdown.
Fast-forward a few months, and now a Ubisoft response to the lawsuit filed in February has been shared by Polygon, as lawyers representing the company claim that the company never made players believe they were purchasing "unfettered ownership rights in the game." They also claim that the plaintiffs used a "kitchen sink approach" due to frustration over the shutdown, and "fail to state a plausible claim under any of their eight causes of action".
“Frustrated with Ubisoft’s recent decision to retire the...
